VIC

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
p: 1300 475 170
w: dffh.vic.gov.au

To report concerns about the safety of a child in their family, call the Child Protection Crisis Line
p: 13 12 78

Children’s Commissioner
Commissioner for Children and Young People, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People
w: ccyp.vic.gov.au
p: 1300 78 29 78
e: contact@ccyp.vic.gov.au

CREATE Melbourne Office
Wurundjeri Land
325-327 Queensberry Street
North Melbourne 3051
p: (03) 9918 0002 or 1800 655 105
e: victoria@create.org.au
w: create.org.au/state-teams
Facebook: facebook.com/CREATEfnd

Public Housing
To apply for social housing and be placed on the Victorian public housing register:
w: housing.vic.gov.au/social-housing

For a guide to local office and contact details:
w: dffh.vic.gov.au/dffh-office-locations

To find out more about Public Housing:
w: housing.vic.gov.au/public-housing

To find out about Community Housing:
w: housing.vic.gov.au/community-housing

Homelessness help
If you are homeless or at risk of being homeless:
p: 1800 825 955 (Free Call)

Melbourne Youth Support Service Homelessness support for young people
aged 16 to 24 years.
19 King St, Melbourne Vic 3000
p: (03) 9977 0077 or 1800 800 531 (Free call)
e: frontyard@mcm.org.au
w: mcm.org.au/services/homelessness/frontyard/services/accommodation

Family Violence
Safe Steps provides support to people experiencing family violence:
p: 1800 015 188 (Free Call – 24/7)
e: safesteps@safesteps.org.au
w: safesteps.org.au

Sexual Violence
If you’d like to speak to someone about a sexual assault call the Sexual Assault
Crisis Line: 1800 806 292

Legal Help
Legal Pod provides free legal help foryoung people up to 25 who are transitioning
from care.
e: info@youthlaw.asn.au
p: (03) 9113 950
w: youthlaw.asn.au/legal-pod

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
VALS provides legal support and advice to Aboriginal people in Victoria.
w: www.vals.org.au
p: 1800 064 865

Young People

For information on services, programs and initiatives to help young people be safe, develop their abilities and be involved in their communities.
w: services.dffh.vic.gov.au/young-people

Youth Central has information on moving out of home, driver’s license, travel, budgeting and more.
w: www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au

Office for Youth Victoria
w: dffh.vic.gov.au/youth

Youth Affairs Council of Victoria
e: info@yacvic.org.au
w: yacvic.org.au

Koori Youth Council
KYC is run by and for First Nations young people in Victoria. To find out more:
w: koorieyouthcouncil.org.au

Sexual Health
Sexual Health Victoria offers clinics to young people under 23 in Melbourne and Box Hill and a Sexual Health Advice Line. To find out more:
p: 1800 013 952 (Free Call)
w: shvic.org.au/contact

Disability
To find out about what’s available for people with disabilities in Victoria:
p: 1300 475 170
TTY: 13 3677 ask for 1300 475 170
w: services.dffh.vic.gov.au/disability

Youth Disability Advocacy Service
YDAS is an advocacy organisation that works with disabled young people aged 12 to 25 in Victoria.
w: yacvic.org.au/ydas
e: info@ydas.org.au
p: 0455 621 849