This webpage provides links to and contact details for support groups, message boards and chat rooms for survivors of abuse.

Abuse is not just physical. Abuse happens when one person tries to hurt or control another. This can be hitting, someone putting you down, extreme jealousy or stalking. This webpage can help you to understand what qualifies as abuse. You can also take the 'Warning Signs Quiz' to help determine if you are experiencing abuse. 

Each year, many young women and men experience abuse. This might mean that they witness one parent hurting another, their brothers or sisters being harmed, or they themselves may be harmed. This Bursting the Bubble webpage will help you to understand what abuse is and how to find help. 

The Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) is a Victorian statewide service. Its aim is to reduce and prevent family violence by providing helpful information to support people who have experienced abuse, and by providing advocacy and education to improve service and policy.

This webpage links to Victorian support services for women or children who have been sexually assaulted.

There are many services, including free and confidential help lines to aid young women who have experienced sexual assault. Bursting the Bubble, the award-winning resource from Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) links to these services and provides information about sexual assault.

Did you know that young people are at a greater risk of experiencing sexual assault and violence in their relationships than older people? This webpage discusses the difficulties young people may face in speaking up about sexual assault and what needs to be done to prevent violence against young people.

Sexual abuse can be very confusing and frightened experience. This information from Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) provides information on sexual abuse and what to do if you have experienced it.

This webpage aimed at adults who experienced childhood sexual abuse, discusses the effects of childhood sexual abuse and the feelings you may have about it. The page provides ideas and services that may be able to help you.

For victims/survivors of child abuse, pregnancy can bring up many emotions. Some women may find that experiences and feelings from their past resurface. Others may find that pregnancy and parenting is a healing experience. The information provided on this webpage assists victims/survivors to explore these feelings, get advice on things that may help and connect with services.

The Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) provides an overview of the Australian Government's 'Australia says NO' campaign and its Women's Safety Agenda. Links connect to related campaigns.

The Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre provides information on Victorian and national support services for women and children who have experienced domestic violence/family violence. It includes a list of domestic violence/family violence outreach workers.

Is someone you know being abused? This comprehensive booklet from Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC) is filled with information and advice about how to recognise abuse, how to decide whether to get involved and what you can do to support a friend or family member experiencing abuse.