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You deserve to be safe.

1800RESPECT is free, confidential and open 24/7.

They can help you think through what's next, including money, whether you're staying, leaving or have already left.

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If talking isn't possible right now

In immediate danger, call 000.

Have you ever experienced, or are you experiencing, any of these?

Someone stops you spending your own money, or questions how you use it.
Someone sets strict money rules without letting you have a say.
You have debts or bills you don't understand or didn't freely agree to.
Someone checks your bank accounts, purchases or transactions.
You need someone's permission to use money, work or make money decisions.
Someone has threatened to take away money, housing or other support to get their way.
Someone has threatened to tell others about your sexuality, gender or health.
Someone has threatened your visa, or said they'll have you sent away.
Someone checks your phone, email, location or what you do online.

If any of these sound familiar, now or in the past, 1800RESPECT can help you think about safety, including money.

Other ways to reach them

A safe place to stay

Your state's line can help with safety planning and safe places to stay, including refuges. Refuge addresses are kept private.

Help with money

Leaving Violence Program: up to $5,000 to help you leave a violent partner, plus safety planning. Open to people on temporary visas too. Call 1800 253 283, Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:30pm.
Emergency Relief: help with rent, bills, food, transport or medicines. Call 1300 653 227.
No Interest Loans: up to $2,000 for essentials, or $3,000 for a rental bond. Good Shepherd, 13 64 57.
Free financial coaching after financial abuse, with Good Shepherd. Any bank. Call the Next Chapter line on 1800 222 387, Mon–Fri.

Additional support and resources

Additional support for LGBTIQ+

Additional support for people on visas

Your partner can't cancel your visa. If you're on a partner visa, the family violence provisions may let you stay after the relationship ends.

Everyone's situation is different, so qualified immigration advice can be important. Consider talking to a free legal service before telling Home Affairs anything.

The Leaving Violence Program, under Help with money, is open to temporary visa holders. For an interpreter, call TIS National on 131 450.

Someone to talk to

a gentle note

The call may show on your phone bill. If someone else can see your phone, consider using a different one and clearing your call history. A specialist service can help you get a free, safe phone through Safe Connections.

If someone else can see this device, you could consider opening Evara on one they can't access, like a trusted friend's phone or a library computer, or in a private or incognito window. A private window keeps Evara out of this device's history, but it can't hide everything, such as monitoring apps. 1800RESPECT or eSafety can help you check.

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after separating

Control over money can continue after a relationship ends, through child costs, shared accounts or legal processes. 1800RESPECT can still help.

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Whatever you decide, it's yours to decide.

Before you start: new accounts, password changes or moving money can send alerts or be seen by someone else. If that could be a problem, or you're not sure, 1800RESPECT can help you plan safely first.

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