Coercive control community education resources
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Community education resources are available to build awareness and understanding of the nature and impacts of coercive control and domestic and family violence (DFV).
These resources have been co-designed with community groups to provide tailored and relevant information for:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- LGBTQIA+ communities
- people with disability.
Resource packs
The community resource packs are tailored to community groups and include different formats, messaging and creative approaches.
The overarching kit includes:
- Coercive control and the laws explainer video (3 minutes)
- Shorter videos (30 seconds)
- Community posters
- Postcards
- Social media tiles
- Factsheet on the laws and potential consequences
- Factsheet on what coercive control can look like
- Accessibility stories (to be viewed as a suite)
- What is coercive control?
- Who can experience or commit coercive control?
- Ways coercive control can happen
- Coercive control laws
- Where to get support.
Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Access the coercive control resource pack for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples including video resources with regional, metro and Torres Strait Island Creole voiceover versions. The artwork used in these resources is called “Connected Horizons”. It was created by Lili Jacobsen, a First Nations woman of Gubbi Gubbi and Torres Strait descent.
Resources for Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Access coercive control resources that have been developed in 9 languages to explain coercive control and the changes to the law. The resources include videos, fact sheets, posters and other resources that you can use or share with your community.
Resources for the LGBTQIA+ community
Access the community education resource pack for members of the LGBTQIA+ community including fact sheets, social media tiles and a range of print and video resources to share with your friends, family and community members.
Resources for people with disability
Access the community education resource pack for people with disability. The 5 accessibility stories for people with disability are intended to be viewed as a suite (not individually).
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Support is available when you’re ready
If you think you, or someone you know, may be experiencing abuse, please reach out and talk to someone you trust.
Support is available for anyone impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV).
Support services for people experiencing DFSV
- 1800RESPECT (24/7): call 1800 737 732
- DVConnect Womensline (24/7): call 1800 811 811
- DVConnect Mensline (9am to midnight, 7 days): call 1800 600 636
- MensLine Australia (24/7): call 1300 789 978
- Sexual Assault Helpline (7.30am to 11.30pm, 7 days): call 1800 010 120
- Kids Helpline (24/7): call 1800 551 800
- Lifeline (24/7): call 13 11 14
- WWILD (9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday): call (07) 3262 9877
- Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline (24/7): call 1800 497 212
- 13YARN (24/7): call 13 92 76
As an alternative means of contacting police, vulnerable persons in Queensland can contact police for non-urgent matters by registering for SMS messaging. Or use our local service finder search to find other support services in your local area.
Support services for people using violence
If you recognise that you use harmful behaviours, or have the potential to use harmful behaviours, help is available.