Support for those being abusive

Support is available if you are worried about your behaviour towards a partner, ex-partner, or family member. Recognising how your behaviour affects others can be difficult but choosing to seek help is the first step towards making positive change. 

Abusive behaviour isn’t limited to physical violence, it also includes any combination of emotional, psychological, physical, sexual, and/or economic abuse. For more information on recognising and changing your behaviour, please visit the services listed on this page.

Support services

• Respect Helpline - for any man who has used abusive, violent, or controlling behaviours towards a female partner and wants to change
• CAPVA (Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse) referral form - get help if you're a young person (aged 11 to17) being abusive towards a parent or carer
• APFA (Adult Parent Familial Abuse) referral form (docx, 2 page(s), 225 KB) - for families where the adult child (aged 18 to 25) is showing abusive behaviour towards a parent or carer, including elder and sibling abuse
• CIFA (Culturally Integrated Family Approach) referral form (docx, 5 page(s), 196.81 KB) - offers a targeted domestic abuse service for racialised and marginalised communities
• Bambu referral form (docx, 6 page(s), 1.15 MB) - provides specialist support to meet the needs of children and young people impacted by domestic abuse in the home