Respect. Now. Always.
- Support
- Report
- Information for survivors
- Supporter Community
- Western's Respect. Now. Always. Campaign
- Supporting a friend: Responding to disclosures of sexual and gendered violence
- Positive intervention
- International students
- Language and accessibility options
- Sexual harassment
- First Responder Network
- Change the Course Recommendations Implementation Table WSU June 2021
Support
IMPORTANT COVID-19 MESSAGE:
To keep us all safe, Student Services (Counselling, Disability, Welfare Services and Student Central) will be moving to online support and services - phone, email and chat contact details remain the same.
To keep us all safe, Student Services (Counselling, Disability, Welfare Services and Student Central) will be moving to online support and services - phone, email and chat contact details remain the same.
Support for survivors of sexual assault and/or sexual harassment
Support at Western
Free, confidential and professional counselling is available for all Western students and staff
Students
- Counselling Service (opens in a new window)
- Email counselling@westernsydney.edu.au
- Phone: 1300 668 370 . Drop-in, Zoom appointments, e-counselling, phone counselling and same-day appointments available.
- Students overseas - please contact Customer Care: 61 2 8907 5686 (24/7)
- For more information, see Sexual Assault Support at Western Sydney University (PDF) (opens in a new window)
Staff
- Staff counselling is available through the Employee Assistance Program (opens in a new window). Call 1800 818 728. Crisis service available, up to 6 appointments. All staff including casuals are eligible.
- Staff overseas, please contact Customer Care: 61 2 8907 5686 (24/7)
- For more information, see Sexual Assault Services at Western Sydney University (PDF) (opens in a new window)
Western's First Responder Network (opens in a new window)
Support in the community
Key services
- Victim’s Services (opens in a new window) 1800 633 063
- Sexual Assault Counselling Australia (opens in a new window) 1800 211 028 (8am-11pm) (interpreter available)
- NSW Rape Crisis (opens in a new window) 1800 424 017 (24/7)
- 1800 RESPECT (opens in a new window) 1800 737 732 (24/7)
- National Relay Service (opens in a new window) 1800 555 677 (accessibility support)
- Translating and Interpreting Service (opens in a new window) 13 14 50
NSW Health Sexual Assault Services (opens in a new window)
- Penrith Sexual Assault Service (Springfield Cottage) (02) 4734 2512 (bh); (02) 4734 2000 (ah)
- Macarthur/Bowral Sexual Assault Service (02) 4633 4100 (bh); (02) 9828 3000 (ah)
- Liverpool/Fairfield Sexual Assault Service (02) 9828 4844 (bh); (02) 9828 3000 (ah)
- Lithgow Sexual Assault Service (02) 4734 2512 (bh); (02) 4734 2000 (ah)
- The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (children and young people under 18 years of age) (02) 9845 2434 (bh) (02) 9845 0000 (ah)
- Blacktown/Mt Druitt Sexual Assault Service (02) 9881 8700 (bh); (02) 9845 5555 (Adult) (ah); (02) 9845 0000 (Children) (ah)
- Bankstown Sexual Assault Service (02) 9828 4844 (business hours); (02) 9828 3000 (after hours)
International students
- Service NSW (opens in a new window) 13 77 88
- Study Sydney Support Services (opens in a new window)
- Redfern Legal Centre International (opens in a new window)
Information in various languages
- Rape and Domestic Violence Service in Languages other than English (opens in a new window)
- Translation and Interpreting Service (opens in a new window) (TIS) 13 14 50
- 1800 RESPECT multilingual information (opens in a new window)
- Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association (opens in a new window) 02 9891 6400
- Multicultural Health (opens in a new window) (includes bilingual counselling and translation services)
- Contact hospitals and health centres directly or via Contact Us page (opens in a new window)
- Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre (opens in a new window) 02 8778 1200
- Sydney Multicultural Community Services (opens in a new window)
- SydWest Multicultural Services (opens in a new window) 02 9621 6633
Women's Health Centres (opens in a new window)
- Bankstown (opens in a new window) 02 9490 1378
- Blacktown (opens in a new window) 02 9831 2070
- Blue Mountains (opens in a new window) 02 4782 5133
- Campbelltown (opens in a new window) (WILMA) 02 4627 2955
- Cumberland (opens in a new window) (Parramatta) 02 9689 3044
- Hawkesbury / Richmond (opens in a new window) 02 4578 4190
- Leichhardt (opens in a new window) 02 9560 3011
- Liverpool (opens in a new window) 02 9601 3555
- Mt Druitt (opens in a new window) (Wash House) 02 9677 1962
- Penrith (opens in a new window) 02 4721 8749
- Richmond (opens in a new window) (HAWKS) 02 4578 4190
LGBTIQA+
- Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre (opens in a new window) Parramatta & Mt. Druitt 02 9843 3124. Free and confidential, no medicare card required, for:
- People living with HIV/AIDS
- Gay and other men who have sex with men
- Trans and gender diverse people
- Sex workers
- People who inject drugs (secondary needle exchange)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (sexual health)
- People with STI-related symptoms
- People who had sexual contact with someone with HIV or STI
- QLife (opens in a new window) Counselling inc. web chat 1800 184 527 (3pm-12am) ask@qlife.org.au
- Twenty10 (opens in a new window) 02 8594 9555 (free face to face counselling for 12-25 year olds)
- Out West (opens in a new window) Parramatta youth and support groups
- Another Closet (opens in a new window) Information and resources
- ACON (opens in a new window): 92060 2000 Information, resources and counselling
- Say It Out Loud (opens in a new window): Information and resources
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
- Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre (opens in a new window) Parramatta & Mt. Druitt 02 9843 3124
- Victims Service Aboriginal contact line (opens in a new window) 1800 019 123
- Indigenous Women's Legal Program (opens in a new window)
- Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre (opens in a new window) 1800 686 587
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Parramatta (opens in a new window) 02 8836 3400
- Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Program (opens in a new window) 1300 888 529 (Youth Hotline 1800 10 18 10)
Disability
- Information on accessing resources for people with a disability (opens in a new window)
- Disability Advocacy (opens in a new window): 1300 365 085
- Women with Disabilities Australia (opens in a new window) 03 6244 8288
- Intellectual Disability Rights Service (opens in a new window) 02 9318 0144
- AUSLAN services by 1800 RESPECT (opens in a new window)
Men
- Mensline (opens in a new window) (24/7) 1300 78 99 78: Counselling and resources
- Men’s Referral Service (opens in a new window) (24/7) 1300 766 491: Counselling and resources
- Living Well (opens in a new window): Information and support for survivors
- Survivors and Mates Support Network (opens in a new window)
Mental Health
- Lifeline (opens in a new window) 13 11 14
- headspace (opens in a new window) (headspace Parramatta 1300 737 616
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