DVA help for veterans and families experiencing family and domestic violence
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DVA is here to help if you or a family member experiences family and domestic violence. Our new family and domestic violence help webpage provides information about the various support services available for those experiencing, or who have experienced, family and domestic violence.
Some of the support services DVA can provide to veterans and families include counselling, short-term accommodation and payments.
Family and domestic violence is any action that is violent, threatening, manipulating or controlling, or that causes a family or household member to feel scared. It can be abuse that is physical, verbal, emotional, sexual or psychological. For more information on family and domestic violence visit the family and domestic violence help webpage
If you need immediate counselling or someone to talk to, you can call Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling 24/7 on 1800 011 046.
If you or someone else is in danger call triple zero (000).