Who can I tell?
Who can I call when I need help?
If you or a friend of yours is being abused, you need to tell someone you trust. This can be:
Emergency: 000
your Mum or Dad, grandparents, aunt, uncle or other adult family member
Child Protection Helpline: 132 111
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your class teacher, the Principal or other adult in the school
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
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your coach
Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511
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a NSW Police Officer
Lifeline: 13 11 14
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your parish priest
Office of Safeguarding: 4979 1390
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your doctor or other people who look after you.
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NSW Police (non urgent): 131 444
Websites that may help?
What do I tell?
Kids Helpline: kidshelpline.com.au
It is important that when you talk to someone, you tell them: what is happening to you
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who is doing this to you
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how you are feeling.
What do I need to do? For primary school students
You can also call the phone numbers on the back of this brochure. When you call, you will talk to people whose job it is to help you and protect you.
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I don't feel safe.
What’s Ok At Home: woah.org.au Youth Law Australia: yla.org.au Australian Human Rights Commission: humanrights.gov.au Communities & Justice: facs.nsw.gov.au
What happens when I tell someone?
Office of Safeguarding: officeofsafeguarding.org.au
When you talk to an adult, they will listen to you, and they may ask you more questions to make sure they understand what you are telling them. They might need to talk to someone else, maybe a Police Officer. The adult should tell you who they will be talking to.
Office of Safeguarding Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
0009114
P 02 4979 1390 E childprotection@mn.catholic.org.au
officeofsafeguarding.org.au
officeofsafeguarding.org.au