Are you in a forced marriage or think you will be ?
The #choicenotforce campaign was produced to raise awareness that forced marriage does exist in Australia and to let young people know that services are there and available to assist them. Services can assist in a number of ways both before and after forced marriage, including confidential support and legal advice.
Survivor Stories
Support Services
For free and confidential support, contact:
MY BLUE SKY
The My Blue Sky team helps you understand what forced marriage is and how you can get help for yourself or a friend. The team has helped dozens of girls, boys, women and men across Australia.
Text: 0481 070 844
Call: (02) 9514 8115
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Email help@mybluesky.org.au
THE FREEDOM PARTNERSHIP, SALVATION ARMY
The Freedom Partnership can provide confidential advice, accommodation, case management support, and peer support for people who are worried that they may be forced into a marriage or are already in a forced marriage.
Call: 02 9466 3573
endslavery@aue.salvationarmy.org.au
Australian Red Cross
Call: 03 9345 1800
For free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling
Contact:
KIDS HELPLINE
Call: 1800 55 1800
For legal advice, contact:
MY BLUE SKY
The lawyers at My Blue Sky have helped dozens of girls, boys, women and men get legal protection from forced marriages and helped them rebuild their lives. The team works with other organisations to help you:
- come home
- prevent travel overseas
- prevent further violence against you, and
- obtain a civil or religious divorce.
LEGAL AID NSW
Call: 1800 551 589
Lawyers can help people access their rights under the Family Law Act to prevent a forced marriage (for example to prevent travel overseas) or to deal with the impacts of a forced marriage.
For general support you can, contact:
BONNIE SUPPORT SERVICE
Bonnie Support Services provides support and/or accommodation to women and their children, who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or escaping domestic violence.
Phone: (02) 9729 0939
Website: www.bonnie.org.au
For police assistance, please call:
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE
If someone is at risk of harm due to forced marriage or any other type of family violence, they should contact police on ‘000’.
Members of the public wishing to report a Commonwealth crime, including forced marriage, where there is no imminent risk of harm, can do so through the AFP Switchboard on 131AFP or through the link on the AFP website: https://www.afp.gov.au/contact-us/report-commonwealth-crime.
CALL 131 237 OR IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 000
This is a CORE Community Services project in partnership with Why Documentaries
This project is funded by Club Grants and Fairfield City Council.
