Support services
Access counselling, legal advice and other support services if you have experienced or witnessed racism, including mental health and legal aid.
Race discrimination
Support service
24 August 2025
Summary
Experiencing racism can be distressing and traumatic. If you have experienced racism, you may want to seek support. Support may come from family, friends or people within your community. However, formal support services are also available.
National support services
If you need an interpreter to help speak with any of the below services, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450. If you require hearing or speech assistance, please call the National Relay Service on 1300 555 727 (Speak and Listen) or via https://internet-relay.nrscall.gov.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services
- Brother to Brother
- Call: 1800 435 799
- Visit website
- 13 YARN
- Call: 13 92 76
- Visit website
- Well Mob
- NACCHO
- Yarning Safe’n’Strong
Multicultural Services
- Witness to War Hotline
- Call: 1800 845 198
- Visit website
- Transcultural Mental Health Service
- Health Translations Victoria
- Embrace Multicultural Mental Health
- SBS Settlement Guide
