Northern Territory
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger
Services available
Greater Darwin
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
For crisis support for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence.
Darwin and Remote Communities
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Darwin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Womens Shelter (DAIWS)
For specialist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander domestic violence support.
Central Australia
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia
For crisis support for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence.
Katherine Region
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Katherine Women’s Crisis Centre
For crisis support or advice for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence.
1800 RESPECT
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
For confidential information, counselling support and referrals for anyone experiencing family and domestic violence, call 1800 737 732.
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara region
Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council
For support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families.
Across the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory Government website has additional information on support available for domestic, family and sexual violence.
The Salvation Army services the Northern Territory
We provide a range of services across the Darwin and Palmerston areas which include specialist family violence case management and recovery services for victim survivors of family violence.
To complete a referral into one of our services or refuges in the Northern Territory, call (08) 8981 5928, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or email teammailcbh@salvationarmy.org.au.
Refuge services
The Family Violence Services operate two refuges in the region which can accommodate single women or families. In addition to providing a safe, warm and welcoming space for victim survivors, services include risk assessment, safety planning, advocacy, support accessing grants and payments, and referrals to other support such as legal, wellbeing, mental health, housing and health. The refuges operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Outreach services
Our outreach programs operate across the Darwin and Palmerston areas.
These services provide specialist family violence case management responses to victim survivors of family and domestic violence. Support includes:
- Risk assessment
- Safety planning
- Advocacy
- Support accessing grants or other payments
- Referrals to other services and brokerage support based on need
Youth First Early Intervention Program
Our specialist family violence program for young people aged 16 to 24 years provides outreach case management support to young people at risk of or experiencing family and domestic violence. The program also offers workshops and capacity building for professionals who support young people to increase their knowledge of family and domestic violence and early intervention for at-risk youth.
Recovery services
Family and domestic violence counselling
Our Family Violence Counsellor provide psychoeducation and healing and recovery-focused supports for adult victim survivors engaged in both residential and outreach services. Referrals are also received from external services.
Healing and recovery for children
Specialist therapeutic responses are provided for children in the refuge. The Specialist Children’s Practitioner provides trauma-informed, child-centred and culturally safe supports, with a focus on recovery from experiences of family violence.
Referrals
For NT services
National programs
