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8 March 2021

Safer Community can help anyone who feels threatened or unsafe

As a Deakin student, you have access to a range of health and wellbeing services, even as most of your classes remain online. One of the most important of these is Safer Community – Deakin’s central point of contact for reports and disclosures of domestic and family violence, and sexual harm.

Safer Community also responds to reports of concerning behaviour. This includes anything that:

If you feel unsafe in your home, or COVID-19 restrictions mean that your personal situation could become dangerous or unsustainable, Safer Community is here to support you. This includes assisting you with a safety plan if appropriate or providing advice.

Our trained professionals are experienced in dealing with this kind of trauma – and it doesn’t matter if it’s recent or historical, or where it happened. So whether you can physically come to campus or there are restrictions in place, we still want everyone to feel safe while they’re at Deakin.

Visit the Safer Community website to find out more, including information on what will happen if you make a report, how we manage your privacy, and what ongoing referrals, support and monitoring are available.

How to contact Safer Community

Safer Community is not an emergency or crisis response service – we only operate during business hours. If you or someone else needs immediate help, please contact Victoria Police by calling Triple Zero (000).

For confidential assistance, contact Safer Community during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9am‑4pm) by:

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