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Charles Sturt has qualified mental health clinicians who can help if you experience or witness gender-based violence, bullying, harassment or racism.
You don’t have to make a formal report to get help
Our Prevention and Support Team includes two experienced clinicians who work with people of all ages. They are skilled in mental health, crisis response and supporting people through trauma.
As well as supporting students, the team works with staff and student leaders to improve how the university responds to disclosures and to help prevent harm on campus.
Our team is available Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm.
We are here for you
We can support you by
- Providing free therapy to individuals while studying at Charles Sturt
- Connecting you with internal and external support services
- Assisting you with making a formal report through the Misconduct team
We also support staff or student leaders who are helping a student who have disclosed, or who have witnessed, gender-based violence, bullying, harassment or racism.
Only the Prevention and Support Team will see your form and will respond as soon as possible.
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The Charles Sturt University Student Wellbeing Support Line is available 24/7 weekdays, weekends and public holidays) - Call 1300 572 516 or text 0480 087 002. This service is staffed by mental health clinicians who can provide timely supportive counselling after hours and for all concerns regarding wellbeing: from academic stress, anxiety, depression, to suicidality and domestic violence concerns.
Charles Sturt staff can place a wellbeing check on students. The request will be triaged by the counselling team.
For staff support, Charles Sturt University staff (including casual staff) have access to the Employee Assistance Program on 1300 687 327.
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Crisis support
- Access 1800 RESPECT for 24-hour support
- Contact the NSW Sexual Violence helpline - 1800 424 017
- Access Lifeline for 24-hour crisis support
Domestic Violence Supports
- Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Contact Relationships Australia
- Aboriginal Family Domestic Violence Hotline - 1800 019 123
- Full Stop Australia. 1800 385 578 (available 24/7) who provide advocacy and support relating to sexual, domestic or family violence.
Women's support
Men's support
LGBTIQA+ supports
- ACON
- QLife (3pm to 12am) - 1800 184 527
- Twenty10 - 02 8594 9555
- Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline - 1800 497 212
More information and support services
Crisis support
- Access 1800 RESPECT for 24-hour support
- Contact the NSW Sexual Violence helpline - 1800 424 017
- Access Lifeline for 24-hour crisis support
Domestic Violence Supports
- Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Contact Relationships Australia
- Aboriginal Family Domestic Violence Hotline - 1800 019 123
- Full Stop Australia. 1800 385 578 (available 24/7) who provide advocacy and support relating to sexual, domestic or family violence.
Women's support
Men's support
LGBTIQA+ supports
- ACON
- QLife (3pm to 12am) - 1800 184 527
- Twenty10 - 02 8594 9555
- Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline - 1800 497 212
More information and support services
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Your privacy is important to us. Information we collect about you will be stored securely and only kept for legal requirements before it is confidentially destroyed.
All our counselling support services are confidential, which means your situation will not be discussed with anyone outside of the counselling service, unless we have your written permission to do so. Exceptions to this rule apply only if there are legal or statutory obligations to disclose, or if there is an immediate risk of serious harm to yourself or to others.
See our Charles Sturt Privacy Management Plan for more information.