Hotline: Indigenous people with disability
The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline (the Hotline) is a telephone reporting service for people with disability who have experienced abuse or neglect.
Hotline outreaches to Indigenous people with disability
The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline (the Hotline) is a telephone reporting service for people with disability who have experienced abuse or neglect.
The Hotline is available for anyone to report abuse and neglect of people with disability nationally.
The Hotline takes reports of abuse and neglect and wherever possible refers them on for investigation and action. Staff at the Hotline are trained to assist people to tell their story, so that the allegation of abuse or neglect can be recorded as accurately as possible. If necessary, they will refer the caller to a government body or other organisation to facilitate further investigation of the reported abuse or neglect.
The Hotline continues to work towards providing a culturally relevant service to people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. A project in Darwin will soon commence focusing on prevention of abuse and neglect, and resourcing the community to recognise and address abuse and neglect when it occurs.
A brochure targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people has been developed about the Hotline. Several thousand copies of this brochure have been distributed across Australia, including in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory.
In addition to the brochure, there are a number of posters and a plain English information booklet about the Hotline available in a variety of alternative formats. All resources can be ordered by calling the Hotline Information and Liaison Officer on 02 9370 3100. The guide is also available for downloading at the Disability Abuse Hotline website.
The Hotline is open 24 hours, seven days a week and can be contacted on 1800 880 052.
