- If it is an emergency, please contact the Police on 000.
- If you are part of a local Presbyterian church children’s ministry, and need to report an incident in relation to child safety, please contact a Ministry Coordinator or Minister of that church. The procedure for reporting disclosures of abuse can be found in the ‘Reporting Abuse‘ menu item.
- If you are still unsure who to speak to, but need to make a report about an incident that has occurred within the Presbyterian Church of Queensland (current or historical), or if you have any questions about child safety within PCQ please contact the PresSafe Safety Administrator at pressafe@pcq.org.au
- If you are concerned for the well-being of a child, in Queensland please contact Police Link on on 131 444 or (depending on which Australian state) your appropriate Child Safety Services; Queensland Child Safety OR Department for Child Protection (South Australia) OR Territory Families (Northern Territory).
- If you have any questions regarding a program or activity within a local PCQ church, please direct it to the Ministry Coordinator, Minister or an Elder within that church.
- A Minister or Ministry Coordinator will use the PCQ Child Safety Report as required.
Support Services
If your church has not already done so, please take time to familiarise yourself with support services available in your community.
This may include:
- Mental Health Professionals – counsellors, mental health social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists (Headspace and Black Dog Institute are secular groups that have helpful information available online or you can use the Find A Psychologist tool.)
- Domestic Violence Resources – emergency housing, support services (DV Connect or 1800 Respect can also locate local services)
- Legal Aid Services (https://www.australia.gov.au/content/legal-aid)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (https://www.naccho.org.au/ (National) or https://www.qaihc.com.au/ (Queensland))
- Ask Izzy (find nearby support services) https://askizzy.org.au
- National Debt Helpline –https://ndh.org.au
