04/09/2026
Types of domestic and family violence
Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Psychological, Social, Financial, Elder, Digital and Spiritual.
Mob Strong Debt Help financial counselling and legal advice can help you with:
• Financial Abuse: Controlling money so a person becomes dependent, forcing a
person to sign loans they don’t agree with, questioning purchases, taking out debts
in a person’s name, not allowing someone to work, controlling Centrelink pensions or wages.
• Elder Abuse: Taking over an older person’s home without their consent, preventing access to services, stealing money or possessions, failing to provide necessities and using family connections to get what they want (such as denying Elders seeing their grandchildren). See our fact sheet on Elder Financial Abuse for more information.
If you or someone you know is going through financial abuse, you can ask for help.
Call Mob Strong on 1800 808 488.
If you need immediate assistance in an emergency or life-threatening situation, call
triple zero (000).
If you are feeling overwhelmed, you can call 13 YARN for support, on 13 92 76.
If you, or someone you know are affected by domestic and family violence, you
don’t have to deal with things on your own. Call 1800 RESPECT for counselling, support and referral information 24/7 on 1800 737 732.
To view our fact sheet on Domestic and Family Violence visit: https://financialrights.org.au/factsheet/domestic-and-family-violence/
Call Mob Strong Debt Help on 1800 808 488 for free financial counselling and legal advice