The following resources are offered for information and support only. You are not expected to act, decide, or identify with any label. Use what is helpful, and ignore what is not.

🧭 Understanding Abuse & Coercive Control

• 1800RESPECT
  https://www.1800respect.org.au
  Clear explanations of domestic, family, sexual, and emotional abuse, including coercive control. Survivor-centred and non-judgmental.

• Relationships Australia
  https://www.relationships.org.au
  Accessible resources on healthy vs unhealthy relationships, boundaries, and communication.

• Women’s Legal Service NSW
  https://www.wlsnsw.org.au
  Plain-language explanations of rights and options, including emotional abuse and coercive control.
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🧠 Grounding, Stress, and Nervous System Support

• Beyond Blue
  https://www.beyondblue.org.au
  Simple grounding, anxiety, and self-care tools suitable for people under chronic stress.

• Head to Health
  https://www.headtohealth.gov.au
  Government-backed mental health resources with low-pressure self-help tools.
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✍️ Reflection & Self-Clarity (Non-Clinical)

• Mind Australia
  https://www.mindaustralia.org.au
  Self-reflection and wellbeing tools that do not push diagnosis or treatment.

• Blue Knot Foundation
  https://blueknot.org.au
  Excellent survivor-informed material on trauma, self-understanding, and pacing recovery.
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🛡️ Safety-Focused Information (No Pressure to Act)

• NSW Government Domestic Violence
  https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/domestic-violence
  Official NSW information written in plain language. Useful for quiet fact-finding.

• Lifeline Australia
  https://www.lifeline.org.au
  24/7 support and grounding resources. Suitable even if someone is “not in crisis.”
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🌱 Optional (Carefully Chosen International Resources)

These are widely respected but should be framed as optional reading, not instruction.

• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  https://www.thehotline.org
  Clear explanations of emotional abuse and coercive control. Avoids pressure to leave.

• Trauma Research Foundation
  https://traumaresearchfoundation.org
  Accessible trauma education (use selectively; don’t foreground on first contact).