Family violence: help and safety

If you are in danger now, call 000. Handemova is a calendar, not a crisis or monitoring service, and nobody watches what happens in it.

Talk to someone (Australia)

Emergency (police, ambulance, fire): 000. If you or a child are in danger now. Website
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732. 24/7 national counselling and referral for domestic, family and sexual violence. Text 0458 737 732. NRS 1800 555 677. Website
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800. 24/7 counselling for young people aged 5 to 25. Online chat too. Website
Lifeline: 13 11 14. 24/7 crisis support. Website
13YARN: 13 92 76. 24/7 crisis support run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Website
MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78. 24/7 support for men with family and relationship difficulties, including men worried their behaviour is hurting others. Website
Men's Referral Service (No to Violence): 1300 766 491. For people using, or at risk of using, violent or controlling behaviour, and their family and friends. Website
Family Relationship Advice Line: 1800 050 321. Advice and referrals about separation and parenting arrangements (weekdays 8am to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm, not public holidays). Website

Western Australia

Women's Domestic Violence Helpline (WA): 1800 007 339. 24/7, for anyone in WA experiencing family and domestic violence, including referrals to refuges.
Men's Domestic Violence Helpline (WA): 1800 000 599. 24/7, for men worried about their own behaviour and for male victims.
Crisis Care (WA, after hours): 1800 199 008. After-hours response to concerns for a child's safety.
WA Police (non-emergency): 131 444. To report family and domestic violence.

Numbers checked on 14 October 2026 against each service's own site and the WA Government list at wa.gov.au. If you use an interpreter, call TIS National on 13 14 50 first.

Using Handemova safely

Court orders come first. If there is a family violence order or a parenting order, follow it. Nothing in this app changes an order.
Your co-parent sees everything that's shared: the calendar, handover places, events, the bring-list and the change history. Don't put a new address, workplace or school details in shared fields if that isn't safe.
Private time stays private. "Busy" blocks show only "Busy" and the time to the other home. Their title and place are never shared, including with AI assistants.
AI assistants never see places unless you allow it, and children's names are replaced with "[Child 1]" before anything goes to an assistant or to our date reader.
Switch things off any time: the kids' view link, the phone calendar link, alerts and assistant connections can each be turned off under More.
Devices: More → Your devices shows where you're signed in and can sign you out everywhere. If someone may have had access to your phone, talk to 1800RESPECT before changing settings, because changes can be noticed.
Technology-facilitated abuse: the eSafety Commissioner has guides (esafety.gov.au).

Handover planning that keeps parents apart (a school, a public place, a third person) is often recommended by family violence services. Ask one of the services above what fits your situation.