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Coercive control community education resources

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Community education resources are available to build awareness and understanding of the nature and impacts of coercive control and DFV.

These resources have been co-designed with community groups to provide tailored and relevant information for:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • culturally and linguistically diverse communities
  • LGBTQIA+ communities; and
  • people with disability.

Resource packs

The community resource packs are tailored to community groups and include different formats, messaging and creative approaches.

The overarching kit includes:

  • Coercive control and the laws explainer video (3 minutes)
  • Shorter videos (30 seconds)
  • Community posters
  • Postcards
  • Social media tiles
  • Factsheet on the laws and potential consequences
  • Factsheet on what coercive control can look like
  • Accessibility stories (to be viewed as a suite):
    • What is coercive control?
    • Who can experience or commit coercive control?
    • Ways coercive control can happen
    • Coercive control laws
    • Where to get support

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Access the community education resource pack for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples including video resources with regional, metro and Torres Strait Island Creole voiceover versions. The artwork used in these resources is called “Connected Horizons”. It was created by Lili Jacobsen, a First Nations woman of Gubbi Gubbi and Torres Strait descent.

Culturally and linguistically diverse communities

Access community education resources that have been developed in English to explain coercive control and the changes to the law. The resources include videos, fact sheets, posters and other resources that you can use or share with your community.

LGBTQIA+ community

Access the community education resource pack for members of the LGBTQIA+ community including fact sheets, social media tiles and a range of print and video resources to share with your friends, family and community members.

People with disability

Access the community education resource pack for people with disability. The five accessibility stories for people with disability are intended to be viewed as a suite (not individually).

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Support is available when you’re ready

If you think you, or someone you know, may be experiencing abuse, please reach out and talk to someone you trust.

Support is available for anyone impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV).

Support services for people experiencing DFSV:

As an alternative means of contacting police, vulnerable persons in Queensland can contact police for non-urgent matters by registering for SMS messaging. Or use our local service finder search to find other support services in your local area.

Support services for people using violence:

If you recognise that you use harmful behaviours, or have the potential to use harmful behaviours, help is available.

Last updated:
25 September 2025