Essential Resources for Supporting Parents

Categories: General Parenting

National

Beyond Blue:

1300 224 636 www.beyondblue.org.au

Lifeline:

13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au

Mensline:

1300 789 978 www.mensline.org.au

ForWhen:

1300 242 322 https://forwhenhelpline.org.au/

Family Relationships Online:

1800 050 321 www.familyrelationships.gov.au

Relationships Australia:

1300 364 277 www.relationships.org.au

Health

Healthdirect:

1800 022 222 www.healthdirect.gov.au

Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Helpline:

1800 882 436 www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au

National Breastfeeding Helpline:

1800 686 268 (1800 MUM 2 MUM) www.breastfeeding.asn.au/breastfeeding-helpline

National Poisons Information Centre:

131 126 www.health.gov.au/contacts/poisons-information-centre

Mental Health

PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia

1300 726 306 www.panda.org.au

Sane Australia Mental Health Helpline

1800 187 263

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service

1800 737 732 (1800RESPECT) www.1800respect.org.au

Disability

NDIS – National Disability Insurance Scheme

1800 800 110 www.ndis.gov.au

Indigenous

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

(08) 9370 6336 www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

02 6248 0644 www.naccho.org.au

Multicultural

Multicultural Australia

07 3337 5400 www.multiculturalaustralia.org.au

Welcoming Australia

08 8346 3843 www.welcoming.org.au

LGBTQ+

QLife

1800 184 527 www.qlife.org.au

National LGBTI Health Alliance

(02) 8568 1123 www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au

PFLAG – Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

(02) 9294 1002 www.pflagaustralia.org.au

Community

Children

Kids Helpline

1800 551 800 www.kidshelpline.com.au

States

Queensland

Parentline

1300 301 300 www.parentline.com.au

Child Health Line (Child & Baby Health Clinics)

13 HEALTH (134 325) www.qld.gov.au/health/children/babies/clinics

Family & Child Connect

13FAMILY (13 32 64) www.familychildconnect.org.au

New South Wales

Parent Line NSW

1300 1300 52 www.parentline.org.au

Karitane Careline

1300 227 464 www.karitane.com.au/careline

Tresillian Parent’s help line

1300 272 736 (1300 2Parent) www.tresillian.org.au/services/parents-help-line

Australian Capital Territory

Parentline ACT

(02) 6287 3833 http://parentlineact.org.au

Victoria

Parentline Victoria

132 289 services.dffh.vic.gov.au/parentline

Maternal and Child Health Line

132 229 www.vic.gov.au/education-information-parents

South Australia

Parent Helpline South Australia

1300 364 100 www.cafhs.sa.gov.au/services/parent-helpline

Parenting SA

(08) 8303 1660 www.parenting.sa.gov.au/home

Western Australia

Ngala Parenting Line

Metro 08 9368 9368 / Regional 1800 111 546 www.ngala.com.au

Wanslea – Grandcare

1800 008 323 – www.wanslea.org.au/programs/grandcare

Northern Territory

FACES Family Support Line NT

1800 999 900 https://tfhc.nt.gov.au/children-and-families/territory-faces

Parentline Northern Territory

1300 301 300 www.parentline.com.au

Tasmania