Support Options

Emergency/After Hours Numbers

 

 

Police/Fire/Ambulance

 

000

After Hours Child Protection Emergency Service (AHCPES)

 

13 12 78

Kids Helpline

 

1800 55 1800

Parent Line

 

1300 30 1300

Lifeline

 

13 11 14

Nurse on Call

 

1300 60 60 24

Emergency Psychiatry After Hours/Triage

 

1300 369 012

 


 
For Child and Adolescent crisis mental health supports, please click here

 

A list of Housing crisis supports numbers (including 24 hour) can be found here.

 


 

Mental Health Supports

 

 

Beyond Blue 

Call or chat online with a trained mental health professional any time of the day or night.

 

1300 22 4636

 

 

Headspace

Online and telephone support service that helps young people who don’t feel ready to attend a headspace centre or who prefer to talk about their problems via online chat, email or on the phone. 

 

1800 650 890

 

 

Parentline

​​Parentline is a phone service for parents and carers of children from birth to 18 years old. They offer confidential and anonymous counselling and support on parenting issues.

 

132 289

 


 

 

Local Government Youth Services

 

 

Prahran:

Stonnington Youth Services      

Port Phillip Youth Services

Bayside Youth Services

Kingston Youth Services

 

Sunshine:
Brimbank Youth Services
Phoenix Youth Services  

 

City:
Melbourne Youth Services

 

Other:

Bullying No Way

 

8290 7020

0466 773 319

9599 4622

1300 369 436

 

 

03 9249 4110    
03 9091 4700   

 

 

03 9663 6733 

 

 


 

 

Queer Support Services

 

 

Minus 18


Queer in Kingston Support Group


LQBTQA+ Community Support Services


The Victoria Pride Centre

1800 369 436

 

1800 184 527