Support services

Aboriginal support services:

• AbSec (02) 9559 5299
• Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) 1800 733 233
• Women’s Legal Services NSW (02) 8745 6900
• Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities 
• Aboriginal Housing 
• Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Services Directory 
• Your Room - reducing harm caused by drugs and alcohol 
• Brother to brother – 24hour crisis line for Aboriginal men https://www.dardimunwurro.com.au/ 1800 435 799

Emergency support services:

• Lifeline https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 13 11 14 
• Beyond Blue https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 1300 22 4636
• Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
• MensLine Australia https://mensline.org.au/ 1300 78 99 78

Parenting support services:

• Parent Line NSW 1300 1300 52
• Tresillian Parent’s Help Line 1300 272 736
• Australian Breastfeeding Association 1800 686 268
• Child and Family Health Services Directory 
• FISH – Parent peer support and advocacy services 1300 942 598
• Domestic Violence NSW https://www.dvnsw.org.au/ 
• Mission Australia – Family and domestic violence support 
• No to Violence – Advise for men 1300 766 491
• Family Drug Support Line -1300 368 186
• Your Room – Reducing harm caused by drugs and alcohol 

Carer support services:

• Carers Australia 1800 422 737 
• My Forever Family NSW  1300 782 975
• Caring for Children 

Support services for children and young people:

• Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
• Headspace
• ReachOut Australia

Disability support services:

• NSW Disability Advocacy Services
• Service NSW
• Disability Gateway
• National Disability Insurance Scheme 
• Services Australia 

Support services for culturally and linguistically diverse people:

• Multicultural 
• NSW Refugee Health Services
• Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTS)
• Transcultural Mental Health Centre
• Immigration Advice & Rights Centre
• Ethnic Communities Council NSW
• Multicultural Disability Advocacy Assoc- MDAA mdaa.org.au
• TIS: Translation and Interpreter services 

Support services for LGBTQIA+ parents and children:

• Rainbow Families – Advocacy group 
• The Gender Centre – Gender identity support 
• Q Life – Peer support service  1800 184 527
• Say it Out Loud – encouraging healthy relationship 
• Worries, feedback or complaints:
• Legal Aid
• Inner City Legal Centre – General legal advice  (02) 9332 1966
• DCJ Community Service Centres 
• DCJ Enquiries, Feedback and Complaints 
• DCJ Right to Information Request 
• NSW Ombudsman  1800 451 524