For urgent help
24/7 Phone helplines
- In case of fire, medical or police emergency, dial 000
- Kids Helpline (up to age of 25 years) 1800 55 1800
- Lifeline 131 114
Health services
Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS)
Provide a range of health services (including free medical services, social and emotional wellbeing support, sexual health, dental health) for the local Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities. They can also help young people to get a Medicare card and give general advice. To find your local AMS in NSW go to Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council or phone 02 9212 4777
General practitioners, hospitals or pharmacy
Search for your local service at National Health Services Directory or Health direct Australia offers free after hours support on 1800 022 222
Youth health services
Health information and services by topics
Alcohol and other drugs information and services
- Alcohol drug information service (a confidential, anonymous information, advice and referral service) 02 9361 8000 (Sydney) or 1800 422 599 (rural, regional NSW)
- your room
- Quit smoking
Confidentiality
We keep it zipped youth friendly confidentially resources
Disability
- Family and Community Services Ageing, Disability and Home Care - Post School Program
- Family and Community Services Ageing, Disability and Home Care - Resources to support young people with a disability
- National Disability Insurance Scheme
Medicare card resources
Youth friendly Medicare card resource (Medicare card fact sheet and how to get your own Medicare card)
Mental Health
- NSW Mental Health Line 24-hour mental health telephone access service 1800 011 511
- Beyond Blue
- Reachout
- Headspace
Out of Home care
- You Childstory (Information and resources for 15-25 year olds young people who are currently in or have been in out-of-home care
Parenting
- Parent Line (Information and counselling for parents with young children) 1300 1300 52
- Pregnancy & early parenthood (information for young parents) for young parents
- Raising Children Network (Teenage pregnancy and parenting as a teenager)
Supporting students in schools
Education public school (An A to Z of information about public schools for parents/workers)
Sexual and reproductive health
- Family Planning NSW 1300 658 886 (Talkline)
- Play Safe
Sexual assault and domestic/family violence
- NSW Domestic and Family Violence line 1800 656 463
- NSW Rape Crisis Centre 02 9818 7216 (Administration) 1800 424 017 (Counselling)
- NSW Health Sexual Assault Services
- Sexual assault and domestic/family violence counseling service 1800 737 732 or 1800RESPECT
Transition care for young people with chronic illness
General health information and healthy lifestyle support
- Health coaching
- Health issues and services
- Healthy kids (tips for healthy living)
- Make healthy normal
- Our health our way resources
- Your Health Link
Other support
Homeless/housing
Link2Home (24/7) 1800 152 152
The service is for people who are homeless or who are worried they will become homeless, as well as for advocates acting on a person's behalf. NSW statewide homelessness information, assessment and referral telephone.
LGBQTI+ young people
- Twenty 10 incorporating GLCS NSW Metro Support: 02 8594 9555, *Rural: 1800 184 527 (3pm -12am)
- Qlife GLBTI national counselling service1800 184 527 (3pm -12am)