Help Services

For emergencies always call 000.

Maternal and Child Health Line:  Providing information, support and guidance regarding child health, nutrition, breastfeeding, maternal and family health and parenting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 13 22 29

Beyond Blue: Providing support and counselling for depression and baby blues 1300 22 4636

Westgate Family Violence Unit: Westgate Family Violence Unit 8398 9800

Womens Health West Family Violence Service – Provides information, counselling, and crisis and court support for women and children 9689 9588

Men’s Referral Service: Provided by men for men to help stop violence in the home 9428 2899 (1800 065 973 after hours)

Mensline: Telephone and online support helping men deal with relationship issues effectively 1300 78 99 78

Kids Help Line: Counselling service for kids aged 5 to 25 years old 1800 551 800

Parentline: Providing support, counselling, and parent education for the cost of a local call 132 289

Relationships Australia: Providing support for families, including mediation, counselling, gambling support and more 9313 0444 (Sunshine)

Suicideline: Professional, anonymous support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Also for those bereaved by suicide 1300 651 251

Parents Without Partners Australia: Information, support and events for single parents 03 9836 3211

Australian Breastfeeding Association: Available 7 days a week to provide counselling and breastfeeding information 1800 686 268

Family Relationship Advice Line: National telephone service established to assist families affected by relationship or separation issues 1800 050 321

Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Service: Providing support relating to pregnancy, birthing, post-natal care and parenting in the first 12 months (service operates 24 hours a day) 1800 882 436

Child Wise: Protecting children from abuse and exploitation in Australia and abroad through raising awareness, education, research and the provision of counselling, advice and support 1800 991 099

Family Drug Help: Offers family members support, information, education, inspiration and the encouragement to practise self care 1300 660 068

Stepfamilies Australia: A national peak body providing quality information, family support services, practitioner training, research and advocacy 03 9663 6733

Australian Multiple Births Association: An organisation providing support, resources and education to multiple-birth families 03 9513 2050

Western Region Health Centre: An organisation providing support for people who have difficulty accessing mainstream health services, such as newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers, migrants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, injecting drug users, homeless people and those with varying degrees of mental illness 03 8398 4100 

Medicare Local (Inner North West): An independent, locally governed and run, not-for-profit organisation providing education and support to local communities in primary health care 03 9347 1188