Other Personal Issues
There are a host of personal issues that individuals have
to deal with in the course of their lives, so fortunately
there are equally as many services available to provide specialist
information, counselling, support and referral services, as
listed below.
Abortion
(See Womens'
Issues) Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs or Substances Dependency:
Advice & Support
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Alcohol & Drug Information Service
(24 hr) 1800 177 833
Smoking - Quitline (24 hr)
131 848
Clean Needle Helpline (24 hr)
1800 633 353
Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West
Al-Anon Alateen Family Group
4637 2580
Depression & Suicide
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
'depresionNet'
http://www.depressionet.com.au
'beyondblue'
www.beyondblue.org.au
Depression (Professional Counselling) www.depression.com.au
YBBLUE'
www.ybblue.com.au
Suicide Prevention Medical Specialist Information
1800 360 980
Living Works (Lifeline) www.livingworks.org.au
Here For Life (Aust)
www.hereforlife.org.au
LifeForce Suicide Prevention Program www.wesleymission.org.au/
centres/lifeforce
Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West Lifeline Suicide Bereavement Group Toowoomba
4632 9299
Emergency Assistance
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Lifeline - 13 1114
www.lifeline.org.au;
Salvo Care Line (24 hr)
1300 363 622
www.salvos.org.au
Ozcare Website
www.ozcare.org.au
Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West
www.lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au
Toowoomba Counselling Centre
4632 9299 Financial/Budgeting
Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West
Lifeline (Darling Downs & South West Qld) www.lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au Toowoomba Counselling Centre
4632 9299
Gambling Dependence
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Advice & Support
Gambling Help Line (24 hrs)
1800 222 050 Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West
Lifeline Gambling Help Service
4632 9299
www.lifelinedarlingdowns.org.au Men's Issues
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Men's Line Australia
1300 789 978 Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service
1800 0112 046
Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West TOMNet
4639 3925
Lifeline's 'Men and Relationship Program'
4638 9208
Older Persons' Issues/Interests
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Aged Care Queensland Inc – 1800 500 853 Council on the Ageing Qld – 3221 6822
Aged & Community Care Information Line
1800 500 853
Aged Care Assessment Teams
1800 052 222
Carer Resource Centre
1800 242 636
Carer Respite Centre
1800 059 059
Carer Allowance & Carer Payment
13 27 17
Community Aged Care Packages
1800 052 052
Elder Abuse Prevention Helpline
1300 651 192
Home and Community Care
1800 052 222
National Seniors Association
3221 2977
Seniors Card (Qld)
1800 175 500 |
Pregnancy
(See Women's Issues) Sexual Assault
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Statewide Sexual Assault Helpline
1800 010 120
Stress Management
(See generalist counselling services & psychologists) Unemployment
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Mission Australia Helpline
1300 886 999 Job Network
13 62 68
Job search www.jobsearch.gov.au
Victims of Crime
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
VOCA Help Line (24 hr)
1300 733 777 Women's
Issues
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Abortion Grief Counselling
1300 363 550 Pregnancy advice/support:
Pregnancy Counselling Australia
1300 737 732
Pregnancy Help Line (24 hr)
1300 139 313
Pregnancy Advice:
Children By Choice
1800 177 725
Statewide Sexual Assault Helpline
1800 010 120
Qld. Regional Contact Info:
South West
Rural Women's Outreach Legal Service
4616 9700 Young People's Issues/Interests
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
"Make a Noise'
www.makeanoise.ysp.org.au 'YouthGAS'
www.youthgas.com
'Y-Biz'
www.youth2youth.com.au
'Generate'
www.generate.qld.gov.au
'Y Space'
www.yspace.net
'Reach Out'
www.reachout.com.au
YANQ
(Youth Affairs Network Qld)
www.yanq.org.au
YET (Youth Enterprise Trust) Website:
www.yet.net.au
Kids Help Line
1800 55 1800; www.kidshelp.com.au
Lifeline
13 1114
www.lifeline.org.au
Commission for Children and Young People
1800 688 275
Interpreting Services
Qld. State-wide Contact Info:
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) – 131 450 |
