After hours resources

National

Counselling services:

• Life Line  |  24hr telephone counselling  |  13 11 14
• Kids Help Line  |  24hr help line for young people  |  1800 551 800
• Grief Line  |  Grief counselling available to 3am  |  9935 7400
• Sexual Assault Crisis Line  |  24hr victims of abuse counselling  |  1800 806 292

Melbourne

Accommodation:

• Melbourne Youth Support Service  |  24 hour emergency support  |  9614 3688
• Hanover Southbank  |  24 hour- emergency $12per night  |  9699 4566
• Salvation Army  |  Crisis Centre 10am to midnight 7 days  |  1800 627 727

Child protection:

• Street works Outreach Service (SOS)  |  After-hours DHS support  |  Pager: 8508 7671
• DHS Child Protection  |  After-hours notification  |  13 1278

Drug & Alcohol:

• Ambulance  |  Transport to hospital  |  000
• Turning Point / Direct Line  |  24-hour telephone counselling  |  1800 888 236

Mental Health:

• Psychiatric triage – City & Sth Melb area  |  24/7 CAT Team  |  1300 874 243
• Psychiatric triage – St.Kilda area  |  24/7 CAT Team  |  1300 363 746

Legal Services:

• Legal Aid (Victoria)  |  Business hours only  |  1800 677 402
• Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service  |  24hrs - Koorie line  |  9419 3888
• Youth Advocacy & Legal Service  |  No after-hours service  |  9794 5428

Medical services:

• Ambulance  |  All medical emergencies  |  000
• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre  |  STI’s, HIV, Hep & pregnancy  |  9347 0244