Counselling Service

After Hours Emergencies

If you require assistance when the Counselling Service is closed, the following contacts may be useful:

Care Ring:

phone 13 61 69
(24 hours - telephone counselling)
http://www.carering.org.au/home.html

Lifeline:

phone 13 11 14
(24 hours - telephone counselling) TTY: (03) 9662 9030
http://www.lifeline.org.au/

Suicide Helpline:

phone 1300 651 251
(24 hours - any issue around suicide)
http://www.infoxchange.net.au/suicidehelpline

Northern Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) Service:

phone the Northern Hospital on (03) 9219 8000 and ask for the CAT team

(24 hours - for psychiatric emergencies)

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA):

phone (03) 9344 2210
(03) 9349 1766 (after hours)
Rural Victoria: 1800 806 392
http://www.casahouse.casa.org.au/

Direct Line:

phone (03) 9416 1818
(24 hours - alcohol and drug counselling and referral)
http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd/dts/statewide/dline.htm

Aidsline:

phone (03) 9347 6099
(Until 10.00 pm nightly - HIV/AIDS, Sexual Health) TTY: 008 032 665
http://www.vicnet.net.au/community/aidsline.html

Grief Line:

phone (03) 9596 7799
(Between 12 noon & 3am daily)

Gay and Lesbian Switchboard:

(03) 9827 8544 (Metropolitan area)
Rural Victoria: 1800 184 527
(6.00 pm - 10.00 pm)
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~glswitch/

WIRE – Women’s information, Victoria:

phone 1300 134 130
(9.30am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday)
http://www.wire.org.au/wire.html

G-Line:

phone (03) 1800 622 112
(24 hours - problem gambling and crisis referral service)

Men's Line Australia :

phone 1300 78 99 78
(24 hours)
http://www.menslineaus.org.au