Emergency: Dial 000 only in an emergency (for police, fire or ambulance)
QWHN does not provide health or medical advice or counselling services, however the links below may be useful.
24-hour telephone support services
Service Name | Telephone | Website |
DV Connect | 1800 811 811 | http://www.dvconnect.org/ |
Sexual Assault Helpline | 1800 010 120 (until 11.30pm) |
http://www.dvconnect.org/sexual-assault-helpline-2/ |
National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service | 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) | https://www.1800respect.org.au/ |
Lifeline | 131 114 | https://www.lifeline.org.au/ |
Suicide Call Back Service (Free telephone counselling for all ages) |
1300 659 467 | https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/ |
13 HEALTH (Non-urgent medical help. A 24/7 health advice phone line for all Queenslanders to call and speak with a registered nurse) |
13 43 25 84 | https://www.qld.gov.au/health/contacts/advice/13health/index.html |
Homeless Hotline | 1800 474 753 | http://www.qld.gov.au/housing/emergency-temporary-accommodation/homeless-persons-information-qld/ |
Other services
Service Name | Telephone | Website |
Australian Indigenous Health Infonet | - | http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/ |
BreastScreen Qld | 13 20 50 | https://www.health.qld.gov.au/breastscreen/ |
Mobile Women’s Health Service (Pap smears, contraception, sexual health, menopause, etc.) |
See website for your local service’s number | https://www.qld.gov.au/health/contacts/womens-health/index.html |
Women’s Health Queensland (A free information and referral service for Queensland women, staffed by nurses and midwives.) |
1800 017 676 (outside Brisbane only) or 07 3216 0376 (Brisbane only) |
http://womhealth.org.au/ |
Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health | 1800 656 421 | http://www.mcwh.com.au/index.php |
National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline | 1800 880 052 TIS: 131450 TTY: 1800 301 130 NRS: 1800 555 677 |
http://www.disabilityhotline.net.au/ |
Elder Abuse Helpline | 1300 651 192 | https://www.qld.gov.au/seniors/safety-protection/how-to-get-help/index.html |
Dementia Helpline | 1800 100 500 | https://fightdementia.org.au/services/helpline |
HealthDirect (Provides a range of free health services) |
1800 022 222 | http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/ |
Family and Child Connect (A free service to help you with the challenges of parenthood) |
13FAMILY (13 32 64) |
http://www.familychildconnect.org.au/index.asp |
My Health Record - Department of Health (A secure online summary of your health information.) |
1800 723 471 | https://myhealthrecord.gov.au/internet/mhr/publishing.nsf/content/home |
Ask Izzy (Homeless directory) |
- | https://askizzy.org.au/ |
Office for Women Qld - Women’s Infolink |
1800 177 577 | https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/communityservices/women/about-the-office-for-women |
OnePlace (Community Services Directory) |
- | https://www.oneplace.org.au/ |
‘The health of Queenslanders’ (A report from the Chief Health Officer to inform Queenslanders about the health status of the population.) |
- | https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cho_report/ |
Queensland Health | 13 QGOV (13 74 68) |
https://www.health.qld.gov.au/ |
Queensland Government Domestic Violence online portal | - | https://www.qld.gov.au/community/getting-support-health-social-issue/support-victims-abuse/domestic-family-violence |
Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women | 13 QGOV (13 74 68) |
https://www.csyw.qld.gov.au/ |