General helplines: Australia wide

13 YARN (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support)
Call 139 276, 7 days, 24 hours.

Australian Breastfeeding Association – Breastfeeding helpline

  • Call 1800 MUM 2 MUM (or 1800 686 268), 7 days, 24 hours.
  • Use ABA LiveChat.

Beyond Blue Support Service

Carer Gateway
Call 1800 422 737, Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm.

Family Relationship Advice Line
Call 1800 050 321, Monday-Friday, 8 am-8 pm; and Saturday, 10 am-4 pm (except national public holidays).

ForWhen (for new and expecting parents)
Call 1300 242 322, Monday-Friday, 9 am-4.30 pm.

Healthdirect Australia
Call 1800 022 222, 7 days, 24 hours.

Lifeline

Medicare
Call the General Enquiries Line on 132 011, Monday-Friday, 7 am-10 pm; Saturday-Sunday, 7 am-7 pm.

MensLine Australia (support and referral to specialist men’s services)

  • Call 1300 789 978, 7 days, 24 hours.
  • MensLine Australia also has a 24-hour webchat service, plus video counselling by appointment.

National Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Service (1800RESPECT)

PANDA
Call the National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline on 1300 726 306, Monday-Friday, 9 am-7.30 pm (AEST/AEDT); Saturday and public holidays (except Christmas Day), 9 am-4 pm (AEST/AEDT).

Poison Information Hotline
Call 131 126, 7 days, 24 hours.

Pregnancy, Birth and Baby

SANE Support Line
Call 1800 187 263, Monday-Friday, 10 am-8 pm (AEST/AEDT).

QLife

Get links to services and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, multicultural families, LGBTIQ+ families and families with disability.

ACT parent helplines

Parentline ACT
Call (02) 6287 3833, Monday-Friday (except public holidays), 9 am-4 pm.

NSW parent helplines

Karitane Careline
Call 1300 227 464, Monday-Thursday, 8 am-9 pm; Friday, 8 am-4.30 pm; Saturday, 9 am-3.30 pm.

Parent Line NSW
Call 1300 130 052, Monday-Friday, 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday, 4 pm-9 pm.

Tresillian Parent’s Help Line
Call 1300 272 736 (1300 2Parent), 7 days, 7 am-11 pm.

NT parent helplines

FACES Family Support Line NT
Call 1800 999 900, Monday-Friday, 8am-4.21 pm.

Parentline Queensland and Northern Territory
Call 1300 301 300, 7 days, 6 am-midnight (AEST).

Queensland parent helplines

13 HEALTH
Call 1343 2584 (13 HEALTH), 24 hours, 7 days.

Parentline Queensland and Northern Territory
Call 1300 301 300, 7 days, 6 am-midnight (AEST).

SA parent helplines

Parent Helpline South Australia
Call 1300 364 100, 7 days, 7.15 am-9.15 pm.

Tasmania parent helplines

Parent Line Tasmania
Call 1300 808 178, 7 days, 24 hours.

Victoria parent helplines

Council of Single Mothers and their Children
Call (03) 9654 0622 or 1300 552 511 (outside metro Melbourne), Monday-Friday, 9.30 am-3 pm.

Maternal and Child Health Line
Call 132 229, 7 days, 24 hours.

Parentline Victoria
Call 132 289, 7 days, 8 am-midnight.

WA parent helplines

Ngala Parenting Line
Call (08) 9368 9368, 7 days, 8 am-8 pm.

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