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Crisis Links and Community Resources

Suicide

Suicide Call Back Service Telephone:1300-659-467

10am to 8:30pm - 7 days

A Referral line for people at risk of suicide, people caring for someone who is suicidal or people bereaved by suicide. Service offers six sessions of 50 minute telephone counselling over a period of up to six months.

Domestic Violence

Womensline

Telephone:1800 811 811

Phone line for women, children & young people. 24 hours, 7 days

Mensline

Telephone:1800 600 636

Phone line for men. 9am - midnight, 7 days

Both Womensline and Mensline are operated by dvconnect which provides a state-wide domestic and family violence telephone service across Queensland.

You can read more about their services on their web site.


Immigrant Women's Support Service

Support for immigrant or refugee women victims of domestic violence.

Mon-Fri 9-5.

Telephone:(07) 3846 3490

Web site


Brisbane Domestic Violence Service

Telephone:07 3217 2544

BDVS is open from 9.00am to 4.45pm Monday to Friday

Web site

Sexual Assault - Females

Statewide Sexual Assault Help Line

Telephone:1800 010 120

(24 Hrs) - Run by DVConnect

Web site


Immigrant Women's Support Service

Support for immigrant or refugee women victims of domestic violence.

Mon-Fri 9-5.

Telephone:(07) 3846 3490

Web site


Brisbane Rape & Incest Survivors Support Centre

Free service for women survivors of sexual violence & their supporters.

Telephone:(07) 3391 0004

Web site


The Queensland Department of Communities also operates a crisis line for Child Sexual Abuse (24 hours - free call)

Telephone:1800 177 135

Sexual Assault - Males

Living Well

For males who have been sexually abused in childhood or sexually assaulted as an adult.

Telephone:(07) 3028 4648 or 1300 114 397

Web site

Help for Kids

Kids Help Line

Telephone:1800 55 1800

Web site

Help for Parents

Parentline

8am - 10pm 7 Days

Telephone:1300 30 1300

Counselling & support for parents & others caring for children

Web site

Help for Families

Family Crisis Care

Monday to Friday, 5 pm to 9 am. All day on weekends.

Telephone:1800 177 135 or (07) 3235 9999

26 Merivale Street, South Brisbane

After hours professional help in the areas of child abuse and neglect, parenting problems, parent-child conflict, juvenile justice issues and other child and adolescent-related welfare issues.

Gay-Lesbian-Transgender

Diverse Voices

Operates counselling lines 7 Days from 3pm to Midnight.

Telephone:1800 184 527

Web site


Open Doors

Supports young people (12-18yrs) who are questioning or identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

Also works with family members. 3 Julia Street, Fortitude Valley

Telephone:(07) 3257 7660

Web site

1800Respect

1800RESPECT is a national sexual assault, domestic family violence, counselling service.

There is a listing of links to Crisis and Community Resources on their Web site here