Useful Links
Crisis Support
Lifeline Phone: 13 11 14
24 hours a day, 7 days a week - provides crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Kids Help Line Phone: 1800 55 1800
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A private and confidential telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between five and 25.
1800 Respect Phone: 1800 737 732 (call or text)
24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.
SuicideLine Phone: 1300 651 251; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Offers professional, anonymous support and information to anyone affected by suicide across Victoria.
MensLine Phone: 1300 789 978 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A professional telephone and online support, information and referral service, helping men to deal with relationship problems in a practical and effective way.
Mental Health Links
SANE Helpline (T: 1800 187 263; Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm) provides information about symptoms, treatments, and medications.
Youth Specific Mental Health Links
eheadspace (T: 1800 650 890; 9am - 1am everyday) is a confidential, free and anonymous secure space where those aged between 12 and 25 can chat, email, or speak with qualified youth mental health professionals.
ReachOut provides young people with information, help, support, advice and connections they need to manage mental health difficulties.
Autism Links
Trauma Links
Childhood
Disability
Art Therapy, Art Projects and Music Programs
Busyfeet Boroondara (BFB)- is a dance and movement class for children with disabilities. It is run by Rotary clubs and in BFB's case it is run by the Rotary Clubs of Canterbury and Camberwell. It is a free activity for children and each child has a one on one volunteer carer to help them with the dance steps. Run by volunteers at BFB who all hold working with children cards.
Relationships
the line (T: 1800 695 463) is a resource directed towards promoting healthy and respectful relationships.
Drug Addiction Support
Reach Out - An organisation that provides information and answers for people fighting addiction.
Family Therapy
Psychodrama
Some local, family and diversity-friendly GPs
Paediatric Services
Thomastown Physiotherapy - Paediatric physiotherapists work with children and their families to improve the child’s ability to move and participate in all the things they need to do, like playing, learning, going to school, and being part of a family and community.
Youth Support in Darebin
Medicare Item Numbers and Rebate Information
MBS Online (more details regarding the Medicare Benefits Schedule and item numbers)
Services Australia - Medicare (Medicare claiming information)