Emergency and Important Services for Children and Families
Phone details for emergency and other important services for children and families.
| Service |
Phone number |
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Ambulance, Fire, Police
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000
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Baw Baw Shire Council
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5624 2411
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Breastfeeding Helpline
(24 hours / 7 days a week)
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1800 686 268
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Child Protection
|
1300 655 795
13 12 78 – After Hours
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Kids Help Line
Free – 24 hours / 7 days a week
Phone counselling service for Australian children and young people aged between 5 and 25 years
|
1800 551 800
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Latrobe Community Health Service
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1800 242 696
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Lifeline
Free – 24 hours / 7 days a week
Access to crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services.
|
13 11 14
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Maternal and Child Health Help Line
24 hours / 7 days a week
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13 22 29
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Men’s Referral Service
Monday – Friday 9am – 9pm
Helpline to support men and women experiencing family violence
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1300 766 491
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Neerim District Soldiers Memorial Hospital
|
5628 1226
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Nurse on Call
24 hours / 7 days a week
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1300 60 60 24
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Parent Line
8am – midnight / 7 days a week
Statewide telephone counselling service to parents and carers of children aged from birth to eighteen years
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13 22 89
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Post Natal Depression (PANDA)
Monday to Friday 9am – 7.30pm
Callers do not need to have a diagnosis of antenatal or postnatal depression to make contact with PANDA
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1300 726 306
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Sexual Assault Crisis Line
Free – Monday to Friday 5pm – 9am / Available throughout weekends and public holidays
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1800 806 292
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State Emergency Service (SES)
24 hours / 7 days a week
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13 25 00
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The Victorian Poisons Information Centre
24 hours / 7 days a week
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13 11 26
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West Gippsland Healthcare Group Community Services
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5624 3500
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West Gippsland Hospital
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5623 0611
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Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service
24 hours / 7 days a week
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1800 015 188
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