Crisis Support Services

In an emergency, call 000.

• 13YARN — 13 92 76
• 1800RESPECT Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Crisis — 1800 737 732
• Acute Care Team (Mental Health) — 1300 642 255
• Townsville Medicare Mental Health Centre — (07) 4766 8444
• Beyond Blue — 1300 224 363
• DVConnect Womensline — 1800 811 811
• DVConnect Sexual Assault Helpline — 1800 010 120
• Kids Helpline (5–25 years) — 1800 551 800
• Lifeline — 13 11 14
• Mates Helpline — 1300 642 111
• National Indigenous Critical Response Service (NICRS) — 1800 805 801
• Poisons Information Centre — 13 11 26
• StandBy Support After Suicide — 1300 727 247
• Suicide Call Back Service — 1300 659 467

Child, Youth and Family

• Child Safety Services (after hours) — 1800 177 135
• Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) — (07) 4433 9004
• Family and Child Connect — 13 32 64
• Headspace — (07) 4799 1799
• Parentline — 1300 301 300
• Relationships Australia — 1300 364 277
• The Women’s Centre — (07) 4775 7555

LGBTQIA+

• Gayawur Rainbow — (07) 4453 2209
• QLife — 1800 184 527

Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Acute Care Team (Alcohol and Drug) — 1800 177 833
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Services (ATODS) — 1800 177 833
• Lives Lived Well — 1300 727 957
• Ozcare Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service — (07) 4729 5380
• Stagpole Street Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Unit — (07) 4722 7130
• Townsville Recovery Centre — (07) 4772 3607

Housing

• Homeless Hotline — 1800 474 753
• Iris Clay Hostel — (07) 4772 3649
• Murri Watch Community Patrol — 0431 282 820
• TAIHS Youth Shelter — 0419 632 088
• Yumba Meta Ltd — (07) 4723 5611

Carers

• Carer Gateway — 1800 422 737
• Arafmi — 1300 554 660

Disability Support

• Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion — (07) 3844 4200
• Rights in Action — 1800 887 688

Veterans

• Mates4Mates — (07) 4771 9600
• Northern Queensland Legacy — (07) 4772 7533
• Open Arms — 1800 011 046
• Wounded Heroes Crisis Support Hotline — 1800 532 112

Health Centres and Medical Services

• 13 HEALTH — 13 43 25 84
• House Call Doctor — 13 55 66
• Mater Hospital — (07) 4727 4444
• TAIHS Garbutt — (07) 4759 4000
• Townsville Hospital and Health Service — (07) 4433 1111
• Townsville Private Clinic — (07) 4431 1600

Counselling and Support Services

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service — (07) 4722 5111
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Legal Service — 1800 082 600

Other Counselling and Support Services

• Brother to Brother — 1800 435 799
• Community Information Centre Townsville — (07) 4727 9730
• Community Response to Eliminating Suicide (CORES) — 0427 455 313
• Homeless Health Outreach Team (Mental Health) — (07) 4433 9480
• MensLine Australia — 1300 789 978
• National Medicare Mental Health Phone Line — 1800 595 212
• Older Persons Mental Health Service — (07) 4433 9568
• Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA) — 1300 726 306
• SANE Australia Helpline — 1800 187 263
• Selectability Corner — (07) 4453 0180
• Suicide Bereavement Support Group (SOSBSA) — 0407 490 965
• Townsville Multicultural Support Group (TMSG) — (07) 4775 1588
• Townsville Women’s Health and Wellbeing Service — (07) 4766 8415
• Victim Assist Queensland — 1300 546 587