Support

Need help?

There may be times, during your university studies, when you may find life is a bit of a struggle. If you have your own support network to help you through these times, that's great, but if you don't, here are some resources that you might find useful.

Most of these contact numbers can be found in the front of the Telephone Directory, listed under Emergency Health/Health, or in the white pages under Illawarra Health. They are included here for quick reference.

In a crisis

• Any emergency 000
• University Counsellors 4221 3445
• Lifeline 13 11 14
• Suicide (Lifeline) 13 11 14
• Salvo Crisis Line 1300 363 622
• Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelp.com.au
• Poisons Info 13 11 26
• Interpreter Services 4274 4211
• Multicultural Health Centre 4274 6233
• Aboriginal Medical Centre 4229 9495
• Wollongong Hospital 4222 5000

Mental health issues

• Illawarra Mental Health Service 1300 522 289
• Mental Health Information Service 1800 6674 200
• Wollongong Hospital Mental Health 4253 4304
• Mobile Treatment Team 13 20 55
• SANE Mental Illness Helpline 1800 688 382
• ARAFMI (Association for Relatives & Friends of the Mentally Ill) 1800 655 198 www.arafmi.org
• Eating Disorders Info Line 4285 5444
• NALAG (National Association for Loss and Grief) www.nalag.org.au
• Depression www.beyondblue.org.au
• Mental health www.headroom.net.au
• Reachout! Mental health www.reachout.asn.au
• Suicide prevention www.metanoia.org/suicide

Drug and alcohol

• Alcohol and Drug Information 1800 422 599
• Drug and Alcohol Help Line 1300 652 226
• Alcoholics Anonymous 4229 5241
• Gambling Line 1800 633 635
• ACON (AIDS Council of NSW) Illawarra 4226 1163
• Family Drug Support 1300 368 186
• Australian Drug Foundation (drug information) www.adf.org.au

Sexuality and relationships

• Family Planning 1300 658 886 www.fpahealth.org.au
• Sexual Health Clinic 4276 2399
• Sexual Assault Service 4222 5000
• Rape Crisis Centre 1800 424 017
• Pregnancy Counselling Australia 1300 737 732
• Gay and Lesbian Counselling Line 1800 184 527 www.glccs.org.au
• Gay and Lesbian Twenty 10 1800 652 010 www.twenty10.org.au
• ASCA (Association for Survivors of Child Abuse 1300 888 877 www.asca.org.au
• Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463
• Domestic Violence Advocacy Service 1800 810 784
• DOCS (Department of Community Services) Helpline 13 21 11
• Illawarra Family Support Service 4295 6665
• Men's Line Australia 1300 789 978
• Women's Information & Referral Service 1800 817 227

Legal issues

• Law Access NSW 1300 888 529
• Aboriginal Legal Service 4225 7977
• Illawarra Legal Centre 4276 1939 www.illawarralegalcentre.org.au
• NSW Victims of Crime Support Line 1800 633 063
• Lawlink NSW www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au
• Lawstuff Australia www.lawstuff.org.au