If a service is unable to help, ask them to please direct you to someone who can.
Emergency contact numbers (24 hours):
Domestic Violence Line (24hrs) 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732
LIFELINE (24hrs) 13 11 14
Link2Home (24hrs) 1800 152 152
Youth Emergency Accommodation (24hrs) 1800 424 830
NSW Rape Crisis Centre (24hrs) 1800 42 40 17
Mental Health Access Line: 1800 011 511
Health Direct: 1800 022 222
Women’s Legal Service NSW: 1800 801 501
Kid’s Help Line 1800 551 800
Child and Family Health 4328 7900
Child Protection Helpline 13 21 11
Baptist Care Relationship Services 1300 130 225
Specialist Domestic Violence Services
Domestic Violence Line (24hrs) 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732
Survivors R US (DV and other support too) (02) 4953 7108
Generalised Support:
Benevolent Family Referral Service 1300 006 480
Uniting Family Services 1800 864 846
Mums Cottage (02) 49 53 41 05
Accommodation Local Support
Benevolent Family Referral Service 1300 006 480
Link2Home (24hrs) 1800 152 152
Housing NSW 1300 468 746
Information, Counselling and Support Groups
Newcastle Birth Movement (for birth trauma debriefing) 0406934645
National Sexual Assault Domestic Counselling Service 1800 73 27 32
NSW Rape Crisis Centre (24hrs) 1800 42 40 17
Child Protection Helpline 13 21 11
LIFELINE (24hrs) 13 11 14
Victims of Crime Access Line 1800 633 063
Baptist Care Relationship Services 1300 130 225
Unifam Counselling and Meditation 4325 9666
Financial or Welfare Assistance
Credit and Debt Hotline 1800 007 007
C3 Victory Care, Charlestown 0491632484
Community Management Advisory Project
Edgeworth 0491066234
GambleAware Hunter New England (02) 4979 1120
Eastlakes Family Support Service (02)49439255
Legal Advice/Assistance
Legal Aid Early Intervention Unit 1800 551 589
Domestic Violence Legal Contact Line 1800 810 784
Women’s Legal Contact Line 1800 801 501