If you’re a child or young person and you’d like some support or just want to talk to someone, check out the links below to find the right group to help you. If you’re still not sure, get in touch so we can point in you in the right direction.
In the case of an emergency, where you or another person is in immediate danger and police or medical assistance is required, dial the emergency line immediately on 000. To report a crime, call Tasmania Police on 131 444.
Kids Helpline
Private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. Any time. Any reason.
Phone: 1800 55 1800
Lifeline
Phone: 13 11 14
Headspace
Helps young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health) alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support
Phone: 1800 650 890
Access Mental Health
24/7 helpline for any mental health needs for you or if you have concerns about a friend or other person; can connect you to mental health services as well.
Phone: 1800 332 388
Beyond Blue
Provides information and support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention for everyone in Australia
Phone: 1300 224 636
The Link
The Link provides free and confidential health and wellbeing services for young people aged 12-25.
Phone: (03) 6231 2927
Pulse Youth Health – South
Provides free health services to young people aged 12 – 24 in the whole southern region of Tasmania. It includes counselling and referral.
Phone: (03) 6166 1421
Youth Health Team – North West
Provides free and confidential youth health services for young people aged 12 – 24 years, including individual counselling.
Mobile: 0400 333 608
Youth Health Program – North
Provides free and confidential youth health services for young people aged 12 – 24 years, including individual counselling.
Phone: (03) 6777 4422
Alcohol and Drug Service
Free and confidential programs and treatment to help you with alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues. Available to young people and adults.
Phone: 1800 811 994
Holyoake
Counselling and education service if your life is affected by your own or another person’s alcohol, drugs, gambling or other addictive behaviours.
Phone: (03) 6224 1777
Sexual Assault Support Service
A 24/7 free and confidential 24 hour crisis response and information/support service for people of all ages who have been affected by any form of sexual violence – whether now or in the past. Also includes help for family members, friends, and other support people of survivors.
Phone: 1800 697 877
Laurel House
A not-for-profit, community-based sexual assault support service that operates across the North, North-East and North-West Tasmania. They provide a 24/7 support hotline, free counselling, training and education.
Northern Tasmania:
(03) 6334 2740
North West Tasmania:
(03) 6431 9711
24/7 Support line Statewide:
1800 MYSUPPORT (1800 697 877)
Tasmania Legal Aid
Everyone can receive free legal advice from Tasmania Legal Aid.
Phone: 1300 366 611
Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service
Free legal help for members of the Aboriginal communities.
Phone: 1800 595 162
Email: tals@tals.net.au
Girls Gotta Know
Legal information for young women
Guys Gotta Know
Legal information for young men
Youth Law Australia
Provides free, confidential legal information, help and referrals for young people under 25.
Strong Families Safe Kids Advice and Referral Line
If you have concerns for your safety or welfare or that of another child or young person.
Phone: 1800 000 123
Family Violence Counselling and Support Service (FVCSS)
Information, counselling and support for children, young people and and adults affected by family violence.
Phone: 1800 608 122
Housing Connect
A 24/7 one stop shop for all your housing and support needs including emergency housing.
Phone: 1800 800 588
Emergency COVID-19 isolation accommodation (through Tasmanian Public Health Hotline)
Emergency accommodation and support is available for low-income people who are required to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19 and cannot do so safely at home or are homeless.
Phone: 1800 671 738
Working It Out
Tasmania’s gender, sexuality and intersex status support and education service.
Phone: (03) 6231 1200
Equal Opportunity Tasmania (EOT)
EOT works to stop discrimination in Tasmania and helps people make complaints about discrimination (including discrimination based on your gender but also on other things like your race or religion).
Phone: 1300 305 062
Text: 0409 401 083
The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline
A telephone service for reporting the abuse or neglect of people with disability.
Phone: 1800 880 052
If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment call the National Relay Service (NRS) on 1800 555 677 then ask for 1800 880 052.
Email: hotline@workfocus.com
SpeakOut Tasmania
Supports people with disability and provides individual advocacy.
Hobart: (03) 6231 2344
Burnie: (03) 6431 9333
Launceston: (03) 6343 2022
Email: admin@speakoutadvocacy.org
Disability Legal Service
Launceston Community Legal Centre provides free legal advice for disability discrimination.
Phone: (03) 6334 1577
Toll free call: 1800 066 019
Email: admin@lclc.net.au
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Phone: 1800 800 110
CREATE Foundation
Provides support to children and young people in all types of out-of-home care – whether that is foster care, kinship care or residential care – and those with experience of being in care.
Phone: 1800 655 105
Tasmanian Child Advocate for children in care
If you are a child or young person in foster, kinship and residential care in Tasmania and have concerns about your safety, decision made concerning you or you have complaints about your child safety officer or their bosses, you can contact the Tasmanian Child Advocate for children in care.
Mobile: 0419 970 181,
Phone (03) 6165 6945
Free call: 1800 549 725
Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania
Support for people from multicultural and refugee backgrounds. Includes targeted services for children and young people up to 25 years of age through Multicultural Youth Tasmania (MYT).
Phone: (03) 6221 0999
eSafety Commissioner
The Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner protects Australian children when they experience cyberbullying by administering a complaints scheme. It also deals with complaints about banned online content.
Call CCYP on 6166 1366 or email us at childcomm@childcomm.tas.gov.au