| Service |
Description |
Contact |
|
Emergency |
National
Emergency Hotline |
Free phone: 000 |
A |
| Accommodation
Support |
Supported
Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Service Providers |
|
| Adult
Guardianship |
Adult
Guardianship gives someone the legal responsibility to make
decisions for someone else, over the age of 18, who is unable
to make reasonable judgements or decisions about their daily
living because of an intellectual disability. |
- Darwin
8922 7116
- Alice
Springs 8951 6739
- Applications
8922 7343
- Office
hours 8:30 - 16:20
(out of hours voicemail)
|
| Alcohol
& Other Drugs Information Service (ADIS) |
Anyone
concerned about an alcohol or other drug issue |
- 24-hour
service
- Freecall
1800 131 350
|
B |
| BreastScreen
NT |
BreastscreenNT
offers free breast screening to women aged 50 - 69, without
breast symptoms in Darwin and several regional locations throughout
the Northern Territory. |
|
| Beyondblue |
. |
|
C |
| Child
Abuse / Child Protection Hotline |
Anyone
concerned about the abuse or neglect of A child |
- 24-hour
service
- Freecall
1800 700 250
|
| Child
Immunisation |
. |
|
| Clinic
34 |
Clinic
34 is a specialist sexual health service for the assessment
and treatment of sexually transmitted disease (including HIV/AIDS).
Services offered by Clinic 34 include HIV/AIDS services, STD
services and sex worker health care. |
|
| Community
Health and Care Centres |
. |
|
D |
| Dental
Clinics |
. |
|
| Disability
Support Team |
. |
|
E |
| Environmental
Health Hotlines |
. |
|
F |
| Food
Safety Hotline |
. |
|
H |
| Headspace
(12-25 years) |
. |
- 1800
659 388 or 8931 5999
- Visit Headspace
Website
- Civic
Plaza, Ground Floor
2 Chung Wah Terrace
Palmerston NT 0831
|
| Health
Direct Australia |
|
|
K |
| Kids
Helpline (5-25 years) |
. |
|
L |
| Life
Line Australia |
Anyone
who needs to talk, in times of crisis, or just to hear the
sound of another voice |
|
M |
| Mental
Health |
Provide
mutual support, systems advocacy and social events for people
with a mental illness. |
|
| Mensline |
. |
|
N |
| Health
Direct |
Health
advice and information for Territorians and visitors. |
|
| Nursing
Vacancy Enquiry Line |
Hotline
for all your nursing recruitment queries. Become A Territory
Nurse. |
|
| National
Continence Helpline |
FREE
confidential service offering advice about bladder and bowel
control problems, treatment options, 'at home' management
strategies, products and funding assistance schemes. |
- Monday
- Friday 8.00am to 8.00pm AEST
- Free
call 1800 33 00 66
|
P |
| Parentline |
Telephone
advice and support for parents 7 days A week - Any family,
any day, any thing |
- 7
days A week between the hours of 8am - 10pm
- Cost
of a local call 1300 301 300
- Visit
website
|
| Pap Smear
Register |
A centralised
and confidential computer database, which records Pap smears
and other cervical tests of NT women. |
|
| Poisons
Information Centre (Australia Wide) |
Telephone
advice for medical professionals and general public in cases
of acute and chronic poisonings. Also provides advice on poisons
prevention, drug information, first aid management of poisons
and identification of toxic agents |
|
| Patient
Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS) |
. |
|
Q |
| Quit
Line |
Support
and tips to help quit smoking |
- 24-hour
service
- Cost
of A local call 137 848
- Quitline
|
S |
| Sexual
Assault Referral Center |
Community
education, advocacy and counselling for adults and children
who have been sexually abused and non-offending family members |
|
