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Freecall: 1800 700 250
Web Address: http://www.childabuseprevention.com.au/reportabuse/nt.htm
Support parents and alleviate family stress, to make sure that children can grow up in an environment of security, happiness and self worth. Prevent or alleviate child abuse in all forms. Train community counsellors and caseworkers.
Phone: 9716 8000
Email: mail@childabuseprevention.com.au
Web Address: http://www.childabuseprevention.com.au/reportabuse/nt.htm
For children in need of care and protection. The Northern Territory has mandatory reporting legislation.
Phone: 8922 7111
The North Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service provides legal advice and representation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the NT in both criminal and civil cases.
Phone: 8982 5100
Web Address: http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml /itemId/289253/fromItemId/344588
The NNIWLS is a National Peak Body for Indigenous Women’s Legal Services across Australia. It is a National Network promoting social justice for Indigenous women with particular emphasis on Indigenous women and the law. The Network undertakes advocacy, promotes high quality service delivery, and service coordination.
Phone: 8952 4055 or Free Call: 1800 684 055
Email: cawls@octa4.net.au
Web Address: http://www.nwjc.org.au/wlcaddress.html
A National Network promoting social justice for Indigenous women with particular emphasis on Indigenous women and the law. The Network undertakes advocacy, promotes high quality service delivery, and service coordination.
Phone: 89521391
Email: cawls@octa4.net.au
Web Address: http://www.nwjc.org.au/wlcaddress.htm
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is the national peak Aboriginal health body representing Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services throughout Australia. An Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) is a primary health care service initiated and operated by the local Aboriginal community to deliver holistic, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate health care to the community, which controls it (through a locally elected Board of Management).
Phone: 6282 7513
Email: webmaster@naccho.org.au
Web Address: http://www.naccho.org.au/NTMembers.html
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is not an information centre and have a limited ability to provide drug information to the general public. However, due to great demand we have produced a series of fact sheets on a range of drugs and statistical data, which may prove useful.
Freecall: 1800 629 683
Web Address: http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/ndarc. nsf/website/DrugInfo
Residential facility for adults affected by drugs. Agency has a families program as well.
Phone:
8947 0832
Phone:
8945 2945
As well as general counseling and psychotherapy, Centacare NT provides marriage education, family skills training. Centacare NT also has school counselors.
Phone:
89243 200
As well as providing counseling services, Crisisline maintains a large database of services available in the community.
Freecall: 1800 332 332
Psychologists and counselors on staff who provide assistance with a wide range of issues.
Phone:
8945 1533
Psychologists and counselors on staff who provide assistance with a wide range of issues
Phone:
8932 6111
Emergency to mid term accommodation for families or sole parents with children.
Phone:
8947 0633
Medium to long term accommodation for young single women who are pregnant or have a child under 1 year of age.
Phone: 8945 3774
Domestic and family violence services in the Northern Territory can provide emergency accommodation and also advocacy, support and referral services. They will also provide information and assistance in securing safe, independent housing. Many shelters and refuges also provide onsite or referral services for children such as group programs or individual counseling. 24 hour service, emergency accommodation and support for indigenous women (with or without children). Some age restrictions for male children may apply.
Phone: 8945 2284
The Family and Children's Services (FACS) Program administers Northern Territory and Commonwealth funding to purchase and provide a range of services that address issues such as the protection and care of children and the improvement of individual and family well being.
Phone: 8999 2400
Web Address: http://www.nt.gov.au/health/comm_svs/facs/facs.shtml
24 hour service, provides supported accommodation for women and children in family violence and crisis. Some age restrictions for male children may apply.
Phone:
8945 1388
24 hour service, provides accommodation to families escaping domestic and family violence. This service also assists men escaping domestic and family violence. Phone: 8932 9155
Confidential counseling for separating parents experiencing difficulty concerning their children.
Phone: 89412 933
Provides supervised access and also a neutral location to handover children for access visits where parents are in conflict and do not wish to have contact.
Phone:
89243 200
A community based crime prevention program in the Northern Territory aimed at the protection of property and personal safety. Developing initiatives and educating residents on their personal safety Encouraging neighbours to get to know each other Developing partnerships between Neighbourhood Watch and Councils as well as other organisations including Scouts, Diversion Programs, Schools and Business and local Resident Associations.
Email: info@nhwnt.com.au
Web Address: http://www.nhwnt.com.au/
The Department of Family and Community Services provides policies, income support and assistance for families and their children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, carers and community groups. The Office for Women provides policies and programs for women.
Phone: 1300 653 227
Email: facs.internet@facs.gov.au
Web Address: http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf
Support parents and alleviate family stress, to make sure that children can grow up in an environment of security, happiness and self worth. Prevent or alleviate child abuse in all forms.
Freecall: 1800 332 333
Email: mail@childabuseprevention.com.au
Web Address: http://www.childabuseprevention.com.au /reportabuse/nt.html
Provide a range of specialist counselling services for children and young people affected by abuse and for their families.
Freecall: 1800 176 453
Email: info@childhood.org.au
Web Address: http://www.kidscount.com. au/about/Default.asp
A confidential therapeutic service for children and young people up to 18 years of age and their families.
Phone: 8204 5412
Email liz.parkinson@fmc.sa.gov.au
Web Address: http://www.flinders.sa.gov.au
Phone:
8924 3200
Phone:
8932 6111
Phone:
8999 3344
Phone:
8922 7301
Phone:
8948 9088
Indigenous health service, controlled by the community.
Phone:
8936 1717
Provides a range of parenting support, education and assistance for all parents. Drop in service on Mondays, group programs for parents (such as SHEIRA for young mothers)
Phone: 8932 6866
Freecall: 1300 30 1300
Web address: http://www.families.nt.gov.au
The Victim Support Unit, located within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, offers support to victims of crime, witnesses and their families throughout the criminal justice process.
Freecall: 1800 659 449
Web Address: http://www.nt.gov. au/justice/graphpages/crimvict /agencies.shtml
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At the Darwin Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) we provide a counselling service to both adults and children who may have experienced (recently or many years ago) any form of sexual assault. Sexual assault can range from verbal harassment, unwanted touching or exhibitionism, to a violent attack.
Phone: 8999 2400
Web Address: http://www.nt.gov.au/health/ comm_svs/facs/sarc/sarc.shtml
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