Contact us
Study participants
To reschedule an appointment, update your details or speak with the Growing Up in Australia team:
- Call: 1800 005 508
- Email: info@growingupinaustralia.gov.au.
To contact Growing Up in Australia’s Child Health CheckPoint, please visit their website.
Researchers & data users
If you are not a study participant and have an enquiry:
- Email: aifs-lsac@aifs.gov.au
- Phone: +61 3 9214 7888
Support services
Not every question can be answered by a Growing Up in Australia team member. For life issues, crises and emergencies, here is a list of services that can help.
| EMERGENCY SERVICES | |
|---|---|
| Ambulance, Police, Fire | 000 |
| GENERAL SUPPORT | |
| Poisons Information Centre | 13 11 26 |
| Police Assistance Line (Non-emergencies. For VIC, please contact your local police station) | 13 14 44 |
| Kids Helpline (5-25 years of age) | 1800 551 800 |
| Reach Out |
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| 1800RESPECT (National sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling) | 1800 737 732 |
| Office of the eSafety Commissioner (Cyber safety education and bullying support) | 1800 880 176 |
| Bully Zero Australia Foundation | 1800 028 559 |
| Gamblers Anonymous – Australia | Refer to website for state-based phone numbers |
| MoneySmart (Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)) | |
| MENTAL HEALTH | |
| Beyond Blue | 1300 224 636 |
| eHeadspace (National Youth Mental Health Foundation) | 1800 650 890 |
| Lifeline | 13 11 14 |
| Suicide Call Back Service | 1300 659 467 |
| DRUG-RELATED SUPPORT | |
| Counselling Online (Drug and alcohol counselling) | Refer to website for state-based phone numbers |
| National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline | 1800 250 015 |
| Alcohol and Drug Foundation | 1300 858 584 |
| Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) (12-21 years of age) | 1800 458 685 |
| GENDER, SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL HEALTH | |
| Transcend (Sex and Gender Diversity) | |
| QLife (Gender, sexuality and sexual health) | 1800 184 527 |
| Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT | (02) 6247 3077 |
| True: Relationships and Reproductive Health Qld | (07) 3250 0200 (Brisbane office) Refer to website for other Queensland office phone numbers |
| Family Planning NSW | 1300 658 886 |
| Family Planning Welfare Association of NT Inc. | Refer to website for regional numbers |
| Sexual Healthline (SHine) SA | 1300 794 584 |
| Family Planning Tasmania | Refer to website for regional numbers |
| Family Planning Victoria | 1800 013 952 |
| Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ) WA | (08) 9227 6177 |
Support services
If you are facing life issues, a crisis or an emergency see our list of services that can help [PDF, 167 KB]
