24 hours
Emergencies 000
Police Assistance 131444
Alcohol and Drug Pgm ACT 6207 9977
Alcoholics Anonymous 6287 3020
Arcadia House Withdrawal Centre 6253 3055
Calvary Hospital 6201 6111
Canb Emergency Accomodation Service 6257 2333
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 6247 2525
Canberra Hospital 6244 2222
Domestic Violence Crisis Service 6280 0900
Family Services 1300 556 729
Legal Aid (after hrs advice 6pm-9pm) 0429 440 084
Lifeline 13 11 44
Mental Health Triage Crisis Team 1800 629 354
Poisons Information (national) 13 11 26
Police Stations:
- Belconnen 6256 1777
- City 6245 7208
- Gungahlin 6241 8911
- Tuggeranong 6293 7777
- Queanbeyan 6298 0555
- Woden 6269 2777
- Switchboard 6256 7777
- Sharps Hotline 132 281
Crisis accommodation
ACT Housing 6207 1500
Ainslie Village 6257 5923
Beryl Women’s Refuge (for women and children) 6247 5689
Caroline Chisholm Women’s Refuge 6286 2173
Doris Women’s Refuge 6278 9999
Havelock Housing Association 6257 2277
Inanna Inc. (women with or without children) 6295 3323
Louisa Women’s Refuge 6299 4799
Missionaries of Charity 6297 1296
Toora Women Inc 6247 2399
Legal and government
ACT Office of Fair Trading 6207 0400
ACT Workcover 6205 0200
After Hours Legal Advice 0429 440 084
DVO Court Service and Protection Orders 6280 0900
Legal Aid Offices:
- Appointments 6243 3471
- Enquiries 6243 3411
- Hotline 1300 654 314
Night Time Legal Advice Service 6247 2177
South Eastern Aboriginal Legal Service 6249 8488
Welfare Rights and Legal Centre 6247 2177
Women’s Legal Centre 6257 4499
Sexual and other health
AIDS Action Council of the ACT 6257 2855
ACT Hepatitis C Council 6253 9999
Canberra Sexual Health Centre 6244 2184
Interchange General Practice (private doctor) 6247 5742
Migrant Health Unit 6205 3333
Sexual Health and Family Planning Assoc ACT 6247 3077
Women’s Centre for Health Matters 6286 2043
Women’s Health Service 6205 1078
Dental
ACT Community Care Dental Health Pgm (must be on Centrelink) 6205 1463
Southern Area Health Service (Country NSW) 1800 450 046
Drug and alcohol services
ACT Community Care Alcohol and Drug Program 6205 4545
Al-Anon / ALATEEN 6249 8866
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6287 3020
Alcohol and Drug Foundation ACT (ADFACT) (incl Karralika) 6292 2733
Alcohol and Drug Service Queanbeyan 1800 809 423
Arcadia House Withdrawal Centre 6253 3055
Canb Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA) 6262 5295
Directions ACT (incl Needle and Syringe Program) 6248 7677
Narcotics Anonymous 1300 652 820
Women’s Info Resources & Education on Drugs and Dependency 6248 8600
Sex worker organisations in other states
Scarlet Alliance
New South Wales - Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP) 02 9319 4866
Victoria - RhED 03 9534 8166
Queensland - SSPAN
South Australia – Sex Industry Network (SIN) 08 8362 5775
Northern Territory - 08 8941 1711