24 hour Help:
Emergency Services
- phone 000
- ask for Police, fire or ambulance depending on the type of emergency
Text call emergency - TTY or ASCII
Phone 106 for the emergency relay service.
If you have an emergency and you need to use the TTY (teletypewriter) or a computer modem to make phone calls, call the national relay service to reach emergency services.
Additional Contacts
The following services are available 24 hours 7 days a week, if you need emergency help
For Police assistance 13 14 44
Domestic Violence and Aboriginal Family Violence Gateway 1800 800 098 or 13 14 50 (if interpreter needed) *
www.gatewayservices.org.au
Crisis Care unit 131 161
Monday - Friday 4pm-9pm, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 24 hours.
Homelessness Gateway 1800 003 308 or 13 14 50 (if interpreter needed) 24 hours
http://www.homelessnesssa.asn.au/
24 Hour Counselling Support 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or 13 14 50 (if interpreter needed)
Lifeline 13 11 14
http://www.lifeline.org.au/ - one-on-one crisis support chat available 7.30-10.30pm (AEST), Mon-Thurs.
* Domestic Violence and Aboriginal Family Violence Gateway is run by the Domestic Violence Crisis Service Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, at all other times it is staffed by the Homelessness Gateway, run by Uniting Care Wesley Adelaide.
South Australian
Nunga Miminis Shelter - phone 8223 2200 (phone and TTY) - after hours, phone Crisis Care on 131 611
Support and emergency accommodation for Aboriginal women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Service available 9AM–5PM Monday–Friday.
National Contacts
AVERT Family Violence Details of State and Territory family and domestic violence services.
http://www.avertfamilyviolence.com.au/en/~/~/media/RASA/AVERT/materials/links/State_Territory_FV_Services.ashx
National listings of family violence services and supports, eg, Family Relationship Services; Family Relationship Centres.
http://www.avertfamilyviolence.com.au/en/~/~/media/RASA/AVERT/materials/links/National_FV_Services.ashx