Brindabella Women's Group
Social an creative opportunities for women at home with young children
Useful Links
We have compiled a list of useful contacts in the ACT (last updated 20.9.10), if you know of a service that we could add to the list please feel free to E-mail the relevent Information to brindabellawg@yahoo.com.au and we will add it to our site. The contacts are listed below under the following headings:
Parenting Skills and Child Health
- Community Health Intake (CHI) - Including Social Work Service and Maternal and Child Health Nurse
ph 6207 9977
www.health.act.gov.au - Child and Family Centre Tuggeranong (Tuggeranong families only)
ph 6207 8228
www.dhcs.act.gov.au/childandfamilycentres/services/tuggeranong_centre - Child and Family Centre Gungahlin (Gungahlin families only)
ph 6207 0120
www.dhcs.act.gov.au/childandfamilycentres/gungahlin_centre - Parentline
ph 6287 3833
parentlineact.org.au - ParentLink
13 34 27
www.parentlink.act.gov.au - Australian Breast feeding Association
ph 1800 686 2686
www.breastfeeding.asn.au - Tresillian
ph 1800 637 357
www.tresillian.net - Therepy ACT
ph 6205 1246
www.dhcs.act.gov.au/therapyact - Parenting Matters
ph 6100 7160
www.commsatwork.org/ChildrenandFamilies/ParentingMatters/tabid/215/Default.aspx
Health and Safety Information
- Poisons Information Centre
ph 13 11 26
www.chw.edu.au/parents/poisons - HealthDirect
ph 1800 022 222 (24 hr Health advice line)
ph 1800 882 436 (pregnancy, birth and baby help line)
http://www.healthdirect.org.au/ - Kidsafe ACT (ACT Infant Restraint Loan Service)
ph 6290 2244
www.kidsafeact.com.au - SIDS and Kids ACT
ph 6287 4255
www.sidsandkids.org
Activities
- Playgroups Association
ph 1800 171 882
www.playgroupaustralia.com.au
Postnatal Depression and Mental Health
- Community Health Intake (CHI) - Social Work Service
ph 6207 9977
www.health.act.gov.au - Post and Antinatal Depression Support & Info (PANDSI)
ph 6232 6664
www.pandsi.org - Queanbeyan Postnatal Depression Support Group
ph 6124 3700 - Mental Health Triage
ph 1800 629 354 (24 hr service)
ph 6205 1065 - Lifeline
ph 13 11 14
www.lifeline.org.au
Relationship Support
- Relationships Australia
ph 6122 7100
www.relationships.com.au/who-we-are/state-and-territory-organisations/canberra-region - Canberra Mediation Service
ph 6122 7130 - Conflict Resolution Service
ph 6162 4050
www.crs.org.au - Adolescent Mediation & Family Therapy (FACES)
Ph: 6162 6100
www.centacare-canberra.org/web.php?sec=38
Grief and Bereavement
- SIDS and Kids ACT
ph 6287 4255
www.sidsandkids.org - 24 hr Bereavement Support
1800 138 300 - Grief Resource Centre
ph 6257 8922 - Lifeline
ph 13 11 14
www.lifeline.org.au
Financial Counselling
- Care Financial Counselling
ph 6257 1788
www.carefcs.org - Lifeline Financial Counselling
6247 0655
Women's Services
- Womens Information and Referral Centre
ph 6205 1075
www.dhcs.act.gov.au/women/womens_information_and_referral_centre - Womens Centre for Health Matters
ph 6290 2166
www.wchm.org.au - Womens Legal Centre
ph 6257 4499
www.womenslegalact.org
Community Services
- Northside Community Service
ph 6257 2255
www.northside.asn.au - Communities @ Work Tuggeranong
ph 6293 6500
www.commsatwork.org - Southside Community Service
ph 6126 4700
www.sscs.org.au - Belconnen Community Service
ph 6264 0200
www.bcsact.com.au - Woden Community Service
ph 6282 2644
www.wcs.org.au - Gungahlin Regional Community Service
ph 6228 9200
www.grcs.org.au
Emergency Accommodation
- Canberra Emergency Accommodation Service
ph 6257 2333 - Domestic Violence Crisis Service
ph 6280 0900
www.dvcs.org.au
Canberra Events
- ACT Government Events
- Visit Canberra Events
- www.canberraonline.com.au/events
- www.bcl.com.au/canberra
- 104.7 Community Switch
- 106.3 Community Switch
Canberra Service Directories
- Canberra Community Support Website
- Citizen's Advice Bureau
- See also Community Services and Women's Services
Other Websites of Interest
- Canberra Kids Website
- www.webchild.com.au
- SES Website
- Beyond Blue Website
- Majura Women's Group Website
- Triple Zero Kids Challenge
- Additive Alert