Emergency accommodation
Opening hours: 24 hours Phone: 131 478
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When a crisis or emergency happens it can be very difficult to manage on your own, but there is a wide range of services and information to help you cope.
Advice and assistance to help recovery following a disaster such as a flood, drought, storm or bushfires.
Where to get specialised counselling, care and services for anyone experiencing a personal or family crisis.
Find out about various services to help if you are experiencing financial difficulties.
This advice will help you plan, and cope during emergencies such as Extreme Heat, Bushfire Survival, Home Fire Safety, Influenza, Flood and Earthquake.
After hours emergencies
If you need urgent help outside office hours, call the Crisis Care telephone service on 131 611. It operates from 4.00 pm to 9.00 am on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends and public holidays.
Crisis Care assists people in crises as a result of:
If a crisis happens on a weekday between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm, contact your nearest Families SA district centre.