The Department for Families and Communities (DFC) is now the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI). Families SA, including the child protection and family support functions, is now part of the new Department for Education and Child Development. Youth Justice remains with DCSI and the Department now includes Multicultural SA, Northern Connections, Office for the Southern Suburbs, Office for Volunteers, Office for Women, Office for Youth and Social Inclusion. Contact details for these offices are available on the Contacts page.

The department is currently reviewing its online information and updates are in progress. Departmental information can still be found using the search function on this site. For more information about South Australian government services please visit www.sa.gov.au.

Emergency contacts for young people

Last Updated Nov 2008

Urgent

Contact the police if you feel unsafe and need urgent help right now.

SA Police
Phone: 131 444
Phone: 000 (emergency)

Abuse

Contact the Child Abuse Report Line if you want to report abuse. See Victims of child abuse if you want to know more about what will happen to you if you report child abuse.

Child Abuse Report Line
Opening hours: 24 hours
Phone: 131 478

See Protecting children for more information.

Rape and Sexual Assault Service
Phone: 8226 8787 (24 hour emergency line)

Advice

Contact the Kids Helpline if you want to talk to someone whose job it is to help children and young people. The helpline is a national telephone counselling service for children and young people. You don't have to tell people who you are if you don't want to.

Kids Helpline
Opening hours: 24 hours
Phone: 1800 551 800 (freecall)

Health and wellbeing

Family Drug Support
Phone: 1300 368 186

Youth Healthline
Opening hours: 24 hours
Phone: 1300 131 719