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Parent Helpline

For Parents in South Australia
Phone 1300 364 100 (cost of a local call)

The Parent Helpline is a service of Children, Youth and Women's Health Service and provides telephone information, counselling and support - 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year.

It is available to parents of children and young people from birth to twenty five years and to people working with children and young people, including teachers and childcare providers.

  • It provides information about health, behaviour and relationships.
  • Calls are confidential and you don't have to give your name unless you wish.
  • Parent Helpline staff have a computer data base with information based on research and this is continually updated.
  • Staff are qualified nurses and community health workers with selected volunteers. All receive ongoing training and support.
  • Information about where callers can get further help is given.

Some examples of what the Parent Helpline can respond to:

Health:
head lice, infectious diseases, immunisation, teething, bedwetting, cold sores, AIDS, gastro and fevers.

Behaviour:
aggression, sibling rivalry, toilet training, sleep, lying, stealing, unsettled babies, school refusal and bullying.

Nutrition:
breast feeding, fussy eaters, vitamins and general nutrition information.

Parenting:
building self esteem, discipline, grief and separation, stepfamilies and resources for counselling.

Parents:
postnatal depression, pregnancy, mastitis, coping with problems and support.

Youth issues:
Communication, teenage runaways, managing adolescents, self-esteem, drugs, discipline and adolescents and the law.

Contact numbers for Parent Helplines in other States and Territories of Australia.

Australian Capital Territory

1800 637 357

Queensland1800 177 279
Victoria13 22 89

New South Wales

13 20 55
Tasmania1800 808 178
Western Australia1800 654 432 or (08) 6279 1200
South Australia

1300 364 100

Page last updated: 8 July 2008
Site last updated: 30 September 2008

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