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Australia's Northern Territory

Health is Your Business

Health is Your Business

Health is Your Business

Health is Your Business

   
   
  
 

 

 
  
  

Hotlines and Helplines

 

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24 Hour Services

Alcohol & Other Drugs Information Service (ADIS)
Anyone concerned about an alcohol or other drug issue

Freecall 1800 131 350
24 hours 7 days a week

Child Abuse / Child Protection Hotline
Anyone concerned about the abuse or neglect of a child

Freecall 1800 700 250
24 hours 7 days a week

Life Line Top End
Anyone who needs to talk, in times of crisis, or just to hear the sound of another voice

Freecall 13 11 14
24 hours 7 days a week

Families Website
Online advice and support for parents. Over 70 tipsheets available

www.families.nt.gov.au
24 hours 7 days a week

Mental Health on Call Team
Support for anyone with a mental illness

Top End 8999 4988
Central Australia
8951 7777
24 hours 7 days a week

NT ARAFMI
Telephone support for carers of the mentally ill

8948 1051
24 hours 7 days a week

NT Health Direct
Health advice and information for Territorians and visitors

Freecall 1800 186 026
24 hours 7 days a week

Parentline
Telephone advice and support for parents 7 days a week - Any family, any day, any thing

Cost of a local call
1300 301 300
8am - 10pm

Poisons Information Centre Telephone advice for medical professionals and general public in cases of acute and chronic poisonings. Also provides advice on poisons prevention, drug information, first aid management of poisons and identification of toxic agents

131 126
24 hours 7 days a week

Quit Line
Support and tips to help quit smoking

Cost of a local call 137 848
24 hours 7 days a week

Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Community education, advocacy and counselling for adults and children who have been sexually abused and non-offending family members

Darwin 8922 7156
Alice Springs 8951 5880
Tennant Creek/Barkly 89624364
24 hours 7 days a week

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekday Services

Adult Guardianship

Public Guardian (Darwin)
8922 7116
Public Guardian (Alice Springs) 8951 6739
Executive Office (Applications)
8922 7343

8.30am - 4.20pm
Out of hours voicemail

Become a Territory Nurse

Freecall 1800 000 648
www.nursing.nt.gov.au

8.30am - 4.20pm

BreastScreen NT

13 20 50
Call for an appointment

Childhood Immunisation

8922 8315
8am - 4.20pm Mon - Fri

Children's Services Unit

Freecall 1800 019 161
8am - 4.20pm Mon - Fri

Clinic 34

Darwin 8999 2678
Alice Springs 89517549
Katherine 8973 9049
Nhulunbuy 8987 0357
Tennant Creek 8962 4250

8.30am - 3.30pm
Mon - Fri

Community Care Centres

Casuarina 8922 7301
Palmerston 8999 3344
Alice Springs 89516711
Katherine 89738570
Nhulunbuy 8987 0435
Tennant Creek 89624218

Casuarina & Palmerston
8am - 5pm Mon Tues Thurs
Fri 8am - 12:30pm
Alice Springs 8am - 4:20pm Mon Wed Thur Fri, 8am-5.30pm Tues
Nhulunbuy 8:30am - 12pm *,12pm-4.20pm**Mon Wed, 8.30am-4.20pm**Tue Thur, closed Fri
Tennant Creek 8am - 4:20pm Mon - Fri
Katherine 8am - 4:30pm Mon-Fri

Dental Clinics

Darwin 8922 6466
Palmerston 8999 3314
Alice Springs 89516713
Katherine 8973 8570
Nhulunbuy 8987 0425
Tennant Creek 8962 2438

Darwin 8am - 3.30pm Mon - Fri
Palmerston 8am - 3.30pm Mon - Fri
Alice Springs 9.30am - 4.30pm Mon 8am-4.30pm Tue-Fri
Katherine 8am - 3.30pm Mon - Fri
Nhulunbuy 8am - 3.30pm Mon - Fri
Tennant Creek (call for details)

Disability Support Team

Darwin 8922 7424
Alice Springs 89515158
Katherine 8973 8778
Nhulunbuy 8987 0432

8am - 4.20pm Mon - Fri Out of hours voicemail

Environmental Health Hotline

Freecall 1800 095 646

8.30am - 4.20pm
Out-of-hours voicemail

Pap Smear Register

13 15 56
8.00am - 4.20pm

Patient Assistance Travel Scheme (PATS)

Alice Springs Hospital
8951 7979
Alice Springs Remote
8951 7846
Royal Darwin Hospital (interstate travel)
8922 8190
Darwin Rural 8922 8391
Oenpelli & East Arnhem
8922 8134
Katherine 8973 9206
Nhulunbuy 8987 0222
Tennant Creek 8962 4262

8am - 4:20pm Mon - Fri

 

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