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Other support and services for young people.

For more information and services check out the links below.

If someone you are with is immediate danger call 000.

Please note if a young person has a personal question about sexual health and want to talk to a sexual health nurse, they can ask Nurse Nettie.

Sexual and reproductive health

Sexual Health Info Link

Free, confidential information about sexual health.

www.shil.nsw.gov.au

1800 451 624 (Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm)

Family Planning NSW Talkline

Information and advice for reproductive and sexual health issues online or by phone.

www.fpnsw.org.au/talkline

1300 658 886 (Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.00pm)

Herpes

Facts and information about herpes from the New Zealand Herpes Foundation.

www.herpes.org.nz

Crisis, suicide and mental health support

Lifeline

Support and advice in a personal crisis.

www.lifeline.org.au

13 11 14 (24 hours, every day). Online web chat, available every day 7pm-4am AEST.

Kids Helpline

24/7 support for young people to talk to someone about anything that’s going on in their life.

www.kidshelpline.com.au

1800 55 1800

beyondblue

24/7 telephone, email, and web support for people affected by mental health issues.

www.beyondblue.org.au

1300 22 4636

ReachOut

24/7 online youth mental health service if you’re going through a tough time.

www.au.reachout.com

Services and support for men

Men’s Line

24/7 telephone and online support and information service for Australian men.

www.mensline.org.au

1300 78 99 78

Sexual assault or domestic and family violence

NSW Rape Crisis

24/7 telephone and online crisis counselling service for anyone in NSW.

www.nswrapecrisis.com.au

1800 424 017

1800 Respect

24/7 sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service.

www.1800respect.org.au

1800 737 732

LGBTIQ support

QLife

Nationally-oriented counselling and referral service for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex (LGBTI).

www.qlife.org.au

1800 184 527 and web-chat (3pm – 12am every day)

The Gender Centre

Counselling and other services for transgender and gender diverse people, their partners, families and friends.

www.gendercentre.org.au

(02) 9519 7599 (Monday to Friday 9.00am-4.30pm)

IHRA – Intersex Human Rights Australia

Information, education and peer support for intersex people.

www.ihra.org.au

ACON

New South Wales based health promotion organisation specialising in HIV prevention, HIV support and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) health.

www.acon.org.au

Twenty10

LGBTIQA+ Social support, counselling, housing, mental health in Sydney for young people. Social groups for adults. Inclusivity training.

www.twenty10.org.au 

Minus 18

Champions for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) Youth Australia Wide.

www.minus18.org.au

Say it out loud

Say it Out Loud encourages people from LGBTIQ communities to start talking about our relationships

sayitoutloud.org.au

Relationships

The Line

Healthy and unhealthy relationships. What’s OK and what’s not

www.theline.org.au

Legal

Youth Law Australia

Free legal information and advice for young people including sex, sexting, consent, pregnancy, porn and more.

www.yla.org.au

Other websites

Labia Library

Busting common myths about how normal labia look.

www.labialibrary.org.au

It’s Time We Talked

Seeing porn might seem normal. But what does porn say? Who makes it and why? And what does it mean for you

www.itstimewetalked.com.au

Body Talk

Body Talk is designed to address some of the common concerns young people have about their bodies, providing accurate information about reproductive and sexual health.

www.bodytalk.org.au

Training Resources