Help Links
Helpful Resources
If you or a friend have an issue that needs someone to support and listen to. Nationally lifeline is available on the phone (with local contacts) and below is a selection of good mental health web sites.
Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 http://www.lifeline.org.au
Just Ask http://www.justask.org.au
SANE Australia http://www.sane.org/
Multicultural Mental Health Australia http://www.mmha.org.au
Depression: Beyond Blue http://www.beyondblue.org.au
Youth Sites
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 http://www.kidshelp.com.au
Reach Out! http://www.reachout.asn.au
Head Room http://www.headroom.net.au
Child & Youth Health Youth Topics: Healthy Mind http://www.cyh.com/
Help & Assistance: Workplace and Social Security
Through its public advocacy work, the Justice & International Mission Unit (part of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania) is aware of church and community members raising individual issues with regard to industrial relations and social security laws. It is important for you (and friends and family) to know where assistance is available. Don’t assume that exploitative behaviour by an employer is legal, or that a Centrelink decision cannot be challenged.
Help with workplace matters
Victoria
JobWatch - http://www.job-watch.org.au/ is a Victorian community legal centre specialising in employment law. The Job Watch phone numbers for people to get advice about their rights at work are:
Telephone: metro: (03) 9662 1933 / regional callers: 1800 33 1617.
Go to the website where job seekers and employees can find information sheets about their rights in employment.
Tasmania
Hobart Community Legal Centre - (03) 6223 2500
Help with welfare matters (and Centrelink)
Victoria
Social Security recipients and potential recipients (and advocates) can be provided with assistance from the Welfare Rights Unit, a State-wide independent community legal centre, specialising in social security law, policy and practice.
Welfare Rights Unit http://www.welfarerights.org.au/offices/Melbourne.aspx - 155 Easey Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Telephone: (03) 9416-1111
Tasmania
Hobart Community Legal Service Inc. http://www.hobartlegal.org.au/
Street address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000
Telephone: (03) 62232500
Launceston Community Legal Centre http://lclc.org.au/index.html
4A George St, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
Telephone: (03) 6334 1577 / 1800 066 019 / TTY: (03) 6334 1949
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