External Wellbeing Contacts

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Local Support Services:

Wuchopperen Health Service - Indigenous Health

Anglicare Food Bank 

YETI - Youth Support and Information      

Youthlink - Youth Support and Information    

• Phone: 4031 6179
  

Anglicare -  Youth Support Program                

Lives Lived Well - Cairns Alcohol & Other Drugs Support Centre        

Standby - Support after Suicide - FNQ      

ICAN Financial Counselling      

Queensland Health Mental Health Emergency - Acute Care Team       

• 1300 642 255

Cairns Hospital            

Tenancy Support and Advice

Ozcare Homestay - Support for at Risk Tenancies       

• Phone: 1800 692 273
  

Anglicare Homestay - Support for at Risk Tenancies                                

• Phone: 0417 639 103
  

QSTARS - Advice and Referral Service for all Renters                              

• Phone: 1300 744 263

Cairns Homelessness Services Hub         

Phone Advice

Lifeline Telephone Counselling                                                                      

• Phone: 13 11 14
  

Relationships Australia Support and Information 

Mensline DV Connect Queensland                                                                

• Phone: 1800 600 636

Mensline Australia      

• Phone: 1300 789 978
  

Beyond Blue    

• Phone: 1300 224 636
  

13HEALTH (Confidential Health Advice 24/7)                                             

Domestic Violence Hotline (DV Connect)                                                    

• Phone: 1800 811 811

Gambling Helpline                                                                                          

• Phone: 1800 858 858    

• Relationships Australia - 125 Grafton St.– child and family counselling – Phone 4041 6063
  
• Centacare - 22-34 Aplin Street - individual, child, couple and adolescent counselling
  Phone 4044 0130
  
• UnitingCare Community – 90 Birch St. family and parenting services
  Phone 4032 6800
  
• Family & Child Connect - help with a range of family and parenting challenges or phone 13 FAMILY (13 32 64)
  
• Child & Youth & Mental Health Service – 104 Grafton St. – helping children & families with mental health needs
  Phone 4226 5280
  

Parenting Teenagers - Some Useful Tips

Please see below some useful tips in parenting/working with teenagers who are experiencing wellbeing & mental health concerns (courtesy of Headspace)

Some useful advice on:

• Mistakes happen – learning from situations, learning lessons in life
• What affects teenage mental health (biological factors/early experiences/self-esteem/current circumstances)
• Helping teenagers you are worried about (show empathy/take an interest in them/focus on their strengths & successes)
• Important things to remember about teenagers (need a sense of identity & belonging, are searching for independence yet still need support)
  

Parenting teenagers above all, involves bucket loads of patience and unconditional love.

• Parentline -  phone: 1300 30 1300
  
• Headspace – phone: 4041 3780
  

Need additional information? View the Headspace -  Information for Parents and Carers (PDF, 688KB)

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