Community support

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Emergency support

To find a community organisation that can assist with household food and bills, check the Canterbury-Bankstown emergency relief directory at cb.city/EmergencyRelief

Check the low-cost and free meals directory at cb.city/MealsDirectory

Community support services

Counselling and support

Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14. 24/7 telephone crisis support and suicide prevention
Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636. 24/7 Support Line and Chat Line Available
Suicide Callback Service: 1300 659 467
Parent line NSW: 1300 130 052. Free counselling and support service for parents and carers with children at home
Mens Line: 1300 789 978. Professional 24/7 FREE counselling support for men
Kids helpline: 1800 551 800
Headspace: Online and telephone Counselling for young people
QLife Australia: 1800 184 527 (LGBTI peer support daily 3pm–Midnight)
Transcultural Mental Health Service
Justice Advocacy Service: 1300 665 908. 24/7 support line and provides legal advice

Mental Health Crisis Support

For support in a crisis please call the NSW Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511 (available 24/7) or in an emergency call 000.

Homelessness

Link2home: 1800 152 152. Provides 24/7 referral to accommodation and services.
Missionbeat: 1800 306 461. Homelessness outreach, welfare checks and services assisting people who are
sleeping rough.

Domestic Violence

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732. National sexual assault, domestic family violence counselling service
Domestic Violence Helpline NSW: 1800 656 463
South West Sydney Legal Centre: 9601 7777

Aged care

Ageing and Disability Commission and the NSW Ageing and Disability Abuse Helpline: 1800 628 221 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)
My Aged Care: 1800 200 422
Carer Gateways: 1800 422 727

Interpreting support

Telephone Interpreting Service: 131 450

COVID-19 Questions

If you have any questions about COVID-19 call the national coronavirus hotline on 1800 020 080.
The line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Financial support

Check if you or your business is eligible for financial support.

Individuals and households: nsw.gov.au/covid-19/financial-support
Businesses: service.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

To find out more on the support for businesses, please visit our business section.

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