The links provided below are mostly for Local Far North NSW services.  Please contact us directly if there is specific service you are looking for.

Parenting & Family:

Interrelate Family Centre 
www.interrelate.org.au
02 6623 2750

The Family Centre: Various Locations:
www.thefamilycentre.org.au

Tweed Heads Family Centre
07 5524 8711

Ballina-Byron Family Centre
02 6686 4109

Casino Family Support Service
02 6662 6792

Kyogle Family Support Service
02 6623 1044

Lismore Family Support Network
02 6621 2489

Far North Coast Family Referral Service
www.socialfutures.org.au/families-and-children/family-referral-service/
1300 334 778

Social Futures
www.socialfutures.org.au
(02) 6620 1800

Mental Health

Beyond Blue
www.beyondblue.org.au
1300 22 4636

Lifeline
www.lifeline.org.au
131114

Mental Health Access Line (Community Health)
www.nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/blog/2012/09/17/mental-health-access-line-1800-011-511/
1800 011 51

Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467
www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au

Northern Kids Care (For Children of Parents with Mental Health Condition)
02 6621 5736
www.otcp.com.au

Headspace (Youth & Young Adults)
02 6625 0200
www.headspace.org.au

Kids in Mind (Children and Young People)
02 6620 1896
www.nrsdc.org.au

Men’s Support

Men and Family Centre
www.menandfamily.org.au
02 6622 6116

MensLine Australia
www.mensline.org.au
1300 78 99 78

Mens Referral Service
www.ntv.org.au
1300 766 491

Family Violence

National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service
www.1800RESPECT.org.au
1800 737 732

NSW Domestic Violence Line (counselling, info & referral) 24 hrs/ 7days
Website
1800 656 463 (TTY 1800 671 442)

Northern Rivers Women’s DV Court Advocacy Service
www.northernriversclc.org.au/domestic-violence/
02 6621 1044

Mullumbimby Women’s Resource Centre
www.mdnc.org.au/womens-resource-services/
02 6684 4299

Lismore & District Women’s Health Centre
www.lismorewomen.org.au
02 6621 9800

Women Up North Housing
www.wunh.org.au
02 6621 7730

Kids Services

Kids Help Line (for children and young people 5 to 25 years)
www.kidshelpline.com.au
1800 551 800

Kids in Mind – Early Intervention Children Mental Health
www.socialfutures.org.au/families-and-children/mijung-jarjums-kids-mind/
02 6620 1896

Goonellabah Child and Family Health Centre
www.nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/about/community-health/goonellabah-child-and-family-health-centre/
02 6625 0111

Drug & Alcohol

Riverlands Drug & Alcohol Centre – Lismore
www.nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/about/drug-alcohol-services/riverlands-drug-alcohol-centre/
02 6620 7600

The Buttery – Binna Burra
www.thebuttery.org.au
02 6687 1111

INTRA Community D&A Services
www.buttery.org.au/intra/
02 6687 2835

Aboriginal Services

Northern Rivers Aboriginal Workers Directory
www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/cp_themes/default/page.asp?p=DOC-IAP-41-35-06

Bugalwena General Practice – Tweed Heads
www.bugalwena.org.au
07 5513 1322

Bunjum Aboriginal Cooperative – Ballina
www.bunjum.com.au
02 6686 5644

Rekindling The Spirit
www.rekindlingthespirit.org.au
02 6622 5534

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