These organisations provide various services for families and children, and have good resource information on services which are available in the local area. Please note that the Department for Families and Communities is not responsible for the content of external websites listed here.
Association Representing Mothers Separated from their Children by Adoption (ARMS)
Counselling and support service available.
Birthline Pregnancy Support Services Inc.
Centrelink
Child and Youth Health
Provides practical health information for parents, carers and young people
Crisis Care Service
Opening hours: 4.00 pm to 9.00 am weekdays. 24-hour service weekends and public holidays.
Phone: 131 611
Department of Education and Children's Services
Families SA
GENESIS Pregnancy Services
Phone: 8276 2522
Health Insite
Housing SA
Lifeline
24-hour counselling service.
Kids Help Line
24 hour phone service for young people.
Phone: 1800 55 1800.
Louise Place
Education, counselling, support, accommodation and assistance with parenting.
Phone: 8272 6811
Malvern House
Accommodation, counselling, support.
Phone: 8359 1022
Medicare
Parenting SA
Parenting SA promotes the value of parents and the role of parenting. It is funded through the Community Development Fund from gambling revenue raised in South Australia.
Raising Children Network
SHine SA
Education resources and pregnancy counselling
Single parent support services
SPARK Resource Centre
A self-help group for single pregnant woman and single parents. It provides friendship and support, counselling and referrals, publications, education services, advocacy, information, baby clothes and equipment.
Phone: 8226 2500
Support for step parents
The Being a Step Parent website contains lots of advice for step parents and their families.
Women's Information Service
Information, advice and referral
Young Women and Children's Support Services Coolock House
Accommodation, counselling, support.
Ph: 8382 6699.
Youth and Parent Services
A counselling service to help sort out parent/adolescent conflict.
Phone: 8202 5160 (office hours).
Social workers
Flinders Medical Centre
Phone: 8204 4144
Women's and Children's Hospital
Phone: 8161 7000
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Phone: 8222 7250
Lyell McEwin Health Service
Phone: 8182 9288
Modbury Public Hospital
Phone: 8161 2000
Mount Barker Hospital
Phone: 8393 1833
Port Augusta Hospital
Phone: 8648 5500
Whyalla Hospital
Phone: 8648 8302
Mount Gambier Hospital
Phone: 8721 1200