Contacts for young people needing advice, counselling, or legal support.
Advocacy and supports
| Name & website | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Passages Youth Engagement Hub For young people aged 12 to 25 years. A safe, friendly and positive place to access support and referrals to essential services. | Perth: (08) 9228 1478 Peel: (08) 9583 5160 | Perth: passages.perth@svdpwa.org.au |
| Youth Disability Advocacy Network The Youth Disability Advocacy Network Inc (YDAN) is a youth network and an advocacy organisation in Western Australia that promotes the rights and inclusion of young people with disabilities aged 12 to 25. | (08) 6164 9825 | hello@ydan.com.au |
| Youth Focus Youth Focus is a not-for-profit working to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young Western Australians aged between 12 and 25. | (08) 6266 4333 | hello@youthfocus.com.au |
Crisis and help lines
| Name & website | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Kids Help Line Free 24 hour counselling service for Australian kids and young people aged 5-25 year. | 1800 55 1800 | |
| headspace Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds. They have 21 centres across WA. | 1800 650 890 |
Legal services
| Name & website | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Legal Service Youth Legal Service is a not-for-profit organisation that provides free legal services to children and young people (under 25 years) residing in Western Australia. | 9202 1688 | yls@youthlegalserviceinc.com.au |
Housing
| Name & website | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Y-Shac by Anglicare WA Y-Shac assists young people aged between 15-20 years old who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness in crisis accommodation and 16-25 year olds who are in transitional housing. | Rockingham: 9523 3400 / 0411 704959 Spearwood: 9412 0671 / 0422 456301 | Rockingham: yshac.rockingham@anglicarewa.org.au Spearwood: yshac.spearwood@anglicarewa.org.au |
| Youth Futures WA Youth Futures offer a variety of accommodation and support services for young people experiencing, or at-risk of, homelessness. | (08) 9300 2677 | community@youthfutures.com.au |