Alcohol & Other Drugs
Support helplines
Alcohol and Drug Support Line
Phone (metro): (08) 9442 5000
Phone (country): 1800 198 024 (freecall)
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
The Alcohol and Drug Support Line is a confidential, non-judgemental telephone counselling, information and referral service for anyone seeking help for their own or another person’s alcohol or drug use. Contact with the Alcohol and Drug Support Line is one-to-one with a professional counsellor and is confidential. Click for more information.
Parent and Family Drug Support Line
Phone (metro): (08) 9442 5050
Phone (country): 1800 653 203 (freecall)
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
The Parent and Family Drug Support Line is a confidential, non-judgemental telephone counselling, information and referral service for anyone concerned about a loved one’s alcohol or drug use. Callers have the option to speak to an experienced parent volunteer. Click for more information.
Here For You
Phone: 1800here4u (1800 437 348)
Hours: 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week
mhc.wa.gov.au/hereforyou
Statewide confidential, non-judgemental, telephone service for anyone concerned about their own or another person’s alcohol and other drug use and/or mental health issues.
Qualified counsellors or professional peer practitioners based in Western Australia. Peer practitioners have a lived experience of alcohol and other drug use and/or mental health issues and recovery, and are trained to use their experiences to support individuals living with similar issues.
Other services
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation
Phone: (08) 9221 1411
wungening.com.au
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation which provides culturally secure, confidential and free of charge alcohol and drug services to Aboriginal people in the Perth metropolitan area. Click for more information.
Alcohol.Think Again
The Alcohol.Think Again education campaign is part of a comprehensive approach in Western Australia that aims to reduce the level of alcohol-related harm and ill-health in Western Australia. Alcohol.Think Again is managed by the Prevention Services Division, Mental Health Commission.
Drug Aware
Drug Aware was established in 1996 as part of a state framework of educational strategies designed to reduce illicit-drug related harm in Western Australia. It is the first comprehensive ongoing program on illicit drug education undertaken in Australia. Credible information to help you make informed decisions. Drug Aware is managed by the Prevention Services Division, Mental Health Commission.