There are a range of additional support services in South Australia for children, young people and families.
Abuse response and information
- Adolescent Sexual Abuse Prevention program provides counselling, consulting and training for sexual abuse, sexual concerns, challenging and disruptive behaviours in adolescents and their families.
- Child abuse report line (CARL) is a 24 hour child abuse and neglect response team. All suspicions of abuse or neglect must be reported through CARL.
- Flinders Medical Centre provides assistance and interventions for families of children at risk of abuse.
- National disability abuse and neglect hotline is a national phone service for reporting cases of neglect and abuse of disabled people.
Homeless youth support
- Centacare schools Assertive Outreach provides support for young people aged 12 to 20 at risk of homelessness, to maintain a connection to education.
- Coolock House provides accommodation support for young mothers and their children.
- Reconnect SA provide local support for people aged 12 to 18 who are homeless, or at the risk of homelessness, and their families, plus specialist services for Aboriginal, South-East Asian and mental health needs.
- Trace-A-Place (TAP) provides a central assessment, referral and case management service for young people who are homeless in Adelaide.
- Youth health service provides free, confidential health service for young people aged 12 to 25.
- Reconnect mental health service provides support for young people aged 12 to 18 who are homeless, or at the risk of homelessness, and their families.
- South East Asian Reconnect provides support for young people aged 12 to 18 who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and their families, focusing on people from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background.
Young carers
- Carers Australia provides help and support for carers, including representation and advocacy services.
- Carers SA provides support services such as counselling, advice, representation, respite, education and more for carers and caring families.
