Child Abuse
Where to complain about / report:
Child Abuse Prevention Service
24 Hours NT-wide Hotline: 1800 688 009
Police (24 Hours)
Darwin, Palmerston and Rural areas telephone: 8927 8888
Alice Springs telephone: 8951 8888
Katherine telephone: 8973 8000
Tennant Creek telephone: 8962 4444
Family and Children’s Services (FACS)
Casuarina telephone: 8922 7111
Palmerston telephone: 8999 4789
East Arnhem telephone: 8987 0400
Katherine telephone: 8973 8600
Tennant Creek telephone: 8962 4334
Alice Springs telephone: 8951 5170
A/H Emergency: 1800 700 250
For country areas, see the White Pages under NT Government for regional offices of the Department of Health and Community Services. Complaints may also be made to the NT Police (see front of telephone book for your local station).
Where to get help:
Family and Children’s Services
2nd Floor Casuarina Plaza, Casuarina NT 0810
PO Box 40596, Casuarina NT 0811
24 Hour Toll free: 1800 700 250
Crisis Line: 1800 019 116
Kids Help Line: 1800 551 800
Kids Chat Line (NT): 1800 332 333
Parent Line: 1300 301 300
Somerville Community Services
147 Lee Point Rd, Wagaman NT 0810
PO Box 42644, Casuarina NT 0811
Darwin telephone: 8945 1533
Palmerston telephone: 8932 6111
Katherine telephone: 8971 1107
Top End Children’s Services Unit telephone: 8922 7105
Central Children’s Services Unit telephone: 8951 5185
Toll Free: 1800 019 161
