Call Mental Health Triage on
1800 629 354
(free call except from mobiles or public phones) or
6205 1065
For a poison emergency in Australia call
131126
The Drug and Alcohol Help Line is available 24-hours, 7 days a week on
5124 9977
For after hours urgent public health matters including environmental health, radiation safety, food poisoning and communicable disease management phone:
(02) 5124 9700
Emergency help
during flood or storms
Australia's screen time guidelines recommend two hours or less of electronic media for entertainment purposes each day for five to 17 year olds.
In 2017, there was no significant difference between boys (80.9%) and girls (77.0%) exceeding the screen time guideline for entertainment (p=0.3640).