In a life threatening emergency dial Triple Zero (000)
Mental Health
Call Mental Health Triage on
1800 629 354
(free call except from mobiles or public phones) or
6205 1065
Poisons Hotline
For a poison emergency in Australia call
131126
Drug and Alcohol Help Line
The Drug and Alcohol Help Line is available 24-hours, 7 days a week on
5124 9977
Health Protection Service
For after hours urgent public health matters including environmental health, radiation safety, food poisoning and communicable disease management phone:
(02) 5124 9700
healthdirect
ACT State Emergency Service
Emergency help
during flood or storms
In 2017, around three-quarters (74.3%) of secondary students surveyed described themselves as non-drinkers. The proportion of students identifying as non-drinkers decreased with age for both males (p<0.0001) and females (p<0.0001). The proportion of students describing themselves as 'occasional drinkers' or 'party drinkers' increased with age (p for trend <0.0001) and peaked among 17-year-olds at 27.2% for 'occasional drinkers' and 30.0% for 'party drinkers'.