Multicultural Support Services
All of us need help at different moments in our life. The following list includes services that can help you when you need.
If someone is injured or at immediate risk of hurting themselves or someone else, please call 000 immediately.
Alcohol and Drug Information Service
Phone: 1800 422 599
24-hour phone support.
The Alcohol and Drug Information Centres are state and territory-based services that offer information, advice, referral, intake, assessment and support 24 hours a day. They offer services for individuals, their family and friends, general practitioners, other health
professionals and business and community groups. Click Here
Gambling Solutions
Phone: 4344 7992
Gambling Solutions Central Coast offers free counselling, support and education to anyone affected in any way by problem gambling. Our counsellors are highly qualified in providing specialised treatment in the complexities of gambling addiction. Click Here
NSW Sexual Violence Helpline
Phone: 1800 424 017
For anyone in NSW impacted by sexual assault (including friends, families and supporters). Available 24/7. Click here.
Mosaic Multicultural Connections Central Coast
Over the past 40 years, we have assisted people from migrant and refugee backgrounds and their communities across Newcastle, the Hunter, Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast, and New England. Click here for more info.
Central Coast Information:
Phone: 02 4334 3877
Email: centralcoast@mosaicmc.org.au
Address: Tuggerah Lakes Community Centre 1 Bay Village Road Bateau Bay NSW 2261
Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Emergency Accommodation Services
Coast Shelter
Phone: 4325 3540
Link2Home Hotline
Phone: 1800 152 152
24-hour State-wide homeless support and accommodation. Click Here
eMental Health Resources
eMental Health Resources are an online, mostly free CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) based therapy modules that can be completed at home on a mobile phone, tablet device or computer. eMental health resources are evidence based, with most reporting that 97% of users found the online modules useful and would recommend them to a friend or relative to use.