From all of us at QCOSS we hope you have a happy and safe festive season. We are looking forward to 2025 and what we can achieve together. Our office will be closed from 3:00pm Friday, 20 December. We reopen on Monday, 6 January 2025.

During the Christmas period many other community service organisations will also close their doors. If you or your clients need support during the holiday season here is a list of helpful contacts:

• 1800RESPECT: National domestic, family, and sexual violence counselling service.
  Phone: 1800 737 732
  Website: 1800respect.org.au
• Queensland Government – 13Family Hotline: Support for families and children.
  Phone: 13 32 64
• Family Drug Support Australia: Assistance for families dealing with drug and alcohol issues.
  Phone: 1300 368 186
  Website: fds.org.au
• DVConnect Crisis Support: Domestic violence support services.
  Womensline: 1800 811 811
  Mensline: 1800 600 636
  Sexual Assault Line: 1800 010 120
  Website: dvconnect.org
• Gambling Help: Support for gambling-related issues.
  Phone: 1800 858 858
  Website: gamblinghelponline.org.au
• Griefline: Counselling for grief and loss.
  Phone: 1300 845 745
  Website: griefline.org.au
• Kids Helpline: Counselling for young people aged 5 to 25.
  Phone: 1800 55 1800
  Website: kidshelpline.com.au
• Lifeline: Crisis support and suicide prevention.
  Phone: 13 11 14
  Website: lifeline.org.au
• MensLine Australia: Support for men with family and relationship concerns.
  Phone: 1300 789 978
  Website: mensline.org.au
• MiNetworks: Mental health support services.
  Phone: 1800 985 944
  Website: mifa.org.au
• 13 HEALTH: Non-urgent medical assistance.
  Phone: 13 43 25 84
  Website: health.qld.gov.au
• Poisons Information Line: Advice on poisoning.
  Phone: 13 11 26
  Website: health.qld.gov.au
• PoliceLink: Non-urgent police assistance.
  Phone: 13 14 44
  Website: police.qld.gov.au
• Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group: Support for families affected by homicide.
  Phone: 1800 774 744
  Website: qhvsg.org.au
• Suicide Call Back Service: Counselling for those affected by suicide.
  Phone: 1300 659 467
  Website: suicidecallbackservice.org.au

Emergency Services: Dial 000 in an emergency situation.