Community Links

The Karitane Careline is a 7-day per week service. Child and Family Health Nurses are available for consultation on a wide range of issues concerning infants and children from birth to five (5) years of age. If the Child and Family Health Nurse is busy on another call your phone call will go onto an answering machine. Staff will return your call at the earliest opportunities. The Careline is for non-urgent inquiries. If your child is unwell and you are not certain if s/he requires immediate attention contact your local doctor or telephone the Emergency Number 000.

Kids Kare Line is a telephone advisory service designed to help make informed decisions about children’s health. The service operates from 2.45pm – 10.45pm daily is staffed by experienced paediatric nurses who an offer personalised advice and information to families.

MotherSafe provides a comprehensive counselling service for women and their healthcare providers concerned about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Providing support to families with a child under six who has recently been diagnosed with disability or has developmental concerns.

If you have a concern for your child’s development and require assistance in managing your child’s needs, Northcott’s EarlyStart Diagnosis Support service is there to support you and your family.

For more information please contact Anastasia Dunstan on (02) 4935 0400 or [email protected]

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Parent Line is a telephone counselling, information and referral service for parents of children ages 0 to 18 who live in New South Wales.  Our service includes the  Early Childhood Intervention Infoline since early 2011.

Parents, grandparents and carers anywhere in the state can call Parent Line on 1300 1300 52 for no more than the cost of a local call. We are available 24 hours every day including public holidays.

Calls are answered directly by our team of trained, professional counsellors. Our staff are paid professionals with training in parenting programs and qualifications in social work or psychology. Each of our counselling staff have many years of experience in helping families deal with ordinary parenting dilemmas and a range of more difficult problems.

Providing up-to-date poisons information to members of the public

Please visit the website for more information.