Resources and support

Victoria's 24/7 alcohol and other drug counselling, information and referral line, with a service finder searchable by suburb or postcode.

Free and confidential advice and referral, connecting to the service in your state or territory.

Victorian Department of Health information on accessing pharmacotherapy and finding an authorised prescriber (GP or nurse practitioner).

Victorian network structure that supports clinicians, referral pathways, training and local service coordination.

Local network for GPs, pharmacists, practice staff and AOD clinicians across the North West Melbourne catchment.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners training and guidance pathway for opioid-dependence prescribing.

Current Victorian Department of Health policy and supporting resources, including the take-away dose appropriateness checklist.

National addiction treatment, education and research centre. Clinical resources and professional education.

Weekly case-based addiction-medicine discussion forum facilitated by St Vincent’s, supporting clinicians who manage opioid dependence.

Victoria's real-time prescription monitoring system for monitored medicines. Mandatory clinical-decision support.

Medical research and public-health institute focused on hepatitis, HIV and blood-borne viruses, with community programs and harm-reduction research.

Information, support and a helpline for viral hepatitis, including testing and treatment pathways.

A partnership advancing community-based hepatitis C treatment and elimination, with care models and resources for clinicians.

HIV and sexual-health support, testing and counselling, including for people who use drugs.

Free, confidential sexual-health and HIV testing and treatment. No referral required.

Community health services across Melbourne’s west, including AOD support, harm reduction and primary care.

AOD treatment, counselling, withdrawal and residential rehabilitation services across Victoria.

Peer-based organisation supporting people who use drugs. Education, advocacy, peer naloxone training and community.

A peer-run advocacy, mediation and support service for people on opioid pharmacotherapy, run through Harm Reduction Victoria. Help with pharmacy or prescriber issues, and a peer voice on your side.

Mental health information, 24/7 support and referral, by phone and online.

Australian Government program providing free naloxone to people at risk of, or likely to witness, an opioid overdose.

Overdose prevention education, naloxone access and the Community Overdose Prevention and Education program.

24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention by phone, text and online chat.

Victoria's 24/7 AOD counselling and crisis line.

Free 24/7 phone and online counselling for anyone affected by suicidal thoughts, including carers and people bereaved by suicide.

Victorian 24/7 telephone and online counselling for suicide prevention, self-harm and crisis support.

A 24/7 crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, answered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lifeline-trained crisis supporters.

National 24/7 counselling, information and referral for family, domestic and sexual violence.

Support, information and a 24/7 line for families and carers of someone using alcohol or other drugs.