QLD

Child Safety Services

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services
111 George Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
P: 1800 811 810 (Free call QLD only)
E: info@childsafety.qld.gov.au
W: www.communities.qld.gov.au/childsafety/about-us/contact-us/child-safety-servicecentres

Children’s Guardian

Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) for children
Level 3, 363 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000
P: (07) 3225 8325 or 1800 661 533
E: child@publicguardian.qld.gov.au
W: www.publicguardian.qld.gov.au/

CREATE State

15 Lever Street, Albion QLD 4010
P: (07) 3317 6020 or 1800 655 105
E: queensland@create.org.au
W: create.org.au/who-we-are/state-teams/qld/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CREATEfnd

Housing Services

P: 13QGOV (13 74 68)
W: www.hpw.qld.gov.au

Homelessness Services

Ph: 1800 474 753 (1800 HPI QLD) – free call
E: psosupport@smartservice.qld.gov.au 

Information for Young People

W: https://www.qld.gov.au/youth/ 

Transition to Independent Living Allowance (TILA)

For support to apply for TILA contact your caseworker or your nearest Child Safety Service Centre
P: 1800 811 810 (QLD only) or (07) 3224 8045
TTY: (07) 3012 8655
W: https://www.qld.gov.au/youth/family-social-support/transition-to-independence/ 
E: info@childsafety.qld.gov.au

Sexual Health Service

True (True Relationships and Reproductive Health)
230 Lutwyche Road, Windsor QLD 4030
E: info@true.org.au
W: www.true.org.au

Disability Service

Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services QLD
P: 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
TTY: 133 677
E: disabilityinfo@disability.qld.gov.au
W: www.communities.qld.gov.au/disability/support-and-services/contact-us/disabilityservices-regional-offices

Mental Health Service

QLD Health – General Health Information and Referral Service
P: 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) – cost of a local call, 24 hour service

Driver’s licence

Department of Transport and Main Roads
P: 13 23 80
W: https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/licensing/ for list of local Transport offices across QLD

TAFE QLD

P: 1300 308 233
W: www.tafe.qld.gov.au

After Care Services

Next Step After Care services 
Next Step After Care services provide help across Queensland to young people 15-21 years of age who have been in care to sort out any issues, no matter how big or small, e.g. housing, training, finances, health, relationships with family and friends, legal advice, and more …

P: 1800NEXTSTEP (639 878)
E: info@nextstepaftercare.com.au
W: nextstepaftercare.com.au/

YHARS (youth housing and reintegration service)

• Provides a coordinated and integrated response to the complex needs of young people aged 12-21 years at the time of referral, who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness, and who:
  – are transitioning or who have transitioned from the care of the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (Child Safety) or have recently exited from care or, are transitioning to the community following a period of sentence or remand in a Youth Detention
  Centre or
  – have been “sleeping rough” or living in unstable or temporary housing arrangements

W: www.qld.gov.au/youth/family-social-support/yhars-youth-housing/

Sortli

Sortli (a contraction of the phrase ‘sort out your life’) is a free mobile app for young people to help with the transition to independence. This app was specifically designed by young people at CREATE and focuses on seven key areas of identity, relationships, finding a place to live, health, finances, gaining education and looking for a job, and general living skills.

Available on Apple, Android or Microsoft mobile devices.