Open Doors Youth Service - Youth Suicide Prevention Project
Open Doors Youth Site | Contact
Kids Help Line: 1800 55 1800 (24 hours)
LGBT services - Rockhampton
- Gay Rocky
- Queensland
Association of Healthy Communities - Central Coast o promote the health
and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Queenslanders
Ph: 5451 1118
Email: ssc@qahc.org.au
Youth Support Coordinator
| Location: | Rockhampton |
| Region covered: | Central Queensland - Rockhampton and Yeppoon |
| Target group: | Youth at risk of disengaging from school |
| Age range: | 12 - 17 years |
| Services: | Provide direct support, referral and group work to students aged 12 - 17 years who are disengaging from school for various reasons. We work alongside families to help students achieve work and educational goals. |
| Contact: | Rachelle Ogden |
| Address: | 38 Armstrong Street, North Rockhampton, 4701 |
| Phone: | (07) 4922 2008 or 0419 781 445 |
| Fax: | (07) 49222049 |
| Email: | ysc@captrain.com.au |
| Referral process: | Self, parents, school and community |
Sandrock House
| Location: | Rockhampton Hospital campus, Canning Street |
| Region covered: | Central Queensland |
| Target group: | Any |
| Age range: | Any |
| Services: | Sexual health, HIV services, Hepatitis B & C services, women's health nurse, breast care nurse |
| Contact: | Caren Tucker (Nurse Unit Manager) |
| Address: | PO Box 4040, Rockhampton, QLD 4700 |
| Phone: | 4920 5555 |
| Fax: | 4920 5557 |
| Website: | www.health.qld.gov.au/sexhealth |
| Email: | sandrock_house@health.qld.gov.au |
| Referral process: | No referral needed except for Hepatitis Treatment Clinic |
| Other Information: | Free service, no medicare card needed, confidential |
Girls Time Out
| Location: | Rockhampton |
| Region covered: | Rockhampton and Mount Morgan |
| Young women | |
| Age range: | 12 - 25 years |
| Services: | Drop-in centre Monday to Friday from 2pm to 5pm. Free afternoon tea, workshops,
SMS and email support. Individual support, arts & crafts, transport provided. Somewhere to chill out, play pool, be yourself |
| Contact: | Jo Thomas, Mandy Callaghan, Michelle Shields |
| Address: | 137 Musgrave Street, North Rockhampton (near Eagle Boys Pizza) |
| Phone: | 4922 7236 or 0437926833 |
| Fax: | 4922 9008 |
| Email: | supportworker.gto@bigpond.com |
| Referral process: | Information (brochures, posters) on other services staff in regular contact
with other services can be an advocate on behalf on clients |
| Other Information: | Help with accomodation, employment, be an advocate for clients |
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
| Location: | Rockhampton |
| Region covered: | Rockhampton region |
| Target group: | Anyone with gender different issues |
| Age range: | All |
| Services: | Providing information about gay, lesbian, transgender issues. Providing a safe meeting environment to discuss LGBT issues. |
| Contact: | Neville and Rosemary Kasewski |
| Address: | 111A High Street, Rockhampton |
| Phone: | (07) 4928 7275 |
| Email: | rosiejnevillek@bigpond.com.au |
| Referral process: | Information (brochures, posters) on other services staff in regular contact
with other services can be an advocate on behalf on clients |
| Other Information: | Help with accomodation, employment, be an advocate for clients |