Advocacy Agencies
Citizen Advocacy South Australia
Focus on members of the community who are believed to have an intellectual disability, are often neglected, vulnerable and alone, and who need someone to speak up for them and represent their interest.
20 Myers Street,Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8410 6644
Email: office.citzenadvocacy@gmail.com
Website: www.citizenadvocacysa.com.au
Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of South Australia Inc (DACSSA)
DACSSA delivers free advocacy services to people living with disability, their families and carers state-wide. This includes NDIS Appeals Services.
Ground Floor, 33 Franklin Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Telephone: (08) 7122 6030
Email: admin@dacssa.org.au
Website: www.dacssa.org.au
Brain Injury SA
Range of advocacy services (individual, family, self and systemic advocacy) for people living with an acquired Brain Injury.
70 Light Square, Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8217 7600
Email: info@braininjurysa.org.au
Website: www.braininjurysa.org.au
OPAN – Older Persons Advocacy Services
Wide range of advocacy services for older people.
Telephone: 1800 700 600
Website: www.opan.com.au
Disability Rights Advocacy Service Inc (formerly known as MALSSA)
Promotes the rights and interest of people with a disability and their families and carers. Advocacy services include education and schooling, housing, equipment, support services, access to premises and programs, Centrelink benefits and SACAT issues.
Shop 4/80 Henley Beach Road, Mile End SA 5031
Telephone: 08 8351 9500
Email: admin@dras.com.au
Website: www.dras.com.au
Independent Advocacy SA
Advocacy services for people who have an intellectual disability or who are labelled or treated as having an intellectual disability.
99 Frome Street, Adelaide. SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8232 6200
Freecall: 1800 999 884
Email: indepadv@internode.on.net
Website: www.independentadvocacysa.org.au
Advocacy for Disability Access and Inclusion Inc
Provides advocacy support for people living with a disability and their families.
149 Currie Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8340 4450
Email: reception@advocacyfordisability.org.au
Website: www.advocacyfordisability.org.au
Tenant’s Information and Advocacy Service (TIAS)
Provides free, independent advice and advocacy to help people on low incomes sustain their tenancies in private rental, community or public housing.
135–139 Currie Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8405 8540
Free Call: 1800 060 462
Email: tias@syc.net.au
Community Mediation Services
Provides shuttle and face to face mediation and conflict management – primarily neighbourhood disputes.
43 Franklin St Adelaide, SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8342 1800
Email: mediation@unitingcommunities.org
Email: enquiries@unitingcommunities.org
Website: www.unitingcommunities.org/services/financial-legal-services/mediation-services/
Other Agencies
Consumer and Business Services – Tenancies Branch
Advice on tenancy issues
91 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: 131 882
Email: ocbatenancyadvice@sa.gov.au
National Disability Insurance Scheme
NDIS participants can make a complaint to the Commissioner in relation to any issue arising out of, or in connection with a service provided by a NDIS provider.
Free Call: 1800 035 544
Email: contact@ndiscommission.gov.au
Website: www.ndis.gov.au
Centrelink
Website: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/centrelink
Housing SA
Website: www.housing.sa.gov.au
Crisis Lines
Beyond Blue
Telephone: 1300 224 636
Website: www.beyondblue.org.au
Lifeline Australia
Telephone: 13 11 14
Website www.lifeline.org.au
Mental Health Triage Service
SA Health Mental Health Triage Service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This service is the main point of access into the mental health service, can provide information, advice in an emergency or crisis situation.
Telephone: 13 14 65
Website: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/Public+Content/SA+Health+Internet/
Child Abuse Report Line
To report a reasonable suspicion that a child has been or is being abused or neglected phone. The report line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 000 in an emergency.
Telephone: 13 14 78
Website: Report Child Abuse – sa.gov.au
South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Helps people in South Australia resolve issues within specific areas of law, either through agreement at a conference or through a decision of the Tribunal at a hearing.
Level 4, 100 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA
Telephone: 1800 723 767
Email: sacat@sacat.sa.gov.au
Website: www.sacat.sa.gov.au
Office of Public Advocate Guardianship Board
Provides information and advice on a diverse range of issues affecting people with a cognitive disability or impaired mental capacity.
Level 8, Chesser House, 95 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA
Telephone: 08 8342 8200
Tol Free: 1800 066 969 (Country SA)
Email: opa@agd.sa.gov.au
Website: www.opa.sa.gov.au
Legal Aid Commission
Provide free legal information and advice and some people are also able to access legal representation.
24 hours a day 7 days a week.
9 Gawler Place, Adelaide SA
Telephone: 1300366424
Website: www.lsc.sa.gov.au
SA Directory of Community Services
SAcommunity is South Australia’s community information directory. Its purpose is to enable you to:
- find out about help available from government, non-government and community services in SA
- find out how you can connect with and get involved in your community
Level 1, 25 Leigh Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8212 8555
Website: www.sacommunity.org
SA Gov Concession Finder
Helps South Australians on low or fixed incomes access a range of concessions to help with household and other expenses.
Website: www.sa.gov.au/topics/care-and-support/concessions-and-grants/concessions
Emergency and Crisis situations
Accessing services in emergency or crisis situations.
Website: www.sa.gov.au/topics/housing/emergency-shelter-and-homelessness/accessing-services
Housing options
Website: www.sa.gov.au/topics/housing
Help paying a bond or rent
Website: www.sa.gov.au/topics/housing/renting-and-letting/tenancy-bonds/help-paying-bond-and-rent
Uniting Communities – Homelessness Support
Website: www.unitingcommunities.org/homelessness-emergency-community-support/homelessness-gateway-service/
Homelessness Gateway Services
For people that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless/losing their tenancy.
Telephone: 1800 003 308
Youth Gateway Service (Trace a Place)
Telephone: 1800 807 364
Domestic Violence and Aboriginal Family Violence Gateway Service
Telephone: 1800 800 098
