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Kids Helpline is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged up to 25. Counsellors respond to more than 10,000 calls each week about issues ranging from relationship breakdown and bullying to sexual abuse, homelessness, suicidal thoughts, and drug and alcohol usage.

Kids Help Line is primarily funded from the revenue-raising activities of BoysTown through its lotteries. BoysTown and Kids Help Line are initiatives of the De La Salle Brothers. Kids Help Line is also supported by their corporate sponsor Optus, State and Federal funding, and through individual donations, fundraising events, trusts and funds.

Kids Helpline provide telephone and online councelling services.

Phone councelling is available on a freecall number: 1800 55 1800

Online councelling is available at selected times through the Kids Helpline website and via email.

Kids Helpline has five operational principles. These child centred principles influence practice and management decisions at Kids Helpline.

Operational Principles

confidentiality and anonymity
all callers are treated with respect
callers are free to choose the gender of the counsellor to whom they speak
callers are able to access the same counsellor if they wish to call back
callers are encouraged to give feedback about Kids Help Line and the service they receive

Similar Services

Kids Help Phone http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/en/ (canada)
Childline http://www.childline.org.uk/ (UK)

External links

Kids Helpline Website

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-'''Kids Help Line''' is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged up to 25. Counsellors respond to more than 10,000 calls each week about issues ranging from relationship breakdown and bullying to sexual abuse, homelessness, suicidal thoughts, and drug and alcohol usage.
+'''Kids Helpline''' is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged up to 25. Counsellors respond to more than 10,000 calls each week about issues ranging from relationship breakdown and bullying to sexual abuse, homelessness, suicidal thoughts, and drug and alcohol usage.
 Kids Help Line is primarily funded from the revenue-raising activities of [[BoysTown]] through its lotteries.  [[BoysTown]] and Kids Help Line are initiatives of the [[De La Salle Brothers]].  Kids Help Line is also supported by their corporate sponsor [[Optus]], State and Federal funding, and through individual donations, fundraising events, trusts and funds.
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 Phone councelling is available on a freecall number: ''1800 55 1800''
-Online councelling is available at selected times through the Kids helpline website and via email.
+Online councelling is available at selected times through the Kids Helpline website and via email.
-Kids Help Line has five operational principles. These child centred principles influence practice and management decisions at Kids Help Line.
+Kids Helpline has five operational principles. These child centred principles influence practice and management decisions at Kids Helpline.
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.kidshelp.com.au Kids Help Line Website]
+*[http://www.kidshelp.com.au Kids Helpline Website]
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