Our National Hotline operates during normal working hours (8am-4pm). If you are phoning after hours, please leave a message and our counsellor will get back to you as soon as possible. Help is also availabe from your nearest Girls & Boys Town office:

Gauteng: 011 482 2655
Western Cape: 021 671 5041
KwaZulu-Natal: 031 201 6110
Port Elizabeth: 041 373 9036

Outside normal office hours, please contact Life Line or your local police station for help.

For children, there are many people who are ready to help:

• parents
• the Child Protection unit
• a Teacher or other responsible adult
• Childline 0800 055 555
• your minister of religion
• your local police station

For further assistance, try the links in the notebook alongside.