Useful contacts and links
Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC)
The numbers below are the numbers to contact ADHC to refer a client to ADHC for services; to get information about local services or referral to non-government services.
Information, referral and intake
Metro South
Tel- (02) 9334 3700
Email- Information[dot]Referral[at]dhs[dot]nsw[dot]gov[dot]au
Metro North
Tel- (02) 9841 9350
Email- MetroNorth[dot]Intake[at]dhs[dot]nsw[dot]gov[dot]au
Hunter
Tel- 02) 4978 6222
Toll free- 1300 205 268
Email- DisabilityIntake-Newcastle[at]dhs[dot]nsw[dot]gov[dot]au
Address-
Level 5, 670 Hunter Street,
Newcastle West NSW 2302
Australia
Northern
Tel- (02) 6621 1400
Toll free- 1300 364 563
Email- IRI[dot]NorthernRegion[at]dhs[dot]nsw[dot]gov[dot]au
Southern
Tel- (02) 6128 9200
Toll free- 1300 841 566
Fax- (02) 6128 9211
Email- Disability[dot]Intake-Western[at]dhs[dot]nsw[dot]gov[dot]au
Western
Tel- (02) 6841 1594
Toll free- 1300 134 450
Fax- (02) 6841 1591
Email- Disability[dot]Intake-Western[at]dhs[dot]nsw[dot]gov[dot]au
Address-
Level 1 130 Brisbane Street,
Dubbo NSW 2830
Australia
Community Justice Program (CJP)
Tel- (02) 9841 9214
CJP is a specialist forensic service for people with intellectual disability involved in the criminal justice system. It can provide accommodation, case management, and clinical and behavioural assessment and support services to people with intellectual disability who are exiting custody or to those who have a history of incarceration. It also targets individuals identified as requiring specialist support on re-entering the community.