About the Victorian Quitline (13 7848)
Quitline (13 7848) is a confidential, evidence-based telephone counselling service. The Victorian Quitline operates Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm AEST.
Highly skilled, friendly Quitline counsellors deliver behavioural interventions to help people stop smoking. This includes helping people to:
- Identify and manage triggers to smoke
- Manage nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings
- Build motivation, skills and confidence to quit
Quitline (13 7848) can also support people of all ages to stop vaping, and can also help people who are using vapes to quit smoking.
Find out more about how Quitline can help:
Aboriginal Quitline is also available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who smoke and/or vape.
Quitline is a safe space for people in LGBTIQA+ communities.
Quitline is tailored to meet the needs of priority populations, including people living with a mental illness, youth and pregnant women.
People who have a hearing or speech impairment can call via the National Relay Service. The option of an interpreter is also available for people who speak a language other than English.
There are many ways to contact Quitline:
- Call 13 7848 Mon - Fri 8am-8pm
- Text ‘call back’ to 0482 090 634
- Message us on Facebook Messenger @quitvic or WhatsApp 61 385 832 920
- Complete a ‘request a call back’ form online
- Health professionals can complete an online referral form
More information about the Quitline's purpose, mission and scope.
You can help us improve by letting us know when you think we could do better and when we got it right. To help us improve, please go to our Complaints and Compliments page.
Commitment to Child Safety
All children involved with Quitline have a right to feel and be safe, heard and happy. Quitline is committed to being a child safe and child friendly service that recognises and respects the rights of children and young people. We recognise our responsibilities in keeping children safe from harm or risk of harm by people associated with this service. We have a zero-tolerance approach to harming children or putting them at risk of harm, and will ensure child harm and risk of harm are prevented, responded to and reported appropriately.
Quitline is committed to respecting and supporting children and young people in age-appropriate ways that are culturally safe and inclusive. Quitline encourages the reporting of concerns; we will respond to complaints promptly, thoroughly and fairly, and to immediately act to secure protection for children at risk.
Please do give us feedback – we want to improve how we help young people:
Our Complaints and Compliments management procedures are designed to support children, young people, vulnerable adults and their guardians or carers to make a complaint and be part of the complaints management process.
