Resources
Urgent Help
| Lifeline | Provides all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services |
13 11 14 www.lifeline.org.au |
| NSW Mental Health Line | A single number, state-wide 24-hour mental health telephone access service | 1800 011 511 |
| Suicide Call Back Service | A nationwide service that provides 24/7 telephone, video and online professional counselling | 1300 659 467 www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au |
Mental Health Organisations
| beyondblue | Provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health | 1300 22 4636 www.beyondblue.org.au |
| Kids Helpline | A free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25 | 1800 55 1800 www.kidshelpline.com.au |
| headspace | A free service that supports young people aged between 12 and 25 and their families going through a tough time | 1800 650 890 www.headspace.org.au |
| Mindspot Clinic | An online and telephone clinic providing free assessment and treatment services for Australian adults with anxiety or depression | 1800 61 44 34 www.mindspot.org.au |
| MensLine Australia | A telephone and online support, information and referral service for men | 1300 78 99 78 www.mensline.org.au |
| QLife | A nationally-oriented counselling and referral service for LGBTI people | 1800 184 527 www.qlife.org.au |
| National Indigenous Critical Response Service | Provides emotional and practical support to bereaved families and individuals impacted by a suicide or other traumatic loss | 1800 805 801 |
| Carers Australia | Short-term counselling and emotional and psychological support services for carers and their families | 1800 242 636 www.carersaustralia.com.au |
| 1800RESPECT | National sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service | 1800 737 732 www.1800respect.org.au |
| Child Protection Helpline | Call if you are concerned that a child or young person is demonstrating suicidal or self-harming behaviours and they are a danger to themselves and their parent/carer is neglecting their mental health care | 132 111 www.facs.nsw.gov.au |
| Relationships Australia | A provider of relationship support services for individuals, families and communities | 1300 364 277 www.relationships.org.au |
| Men’s Referral Service | Men’s Referral Service provide telephone counselling, information and referrals for men who use domestic and family violence | 1300 766 491 www.ntv.org.au |
| SANE | Australia Information about mental illness, treatments, where to go for support and help for carers | 1800 187 263 www.sane.org |
| Life in Mind | Life in Mind is a resource for the suicide prevention community and people looking for information about suicide. | www.lifeinmindaustralia.com.au |
