We have detailed all our main mental health support links and resources for a varying range of situations and experiences.
Crisis Support Resources
We offer these resources when we have a caller in immediate severe emotional distress who would benefit from short term and immediate crisis support. Often we will provide a longer term option through our service, but complement that support with access short term to one of these crisis support lines.
| Crisis Support Resource | Resource details |
|---|---|
| Lifeline – 13 11 14 | This is a 24 hour national number who can help put you in contact with a crisis service in your state. |
| Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467 | This is a 24 hour national number for people who are suicidal, carers for someone who is suicidal or bereaved by suicide. |
| Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800 | This is a telephone counselling service for young people aged 5 years to 25 years of age. |
| 1800 RESPECT – 1800 737 732 | This is a 24 hour national Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Counselling Line for any Australian who has experienced, or is at risk of, family and domestic violence and/or sexual assault. |
| Life Goes On – 1300 364 673 | 24/7 telephone counselling for patient/families facing the challenges of a serious illness/ care at the end of life/ bereavement |
Free Info and Referral
| Free Info and Referral | Resource details |
|---|---|
| Sane Australia – 1800 18 7263 | 5 weekdays Information about symptoms and treatments related to mental illness and how to care for yourself. |
| Grief Link – www.grieflink.asn.au |
Online Support Groups
| Online Support Groups | Resource details |
|---|---|
| Mi Networks | Depression, anxiety, bipolar, youth carers, indigenous aussies, eating disorders, grief and loss, parenting, assault, bullying, physical illness |
| Beyond Blue | 4pm-10pm.Anxiety, depression and related disorders |
| Counselling Online.org | Drug and alcohol support |
Support Groups
| Support Groups | Resource details |
|---|---|
| For general issues | CAN Mental Health Reality Check ACT Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia NT CentaCare Cairns Neami National Lifeline Centres Australia CAN Health |
| For depression, anxiety and mood disorder issues | Black Dog Institute Serenity NSW GROW (NSW, ACT, Darwin, QLD, Cairns, SA, Tas, VIC) Mental Health Foundation ACT Post and Ante Natal Depression Support and Information Depression and Bipolar Meet-up Group QLD Hand Up Townsville Mental Health Foundation of Victoria The Shack (borderline personality disorder) Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria Even Keel Bipolar Support Group WA |
| For grief and loss issues | griefline.org.au (03) 9935 7400 |
| For bereaved people- those who have lost someone dear to them | The Compassionate Friends- different groups for different states Ever After Widowed- for widows/widowers with young children Legacy- cares for families of deceased veterans Bears of Hope- (for loss of baby during pregnangy/birth or infancy) SOS Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Association Solace Association Support After Suicide (provided by Jesuit Social Services) |
| For anger management issues | Calling local council for information on support groups being run in the area Mensline |
| For eating disorders issues | Eating Disorders VIC BeyondBlue |
| For drug and alcohol issues | Counsellingonline.org ADIS |
| For carers issues | ARAFMI Carers Australia FYRENIYCE |
| For youth issues | Reality Check ACT |
Free Telephone and/or Online Counselling
We offer these services in the instances where we can’t find a promising therapist match via our network that would be convenient for the caller.
| Free Telephone and/or Online Counselling | Resource Details |
|---|---|
| MensLine – 1300 789 978 24/7 – Phone and online | This national service supports men and boys who are dealing with family and relationship difficulties. |
| Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Services – 1800 011 046 24/7 – Phone only | Counselling and group programs for veterans and families |
| QLife – 1800 184 527 Operates: 5:30pm to 10:30pm daily via phone and online | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities |
| Carers Australia – 1800 242 636 Operates: 9am to 5pm. | Short-term emotional/psychological support for carers and families |
| eHeadspace Operates: 9am to 1am via phone and online. | (12-25yo) |
| Counselling Online- www.counsellingonline.org.au 24/7 online. 1800 888 236 | Drug and alcohol related issues |
| For children | Kids helplinee Headspace Child Abuse Prevention Service |
| Drug and Alcohol | Counselling Online ADIS |
| Relationships | Relationships Australia http://www.relationships.org.au/ Ph: 1300 364 277 Mensline Carers Australia |
| Depression and anxiety – 1300 224 636 | Beyondblue |
| CAN Health – 1300 135 846 or (Sydney direct – 02 9114 8150) | Peer support services, organisation run by people who identify with mental illness. |
| MensLine Australia – 1300 78 99 78 | Telephone and online support service for men. |
