Mental Health Conditions
Addictions and substance abuse
Addictions and substance abuse occur when someone is experiencing difficulties with alcohol, other drugs, or activities such as gambling, sex, internet use, eating, or social media.
Anxiety
When the symptoms of anxiety are persistent and severe and start causing distress and negatively affects a person's life, they may be experiencing an anxiety disorder.
Bipolar
Bipolar (previously called ‘manic depression’) is a mental health condition that causes our moods to fluctuate for days, weeks and sometimes months.
Borderline personality disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental health condition which causes a person’s feelings towards themselves and others to fluctuate between emotional extremes.
Depression
Experiences of depression can significantly affect the way someone feels, causing a persistent lowering of mood and experience other physical and psychological symptoms that can interfere with their life.
Narcissistic personality disorder
When someone is so self-focused that their relationships and working life begin to deteriorate, they may be experiencing something called narcissistic personality disorder.
Obsessive-compulsive (OCD)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that has two kinds of symptoms: obsessions and compulsions.
Personality conditions
A personality disorder affects a person's sense of self, their relationships with others and how they express their emotions. Common sub-types are borderline, narcissistic, antisocial, obsessive-compulsive, paranoid, or schizotypal personality disorder.
Post-Traumatic Stress
People who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event such as bullying, domestic violence or sexual abuse, are often diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychosis
If someone is struggling to tell what's real and what's not, or they're seeing or hearing things that aren’t really there, they may be experiencing psychosis.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is medical condition that affects the normal functioning of the brain, interfering with a person’s ability to think, feel and act.
Stress
Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed. Feeling a little bit stressed is not always a bad thing, but too much of it can have a negative impact on our physical and mental health.
Trauma
Trauma can happen following a very frightening or upsetting experience. The traumatic event may involve feeling significantly threatened physically or psychologically, or both.
If you or someone you know is in crisis
If you are worried you may harm yourself or someone else, or need immediate help for someone else in this situation:
Please call 000If you are in distress
Other helplines
- Beyond Blue | 1300 22 4636
- Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counseling | 1800 011 046
- MensLine Australia | 1300 78 99 78
- Defence All Hours Support Line | 1800 628 036
- QLife | 1800 184 527
- 13YARN| 13 92 76
Please select a state you live in
Suicide Call Back Service. Free professional telephone counselling & online chat available at suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Available 24/7
1800RESPECT Domestic Violence Counselling & Support Line. Online Chat at 1800respect.org.au or SMS on 0458 737 732
Available 24/7
13YARN First Nations Peoples Crisis Support Line. Call to talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter
Available 24/7
Defence All Hours Telephone Support Line. For Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and their families
Available 24/7
Access Mental Health Line. For people who have concerns about their own, or someone else’s mental health
Available 24/7
Canberra Head to Health. Phone, request a call canberraheadtohealth.com.au, or email at canberraheadtohealth.com.au
Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 8.30am-4:30pm.. Tuesday & Thursday (extended hours): 8:30am-6:30pm
NSW Hospital and Health Services State-wide Mental Health Line. Speak to a trained Mental Health Professional
Available 24/7
Head to Health. Phone to find your nearest centre. Support through Head to Health centres is free. No appointment or GP referral is required.
Hours vary.
NT Mental Health Line. For people who have concerns about their own, or someone else’s mental health. Speak to a trained mental health professional.
Available 24/7
Darwin Head to Health. Mental health and wellbeing support. Call, walk-in (16 Scaturchio St, Casuarina.), or email DarwinHeadtoHealth@neaminational.org.au
Monday to Friday 10 am -10 pm and Weekends 12 pm Midday to 8 pm.
1300 MH Call. A confidential mental health telephone triage service providing information, advise and referral.
Available 24/7
Head to Health. Phone to find your nearest centre. Support through Head to Health centres is free. No appointment or GP referral is required.
Hours vary.
SA Mental Health Triage. A confidential mental health telephone service, staffed by mental health clinicians, providing information, advise and referral.
Available 24/7
Urgent Mental Health Care Centre (UMHCC) located at 215 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, offers an alternative to presenting at hospital Emergency Departments for a mental health crisis.
Available 24/7
Head to Health. Phone to find your nearest centre. Support through Head to Health centres is free. No appointment or GP referral is required.
Hours vary.
Access Mental Health- Helpline Triage offering phone counselling, information and referral.
9am - 10pm
Head to Health. Phone to find your nearest centre. Support through Head to Health centres is free. No appointment or GP referral is required.
Hours vary.
Victoria Psychiatric Triage providing an initial assessment and identifies whether a person needs further assessment or referral.
Available 24/7
Geelong Head to Health. Call or walk-in at 8 Station Street, Norlane
Monday–Friday, 12pm–9pm and Saturday–Sunday/public holidays, 1pm – 6pm
Rurallink - An after-hours telephone service for people in rural and regional WA experiencing a mental health crisis
Weeknights 4:30pm-8:30pm / 24hrs on Weekends and Public Holidays
Peel -Mental Health Emergency Response Line. Call to speak with a trained mental health clinician. Callers referred to acute response teams.
Available 24/7
TTY - Mental Health Emergency Response Line.Call to speak with a trained mental health clinician. Callers referred to acute response teams.
Available 24/7
Metro - Mental Health Emergency Response Line. Call to speak with a trained mental health clinician. Callers referred to acute response teams.
Available 24/7
Perth Midland head to health. Phone or walk-in for Immediate or short to medium term support.
10am - 8pm
Head to Health. Phone to find your nearest centre. Support through Head to Health centres is free. No appointment or GP referral is required.
Hours vary.
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