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Mental Health Conditions

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 000

If you are in distress

Other helplines

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

MensLine Australia. Phone and online counselling - mensline.org.au

Available 24/7

Beyond Blue. Online counselling, forums, and webchat

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.

Health Direct. Speak to a registered nurse for healthcare advice.

Available 24/7

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.

NURSE-ON-CALL. Speak with a registered nurse for advice.

Available 24/7

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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