Treatment & Therapies
Antidepressant Medication
Antidepressant medications are often used to treat depression, anxiety and related mental health conditions.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a type of talk therapy that looks at how your thoughts, feelings, and actions affect your problems.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a type of therapy that uses proven methods to help people make changes to their behaviour. The goal is to become more aware of your thoughts and feelings and choosing how to act based on what's important to you.
Antipsychotic Medication
People experiencing schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder often find antipsychotic medications helpful in reducing or eliminating their symptoms.
Complementary Therapies
Complementary therapies don't treat mental health conditions but are used to help improve our overall health and well-being, for example to help feel better physically and emotionally.
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy is a medical treatment for severe depression, bipolar disorder and psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia, and may be recommended when other treatments are ineffective.
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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