Crisis Support
If you are in a life-threatening situation call;
Emergency (Police/Ambulance/Fire): Ph: 000 | Ph: 112 (mobile phones with no network coverage)
If you or a friend are experiencing suicidal ideation. Help is available right now;
Lifeline: Ph: 13 11 14
Suicide Call Back Service: 24/7 phone and online counselling: Ph: 1300 659 467
NSW Mental Health Line: Ph: 1800 011 511
If you are worried about your own, or a friend’s, mental health;
- NSW Mental Health Line: Ph: 1800 011 511
Further Crisis Services
Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia: Ph: 1800 424 017
Domestic Violence Line: Ph: 1800 656 463
Child Protection Helpline: Ph: 132 111
Family Crisis Service: Ph: 1800 066 777
UNSW Services
UNSW Mental Health Connect: Ph: 9385 5418
UNSW Mental Health Connect After-Hours Text Line (Mon-Fri 5pm-9am and all weekend): 0485 826 595
UNSW Security: Ph: 9385 6666 (emergency)
Mental Health Support
- SANE Mental Illness Helpline: Ph: 1800 187 263
- WayAhead Anxiety Disorders Information Line: Ph: 1300 794 992
- MindSpot Phone Clinic (Anxiety & Depression): Ph: 1800 614 434
- Butterfly Foundation Support Line (Eating Disorders): Ph: 1800 334 673
- Mensline: Ph: 1300 789 978
- Beyondblue: Ph: 1300 224 636
- Headspace: Ph: 1800 650 890
Youth-Specific
Headspace: Ph: 1800 650 890
Kids Helpline (5-25 years): Ph: 1800 551 800
ReachOut.com (18-25) provides free, online chat with peer worker as well as online resources
Free Online Counselling Help
- ReachOut.com (18-25) provides free, online chat with peer worker as well as online resources
- MindSpot.org - 18+, free online counselling service for Australian adults experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and chronic pain.
- Suicide Call Back Service - 24/7 phone and online counselling to people affected by suicide: Ph: 1300 659 467
- SANE - free digital and telehealth services for people with recurring, persistent or complex mental health issues and trauma, and for their families and friends
Multicultural
Brother to Brother - Crisis line for Aboriginal men staffed by Aboriginal men, including Elders, who have lived experience: Ph: 1800 435 799
13YARN – 24hr support from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporters: Ph: 13 92 76
Embrace Multicultural Mental Health – Provides Mental Health Resources and Support in various languages
Shapes and Sounds - Asian Australian Mental Health
Interactive Online Self-Help
MindSpot Clinic: The MindSpot Clinic is a free online service for people dealing with symptoms of depression or anxiety. They provide free online screening assessments to help you learn about your symptoms and free treatment courses to help you recover, as well as help to find local support services.
MoodGYM: MoodGYM is based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and helps you to understand the relationship between your thoughts and emotions. It uses a variety of methods to help you deal with stress and depression, from information modules and games to relaxation techniques.
THIS WAY UP offers proven FREE online courses in: Coping with Stress, Intro to Mindfulness, Managing Insomnia, Student Wellbeing
ReachOut.com helps under 25s with everyday questions through to tough times. Visit now to get the tools you need to make life easier.
MyCompass is an online self-help program for people who have been feeling down, stressed or anxious or simply want to build good mental health. It delivers proven psychological techniques used by psychologists to help you recognise unhelpful thoughts, feeling and behaviours and gain the skills to manage them.
E-Couch is an Anxiety and Worry Program is an interactive self-help program developed by the Australian National University, which you can access anonymously and work through at your own pace. It provides evidence-based information, self-help tools and toolkits.
Made-4-Me Program from Mental Health Online is a free online program designed to help you learn skills and strategies relevant to your specific symptoms, including depression, anxiety and panic, and ultimately improve your quality of life. The Made-4-Me program includes information, videos, exercises, and optional support from a therapist via email, chat or video.