Suicide Helplines and Contacts for Help Seeking

General

Lifeline: 13 11 14
National 24 hour telephone counselling service for the cost of a local call

Mens Line Australia: 1300 78 99 78
www.menslineaus.org.au/cms/index.html
National 24 hour telephone counselling service for the cost of a local call

Salvo Counselling Line: 1300 36 36 22
24 hour telephone counselling service

SANE Australia Helpline: 1800 18 SANE(7263); helpline@sane.org
www.sane.org
Operates Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm EST
National Free Call number

beyondblue Information Line: 1300 22 46 36
For information about depression, anxiety and related substance abuse disorders, available treatments and where to get help, for the cost of a local call

Youth

Kids Help Line: 1800 551 800
National 24 hour free telephone counselling service for children and young people under the age of 18.

Reach Out! Youth Website
www.reachout.com.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
 

Vibe Australia
Healthy Vibe: Race Around the Surgery
www.vibe.com.au
Allows you to serach for services by location

Multicultural

Multicultural Mental Health Australia
www.mmha.org.au/servicesdatabase
Allows you to search for services by location and language

State Crisis and Specialist Referral Lines

ACT
(02) 6205 1065 or 1800 629 354

NSW
Mental Health Information Service (referral)
(Monday to Friday 12:30pm to 4:30pm)
Sydney - (02) 9816 5688
National  - 1300 794 991

NT
Darwin (08) 8999 4988 (crisis)
Alice Springs (08) 8951 7710 (crisis)

QLD
(07) 3426 8440 (referral)

SA
131 465 (crisis)

TAS 
(03) 6233 2388 or 1800 332 388 (crisis)

VIC
1300 363 746

WA
1300 555 788 (crisis)
1800 552 002 (Rural Link)