If you or a friend or family member need urgent support, day or night, these services and hotlines are here to help.

Some services offer online chats, apps and other resources.

Recommended services

• Mental health and wellbeing chevron_right

  Lifeline	13 11 14
  Mental Health Line (NSW)	1800 011 511
  Suicide Call Back Service	1300 659 467
  eheadspace	1800 650 890
  KidsHelpline	1800 55 1800
  BlackDog Institute	-
  1800 Respect Online Counselling	1800 737 732
  ReachOut Australia	-
  BeyondBlue	1300 22 4636
  QLife	1800 184 527
  Twenty10	02 8594 9555
  MindSpot	1800 61 44 34
  Head space	-

• Sexual assault and harassment chevron_right

  1800 RESPECT	1800 737 731
  Full Stop Australia	1800 FULL STOP (1800 385 578)
  Mensline Australia	1300 789 978
  Relationships Australia	1300 364 277
  Bravehearts	1800 272 831
  Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service (Formerly Sexual Assault Counselling Australia)	1800 211 028
  Rainbow Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Helpline (Formerly LGBTIQ+ Violence Service)	1800 497 212

• International Hotlines chevron_right

  USA National Suicide Prevention Lifeline	1-800-273-8255
  UK and Ireland Samaritans Helpline	116 123 or text 087 2 60 90 90
  Canada Suicide Hotline	5147 234 000 (Montreal) or 1866 277 3553 (Outside Montreal)
  New Zealand Lifeline	0800 543 354 or text 'Help' to 4357
  Hong Kong: Samaritans 24 hour Multi-lingual suicide prevention	2896 0000 or +852 28 960 000
  Hong Kong: Suicide Prevention Services	+852 2382 0000
  Nepal TPO Psychosocial Crisis Support Line	1660 010 2005 (Mon-Fri 930am-430pm)
  Other International hotlines	List of hotlines for 35 countries

• Emergency

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  If you or someone you know is in a life-threatening situation, please:

  Call Triple Zero (000)

  for police, fire brigade or ambulance assistance

  Emergency procedure flipchart

Popular resources

MindSpot

MindSpot is a free service for Australian adults who are experiencing difficulties with anxiety, stress, depression and low mood.

Black Dog Institute

The Black Dog Institute provides support for suicide prevention, digital innovation, lived experience, youth and workplace mental health.

Headspace

Headspace provides tailored and holistic mental health support to 12 - 25 year olds.

1800Respect

1800RESPECT is the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service.

Counselling services by state

• Australian Capital Territory chevron_right

  Mental Health Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team	1800 629 354 or 02 6205 1065
  Canberra Rape Crisis Centre	02 6247 8071

• New South Wales chevron_right

  24 Hour Mental Health Line (directed to local 24 hour services)	1800 011 511
  NSW Rape Crisis Centre	1800 424 017

• Northern Territory chevron_right

  Northern Territory Crisis Assessment Treatment Team	1800 682 288
  Sexual Assault Services (SARC)	08 8922 6472
  Darwin Crisis Line (Domestic Violence Service)	1800 019 116 or 8952 6048 (Alice Springs)

• Queensland chevron_right

  Queensland Mental Health Services	13 432 584
  Statewide Sexual Assault Help Line	1800 010 120

• South Australia chevron_right

  Mental Health Assessment and Crisis Intervention Service

  13 14 65

• Tasmania chevron_right

  Mental Health Services Helpline	1800 332 388
  Crisis Sexual Assault Support Service	03 6231 1817

• Victoria chevron_right

  Victoria's Mental Health Services Directory (24 hour services)	Contact information is broken down by regional area, see webpage for details
  Sexual Assault Crisis Line (CASA)	1800 806 292

• Western Australia chevron_right

  Rural Link (4.30pm-8.30am weekdays and 24 hours weekends)	1800 552 002
  Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MERL)	Metro callers 1300 555 788 or Peel Areas 1800 676 822
  Sexual Assault Resource Centre	1800 199 888 or 08 9340 1828

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