Financial support

Crisis Support – Phone and online counselling

• Lifeline
  24/7 phone counselling, and online crisis support chat available each evening
• Suicide Call Back Service
  1300 659 467 – National 24/7 professional telephone & online counselling for anyone affected by suicide.
• Beyond Blue Support Service
  1300 224 636 – Telephone (24/7), online and email counselling.
• 1800RESPECT
  1800 737 732 – 24/7 phone & online counselling for people seeking for domestic violence situations.
• MensLine Australia
  1300 789 978 – Advice, therapy and support for men with families and relationship concerns.
• QLife
  1800 184 537 – Online chat or phone counselling for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTIQA+) people.
• GriefLine
  1300 845 745 – Phone and online counselling for individuals and families experiencing loss and grief.

Apps

• MoodMission
  A free app designed to help individuals overcome low moods and anxiety by discovering new coping strategies.
• Snapshot
  A free app for Australian adults to check and monitor their mental health and wellbeing status.
• MindGauge
  A free app that allows users to easily and quickly track their mental health, mood, and lifestyle.
• BeyondNow
  An app and online tool that helps users create a safety plan for when experiencing suicidal thoughts.
• ReachOut Breath App
  A free app (iOS only) to help reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety by slowing down breathing and heart rate.
• Smiling Mind
  A website and app teaching mindfulness meditation to young people and adults.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

• MindSpot
  ‘Indigenous Wellbeing’ – A course for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults to learn to manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.
• iBobbly
  Wellbeing and suicide prevention self-help app for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Older Adults

• MindSpot - ‘Wellbeing Plus’
  An online program for stress, worry, anxiety and depression in adults aged 60 and above.
• Be Connected – e-Safety Commissioner
  Tools and resources to increase the confidence, skills and online safety for older Australians when they use the internet.

Self-Guided Programs

• MoodGYM
  A free, interactive program based on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) to help prevent and manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.
• MyCompass
  A free, online interactive self-help CBT service for people with mild to moderate depression, anxiety and stress. It’s also appropriate for people who simply want to build good mental health.
• THIS WAY UP
  A range of self-paced online CBT courses (free during COVID-10 crisis). Helping you learn practical skills to improve how you feel. Can be self-help or guided by your own clinician.
• Mental Health Online
  Free online programs for a range of issues, with self-guided or therapist support options.
• e-Couch
  A free, self-help program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety & worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss & grief.
• Centre for Clinical Interventions
  Free downloadable self-help workbooks and modules for a range of mental health and wellbeing issues.

Moderated Forums

• Beyond Blue Online Forums
  Safe, supportive moderated online peer support forums for a range of mental health issues and demographics.
• Sane Australia
  Moderated forums providing peer-to-peer support.

Young People

• Kids Helpline
  1800 551 800 – 24/7 phone and online counselling for youth (5-25yrs)
• Niggle
  A free app for youth designed as a self-help toolkit for all things related to mental, social and emotional wellbeing.
• eheadspace
  Internet chat, email or phone support for young people (12-25ys) with a range of issues.
• ReachOut
  Practical tools, support and moderated forums to help youth get through everything from everyday issues to tough times.
• The Check-In
  An app to help young people take the fear out of having a conversation with a friend who might be struggling.
• The BRAVE Program
  Prevention, interventions, and treatment of anxiety in young people.
• BITE BACK
  Free online activities, psychoeducation and positive psychology aiming to promote wellbeing and resilience in young people.