Mental health and suicide prevention contacts

Contact the Rural Financial Counselling Service if you need help dealing with financial hardship. They can refer you to relevant professional services such as accountants, agricultural advisers, education or counselling services. This service is for farmers, fishing or forestry businesses.

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Sane Forums provide a online space where people living with mental illness and family and other carers from all around Australia can talk about their shared experiences and support each other.

Sane Forums

Call the Suicide Call Back Service for immediate, professional 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people who are affected by suicide.

Lifeline Australia

Suicide Prevention Australia works to build a stronger suicide prevention sector, a more aware and engaged community, and a more effective regulatory and funding environment.

Suicide Prevention Australia

Male survivors of child sexual abuse, their families and supporters can contact SAMSN for help. Their hotline is available Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm (AEDT).

Survivors and Mates Support Network

Contact us for more information about the Targeted Regional Initiatives for Suicide Prevention.

Established in 2022 under the Australian Eating Disorder Research & Translation Strategy 2021–31, the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre builds evidence and supports innovative approaches to prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery.

Thirrili provides emotional and practical support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families impacted by a loss from suicide or other fatal traumatic incidents. You can contact them anytime through their support line.

This Way Up provides research tested online treatment and prevention of anxiety and depressive disorders.

This Way Up

Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) contact for Primary Health Network (PHN)-funded mental health services.

Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

WellMob provide social, emotional and cultural wellbeing online resources for frontline Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing workers.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet