Emergency Helplines

If you, or someone you know, is in need of urgent care, please use the numbers below to access the support you need.

  • If you, or someone you know, is at imminent risk of suicide, call emergency services immediately.

  • National charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.

  • Free 24/7 telephone, video and online counselling service offering professional support to people at risk of suicide, people concerned about someone else’s risk of suicide, and people bereaved by suicide.

  • The CAT Team respond to urgent requests to help individuals experiencing a mental health crisis 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Help Lines

Help Lines are available to you to support your psychological wellbeing.

 

Beyond Blue
1300 224 636

Provides information and support to help Australian’s achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they are.

Women’s Help
1300 134 130

Provides free support, referral and information for all Victorian women, nonbinary and gender diverse people. 

Men’s Line Australia
1300 789 978

Telephone and online counselling service for men with emotional helath and relationships concerns.

 

Kids Helpline
1800 551 800

Australia’s only free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.

OCD & Anxiety Help
1300 269 438

Provides support, information and referral to people with anxiety disorders and their family, carers, and mental health care providers.

Family Drug Therapy
1300 660 068

Provides practical help, information and support to families and friends impacted by someone’s drug and alcohol use.

 

Parentline
13 22 89

Government funded phone service for parents and carers of children to 18 years old. Confidential and anonymous counselling and support available on parenting issues.

Sane Australia
1800 187 263

National mental health charity making a difference to the lives of people affected by complex mental health issues throuh support, research and advocacy.

Care in Mind
1300 096 269

Provides free 24/7 online and phone counselling for people living, working or studying in Melbourne’s northern, central and western suburbs.