Lifeline 24/7 Crisis Support

Lifeline 24/7 Crisis Support

Lifeline’s 13 11 14 crisis support service is available 24/7. Anyone in Australia can speak to a trained Crisis Supporter over the phone, any time of the day or night.

LifeLine
Australian Psychological Society (APS) - Find a Psychologist

Australian Psychological Society (APS) – Find a Psychologist

The APS provides a searchable directory of qualified psychologist to help your search.

Australian Psychological Society
Medicare Mental Health Centres

Medicare Mental Health Centres

The Medicare Mental Health gateway aims to provide easy access to digital mental health services, information and support.

Australian Government
Headspace

Headspace

National Youth Mental Health Service supporting people aged 12-25 years.

Headspace
Mental Health Line

Mental Health Line

The Mental Health Line is for anyone needing advice about mental health matters, including how to contact or connect with a mental health service. Calls are answered 24 hours, 7 days a week, by a mental health clinician who can offer support and connect you with the appropriate local, public mental health service in NSW.

NSW Health
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National

Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) National

The Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) is an interpreting service for people who do not speak English, providing access to interpreters over the phone or to attend an appointment in person.

Phone: 131 450

TIS National
Ask Izzy

AskIzzy

Ask Izzy is a website that connects people in need with housing, food, money help, family violence support, counselling, and much more. It is free and anonymous, with thousands of services listed across Australia.

Information for Practitioners - Culturally Informed Ways to Support Mental Health in Refugee and Asylum Seeker Children

Information for Practitioners – Culturally Informed Ways to Support Mental Health in Refugee and Asylum Seeker Children

This resource provides information about culturally informed ways to support the mental health of refugee and asylum seeker children. It aims to support practitioners from a range of mental health, social work and community-sector backgrounds who work with children and families from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. This resource is based on national and international research evidence. It does not include information about children or families seeking asylum who are in immigration detention.

Emerging Minds.
Advocating For Your Child (in Chinese Simplified)

Advocating For Your Child (in Chinese Simplified)

This is a toolkit for parents and carers of young children with disability. It explains your child’s rights in early childhood education and carer, and how to advocate for your child.

Australian Government
Events by Chinese Parents Association - Children with Disabilities

Events by Chinese Parents Association – Children with Disabilities

Chinese Parents Association – Children with Disabilities is a non-profit organisation formed by parents with children with disabilities. They offer educational programs, social events, sports and leisure activities to support and connect Asian families.

Chinese Parents Association – Children with Disabilities
Information Directory about Mental Health (in Simplified Chinese)

Information Directory about Mental Health (in Simplified Chinese)

Visit the Transcultural Mental Health Centre website for a collection of translated resources and mental health factsheets, including steps you can take to getting professional mental health help.

Transcultural Mental Health Centre
headspace: Translated Mental Health Resources

headspace: Translated Mental Health Resources

You can access factsheets and information about mental health in many languages on the headspace website.

headspace
Witness to War

Witness to War

Witness to War is a national multilingual telephone hotline (1800 845 198) for people affected by overseas conflicts. People can feel the impact in different ways, and may experience health, social and practical issues. The helpline is for individuals, families and communities who are distressed about overseas events, have friends and family abroad, need someone to talk to, or need help finding information about useful services and support.

STARTTS
ArabicLine

ArabicLine

ArabicLine is for anyone who needs to reconnect or simply wants to chat in Arabic. This is not a crisis service. You can enter your number on the website to receive a call from a volunteer.

FriendLine
Panda

Panda

Panda is a helpline (1300 726 306) for parents affected by perinatal anxiety, depression, and postnatal psychosis, and those experiencing challenges becoming a parent. You can let the phone operator know if you need an interpreter. They are available in many languages. If an interpreter is not available, they will call you back as soon as one is available.

Panda