Mental health supports

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.

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

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.

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

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

Provides multicultural communities with access to resources, links to services and translated information on mental health.

Yudhilidin is focused on culturally safe recovery to improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with living with mental illness. The service offers a flexible stepped-care model that can include psychosocial support, clinical support as well as targeted suicide prevention.

ReachOut offers various resources to support your self-care.

THIS WAY UP is an online platform offering evidence-based, self-paced mental health programs designed to help you learn effective ways to manage various mental health conditions. It’s a joint initiative of St Vincent’s Hospital and the University of New South Wales. Some programs are immediately free to access, while others cost $59 AUD. However, all programs can be accessed for free if prescribed by your healthcare professional (GP, psychologist, or other mental health professional).

Marathon Health provides non-clinical, community based support to facilitate recovery in the community for people experiencing mental illness.

My Lived iD is a hub for people aged 16 years and older with intellectual disability. It’s also for the families, carers and health care professionals of people with intellectual disability. The hub’s mission is to provide information and resources.

The Wellbeing record is a resource that can be used to record the wellbeing of a person with intellectual disability and any changes that occur.

e-Learning courses designed to be an interactive education resource for everyone with an interest in intellectual disability mental health. The content was developed so that it is tailored specifically to different groups of people: Carers and families; Health and mental health professionals; Disability professionals.

Intellectual Disability Mental Health Connect aims to help people with intellectual disability get the right services and support for their mental health. It has information for people with intellectual disability, their supporters, and professionals.

SANE factsheets & guides provide easy-to-read information on complex mental health issues for everyone.