Helpful links
Support for your mental health and wellbeing
These Australian resources offer information and support for common mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress and sleep. If you or someone you know needs urgent help, the crisis lines listed below are available 24 hours a day.
Crisis
Crisis and 24/7 support
- Lifeline (13 11 14)National 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention service, by phone on 13 11 14, text or online chat.
- 13YARN (13 92 76)National 24/7 crisis support line run by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, on 13 92 76.
- 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)National 24/7 domestic, family and sexual violence counselling and support service, by phone, text or online chat.
- Beyond Blue Support Service (1300 22 4636)Free 24/7 counselling for anxiety, depression and distress, by phone on 1300 22 4636, webchat or email.
- healthdirect: Mental health crisis supportGovernment health information on what to do in a mental health crisis, with national and state by state helpline numbers.
Anxiety
Anxiety, depression and low mood
- Beyond Blue: Learn about mental healthPlain language information on anxiety, depression and other common mental health conditions and how to manage them.
- Black Dog Institute: Resources and supportResearch based resources, fact sheets and online tools covering depression, anxiety and mood disorders.
- healthdirect: Mental health and wellbeingGovernment health hub on mental health topics, with a symptom checker and a service finder by location.
- Medicare Mental HealthAustralian Government service that helps you find free and low cost mental health support and how to access it.
Complex mental health
Complex mental health and ongoing support
- SANE AustraliaFree support, peer forums and resources for people affected by recurring, persistent or complex mental health issues.
- Black Dog Institute: DepressionDetailed information on the signs, causes and treatment of depression from an Australian medical research institute.
- healthdirect: Australian mental health servicesOverview of the public, private and online mental health services available across Australia and how to reach them.
Trauma
Trauma, PTSD, grief and loss
- Phoenix Australia: Find helpTrauma and PTSD information and a directory of helplines and services from Australia's centre for posttraumatic mental health.
- Griefline (1300 845 745)Free national grief and loss telephone support, online forums and resources for adults across Australia.
- 1800RESPECTNational counselling and support for people affected by domestic, family or sexual violence, available 24/7.
Stress
Stress, burnout and sleep
- Sleep Health FoundationEvidence based fact sheets on insomnia, sleep hygiene and the links between sleep and mental health.
- Sleep Health Foundation: InsomniaInformation on the causes of insomnia and approaches to improving sleep, including behavioural strategies.
- Black Dog Institute: Resources and supportTools and fact sheets on managing stress, low mood and wellbeing in everyday life and at work.
Perinatal mental health
Perinatal mental health
- PANDA: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (1300 726 306)Free national helpline and resources for the mental health of expecting and new parents, including after pregnancy loss.
- Beyond Blue: Learn about mental healthInformation and support for emotional wellbeing during pregnancy and early parenthood, alongside other life stages.
- healthdirect: Mental health and wellbeingGovernment health information covering perinatal mental health among a wide range of wellbeing topics.
Queensland services
Queensland services
- 1300 MH CALL (1300 642 255)Confidential 24/7 phone line connecting Queenslanders to their nearest public mental health service for advice and referral.
- Queensland Government: Mental health and wellbeingState government hub for mental health information, crisis contacts and how to get help in Queensland.
- Queensland Mental Health Commission: Find support servicesDirectory of mental health, alcohol and other drug support services available to people in Queensland.
These are independent organisations, not part of The Brain and Mind Clinic. We share them for general information, not as a referral or endorsement, and we cannot control or take responsibility for their content. If your question is about your own care, please contact us. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000.
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