Phone helplines – NEVER hesitate to call, whichever line you dial first, you WILL find help to get you through the next minute, hour, day; whatever you need, just CALL!
- Lifeline: 13 11 14 for immediate help
- Suicide Callback Service: 1300 659 467 leave a message and they will call
- Men’s Line Australia: 1300 789 978 because men face unique issues
- Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 it takes a special person to know what kids need
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP, employees of public hospitals): 1300 361 008 free counselling over the phone, up to 3 face-to-face counselling sessions
- Suicide Prevention Foundation: 1300 465 366
- beyond blue: 1300 22 4636
- Suicide Line (Victoria only): 1300 651 251
- SANE helpline: 1800 18 7263
In less urgent times there are so many wonderful resources that you absolutely should give a fair trial to, so just click any website below and check it out. If it doesn’t look like you, shut it down and move on. There WILL be a website to looks like something you can work with.
- Suicide Line – website – excellent help for talking about suicide
- Healthy Place – website with psychological tests, info on disorders and support
- Black Dog Institute: clinical guidelines, self help – website, The Black Dog Called Depression – YouTube clip (or search YouTube)
- beyond blue: depression. anxiety website
- MindHealthConnect – website
- R U OK? website on how to talk to others about their mental health
- The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) – website
- Complementary medicine in mental health – article
- Is it Possible to Improve Depression Without Therapy? article – Damon Ashworth Psychology
- SANE website – forums, self-help guides, helpline chat
There are some specific helpful things out there to get you started:
- Take the anxiety checklist
