Mental wellbeing resources

Help in an emergency

Call Emergency Triple Zero (000) if you or your children are in immediate danger.

24/7 telephone services

You can call these crisis lines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you or someone you are with is in immediate danger, please call 000 or go to your nearest hospital emergency department.

NSW Mental Health Line - 1800 011 511
Lifeline Australia – 13 11 14
Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636
Mensline Australia – 1300 789 978
Kids Helpline – 1800 551 800 (for children and young people aged 5 to 25)
Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467
13YARN - 13 92 76

Accessibility and translation support

If you’re deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can call these numbers through the National Relay Service. Choose your access option and ask for the relevant number.

For translation and interpreter services, call 13 14 50 and ask the interpreter to phone the relevant number.

Face-to-face services

You can access mental health support by contacting:

your local General Practitioner (GP)
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
Mobile Service Centres
Headspace Centre (for young people aged 12 to 25).

Help in a disaster

Free counselling

To speak with a social worker, call the disaster recovery assistance hotline on 180 22 66.

You may be eligible for free counselling sessions if you have been affected by a declared natural disaster and you have a mental health treatment plan.

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