Mental Health Resources

Emergency Contacts

Enriching Lives is not a crisis support agency. If you have a crisis and are in need of help, or you require additional support out of hours, please contact these services.

Emergency Services – Call 000

If you are in an emergency, or at immediate risk of harm to yourself or others, please contact emergency services to contact ambulance, fire brigade or police.

Suicide Call Back Service – Call 1300 659 467 (Free Call)

The Suicide Call Back Service provides free telephone counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week wherever you are in Australia.
It is a telephone service that offers short to medium term support for people at risk of suicide, their carers, and those bereaved by suicide.

Lifeline – Call 13 11 14

For support and advice in a personal crisis, call Lifeline 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Lifeline also has online chat available from 8pm -midnight seven days a week.

Beyondblue – CALL 1300 22 4636 (Free Call)

For help with anxiety and depression phone Beyondblue 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They also offer web chat from 4pm to 10 pm. www.beyondblue.org.au

Helpline for sexual assault or domestic violence – Call 1800 737 73 or 1800RESPECT

1800RESPECT is a national helpline, information and support service for those coping with sexual assault or family violence. Free telephone counselling is offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An online counselling service is also available.

Men’s Line Australia – CALL 1300 78 99 78 (Free Call)

National 24 hour telephone counselling service for the cost of a local call. They also offer free counselling via online chat as well as video counselling with skype. For more information, check out their website here. www.mensline.org.au

Kids Help Line – CALL 1800 551 800 (Free Call)

24 hour free telephone counselling for children and young people under the age of 18. For more information, check out their website here. www.kidshelp.com.au

SANE Australia Helpline – CALL 1800 18 7263 (Free Call)

This service provides information about symptoms, treatments, medications, where to go for support and help for carers, 9-5 weekdays. For more information, check out their website here. helpline@sane.org; www.sane.org

Just Ask Us – Website

Website to assist tertiary students find information and seek help for a mental health or alcohol and other drug problem. For more information, check out their website here. www.justaskus.org.au