Looking for online support and counselling for your wellbeing and mental health.
Kids Help Line
Phone: 1800 55 1800 Age Group: 5 to 25 years
About: A private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people their family and friends.
Link: kidshelpline WebChat Counselling
Chat Online: 24/7
Headspace
Phone: N/A Age Group: 12 to 25 years
About: A 24/7 online and telephone support and counselling service for young people, their families and friends.
Link: Welcome to eheadspace
Chat Online: Group chat 24/7, 1-on-1 chat 9AM - 1AM 7 days.
Youth Beyond Blue
Phone: 1300 22 4636 Age Group: All ages
About: 24/7 information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, wherever they live.
Link: Welcome to Youth BeyondBlue
Chat Online: 3PM - Midnight
1800RESPECT
Phone: 1800 737 732 Age Group: All ages
Interpreter: 13 14 50
About: A confidential information, counselling and support service for people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse.
Link: 1800RESPECT Online Chat
Chat Online: 24/7
Suicide Call Back Service
Phone: 1300 659 467 Age Group: All ages
About: A 24/7 nationwide online counselling to people who are affected by suicide, experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide.
Link: Suicide Call Back Service Online Counselling
Chat Online & Video: 24/7
Mental Health Line
Phone: 1800 011 511 Age Group: All ages
About: A mental health professional will answer your call about mental health concerns for you or someone you are concerned about including children, teens, adults and older people.
Link: NSW Health Mental Health Line
Phone: 24/7
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Black Dog Institute
About: Primary areas of mental health research and treatment include: depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, workplace mental health, adolescents and young people, suicide prevention, e-mental health, and positive psychology and wellbeing. Link: Black Dog Institute home page
Reach Out
About: Our mission is to deliver innovative e-mental health services that enable young people to take control of their mental health and wellbeing.
Link: Reachout.com home page
Looking for an app?
Calm Harm
About: Calm Harm provides tasks that help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm. You can add your own tasks too and it's completely private and password protected.
Cost: Free Available: App Store & Google Play
Clear Fear
About: The fear of threat, or anxiety, is like a strong gust of wind. It drags you in and makes you want to fight it or run away. Instead, face your fear with the free Clear Fear app and learn to reduce the physical responses to threat as well as changing thoughts and behaviours and releasing emotions.
Cost: Free Available: App Store & Google Play
ReachOut Worry Time
About: ReachOut Worry Time interrupts repetitive thinking by setting aside your worries until later, so you don't get caught up in them and can get on with your day. This means you can deal with worries once a day, rather than carrying them around with you 24/7
Cost: Free Available: App Store
ReachOut Breathe
About: ReachOut Breathe helps you reduce the physical symptoms of stress and anxiety by slowing down your breathing and your heart rate with your iPhone
Cost: Free Available: App Store
Smiling Mind
About: Smiling Mind is a meditation app for young people. It has been developed by a team of psychologists and uses mindfulness to boost calmness, contentment and clarity. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to help manage stress, resilience, anxiety, depression and improve general health and wellbeing.
Cost: Free Available: App Store & Google Play