If you or someone you know needs help, the Mental Health Line offers:
- professional help and advice
- referrals to local mental health services.
It is staffed by mental health professionals who will ask questions to determine if you or, the person you are concerned about, needs ongoing mental health care and how urgently it is needed.
They can put you in contact with the most relevant mental health service for children, teens, adults and older people.
The Mental Health Line is available to everyone in NSW and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 1800 011 511.
Emergencies
If someone has attempted, or is at immediate risk of attempting to harm themselves or someone else, call
Triple Zero (000) immediately.
Or go to a hospital emergency department, where they may refer you to a mental health service.
I have trouble hearing and speaking
If you are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can call the Mental Health Line through the National Relay Service (NRS).
The NRS is an Australian Government initiative that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and have a speech impairment to make and receive phone calls.
The NRS is free and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There are a number of relay call options that you can access by phone, web or teletypewriter (TTY). There may be more than one relay call option that suits you, depending on your needs and situation.
The Australian Government website has more information on the
National Relay Service including how to make and receive calls.
NRS Voice Relay number 1300 555 727
TTY number 133 677
SMS relay number 0423 677 767
English is my second language
If English is not your first language, you can use the telephone
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) to speak to a mental health professional at the Mental Health Line.
TIS National is free and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call TIS on 131 450 and ask them to ring the Mental Health line on 1800 011 511.
You can also prebook an interpreter online using the TIS National
Pre booked phone interpreter form.
Resources for the Mental Health Line
To order resources, go to Resources for the Mental Health Line web page.
