Looking for mental health support but not sure where to start?

This page provides information and contact details for a range of mental health services and supports depending on y​our need. On this page you can:

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If you are looking for services in your local area, you can access the National Health Services Directory.

If someone is in immediate danger, please call 000 (Triple 0).

If you are looking for crisis support or short-term counselling, there are crisis lines available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you are looking for mental health care and treatment from a NSW Health mental health service, you can call the NSW Health Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511.

Service Who needs support What do you need support for How you can access the support Description
ACON People who identify as LGBTQIA+
  • Advocacy
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Sexual health
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides information and support for people who identify as LGBTQIA+ on a range of health issues.
Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) Older people
  • Aged care
  • General mental health and wellbeing
Phone, text, web chat or video Arranges volunteer visits to older people to provide friendship and companionship. Visits are available to anyone receiving government-subsidised aged care services.
Alcohol and Drug Counselling Online Support available for everyone
  • Alcohol and other drug use
  • Counselling
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Free and confidential online 24/7 support to people affected by alcohol or drug use.
Alcohol and other drugs information service (ADIS) Support available for everyone Alcohol and other drug use Phone, text, web chat or video ADIS provides phone counselling, support, referrals and information for people affected by alcohol or other drugs. Counsellors are trained to work with people concerned about their alcohol and drug use, as well as people concerned about their family or friends.
Amaze-Autism Connect
  • Infants, children and young people
  • People with disability
General mental health and wellbeing
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
A free, national autism helpline, providing independent and expert information over the phone, via email and webchat.

aspect (autism spectrum AUSTRALIA)

  • Infants, children and young people
  • People with disability
General mental health and wellbeing Online resources Provides a specialised schools program for people on the autism spectrum and additional services including information and advice, diagnostic assessments, behaviour support, parent and family support, and adult programs.
Asylum Seeker Centre People from a refugee or asylum seeker background
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Financial supports
  • Physical health challenges
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides practical and personal support for people living in the community who are seeking asylum.

Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

People who are grieving
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Grief and loss
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides information and resources for people who are grieving.

Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT)

Older people Dementia Online resources A network for dementia prevention, treatment, and care.
BEING - Mental Health Consumers Ltd Support available for everyone Advocacy Online resources The NSW peak body driving systemic change for mental health consumers. (Note: As an advocacy body, BEING does not provide individual support services).
Beyond Blue Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
  • Counselling
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides mental health information, advice, and tools to support people improve their mental health.
Beyond Blue - Aboriginal information resources People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Helpful information and resources, including flyers and videos, for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Bite Back Infants, children and young people General mental health and wellbeing Apps and online programs Promotes wellbeing and resilience in young people 12-18 years old through psycho-education, positive psychology and related approaches.
Black Dog Institute Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Counselling
  • All of the below
  • Apps and online programs
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Contains information and resources for mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder.

Blue Knot Foundation

Support available for everyone
  • Counselling
  • Trauma
  • Apps and online programs
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
The helpline has trained, experienced and trauma-informed male and female counsellors to support adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse, their partners, family and friends, health professionals and workplaces.

Butterfly Foundation

Support available for everyone Eating disorders
  • Apps and online programs
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
Online and phone counselling, information, and online support groups for people concerned about eating disorders, disordered eating, body image problems.

Butterfly Foundation - Every Body is Deadly

People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Eating disorders Online resources Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have eating or body image concerns. Resources include videos, fact sheets and posters.
CanTeen Infants, children and young people General mental health and wellbeing
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Online, email and phone counselling and forums for people aged 12-24 years living with the impact of cancer.
Carers Australia
  • Carers/families
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
General mental health and wellbeing Online resources The national peak body representing Australia's unpaid carers providing information and supports.
Carers Connection Line
  • Carers/families
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
General mental health and wellbeing Phone, text, web chat or video If you are a family member, friend, or carer of someone with a mental illness, call the Carers Connection Line to receive information, referrals and support.

Carers NSW

  • Carers/families
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
General mental health and wellbeing
  • Face to face support
  • Online resources
The NSW peak non-government body representing carers providing information and advice.
Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)
  • Infants, children and young people
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
General mental health and wellbeing Online resources Information and resources for children, young people, parents and their family and friends about parenting with a mental illness.
COPE People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Pregnancy
  • Parenting
Online resources High quality, practical information to help you work through all the emotional challenges of becoming and being a parent.

Dementia Support Australia

  • Carers/families
  • Older people
Dementia
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
A 24/7 service supporting healthcare professionals and family members who are caring for a person living with dementia.
ECentre Clinic Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Physical health challenges
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Stress
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
Free online mental health and wellbeing courses run by Macquarie University.

Elder abuse phone line

Support available for everyone General mental health and wellbeing Phone, text, web chat or video An Australian Government free service for people looking for information and advice on elder abuse with the phone service in their state or territory.
Embrace Multicultural Mental Health People from a CALD background General mental health and wellbeing Online resources Mental health resources and personal stories translated in more than 30 languages

Emerging Minds

  • Infants, children and young people
  • People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
  • Carers/families
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family and domestic violence
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Relationship issues
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
The website has resources for families and professionals who are supporting infants, children, and adolescents with their mental health concerns.

ForWhen

People who are pregnant or parents/caregivers (with babies up to 12 months) All mental health concerns or challenges
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides free assistance in finding and accessing local mental health services for expectant and new parents.

Friend Line

Support available for everyone General mental health and wellbeing Phone, text, web chat or video A free anonymous phone support service for anyone to call for a chat and to connect.

Gidget Foundation Australia

People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • All of the below
  • Apps and online programs
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Supports expectant and new parents experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety.
Head to Health Support available for everyone General mental health and wellbeing
  • All of the below
  • Apps and online programs
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Created by the Australian Government providing access to information on mental health issues and mental health support services.
Headspace
  • Infants, children and young people
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Counselling
  • All of the below
  • Apps and online programs
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
A free service that supports young people aged between 12 and 25 and their families going through a tough time.
Healthy Mind Online Tool for Thoughts and Feelings - Black Dog Institute People with disability General mental health and wellbeing
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
An easy read web tool to help people with intellectual disability to recognise and regulate their thoughts and feelings.

Hear2talk/Neami National

Support available for everyone
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Stress
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides free and confidential phone-based support to help people manage challenging experiences and emotions in the workplace.
Here People who identify as LGBTQIA+
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Online resources A LGBTQIA+ suicide prevention digital hub established by ACON in partnership with NSW Health. HERE provides information on suicide and situational distress and connects people of diverse genders and sexualities and their loved ones, along with service providers in NSW, to mental health care, support, and resources.
I-ASIST and safeYARN
  • Carers/families
  • People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
Thoughts of suicide or self-harm Face to face support Indigenous Suicide Intervention Skills Training.
iBobbly app
  • Infants, children and young people
  • People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
General mental health and wellbeing Apps and online programs A social and emotional wellbeing self-help app for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 15 years and over.
InsideOut Institute Support available for everyone Eating disorders Online resources Conducts research on the treatment and prevention of eating disorders.
Intellectual Disability Mental Health Connect
  • Carers/families
  • People with disability
General mental health and wellbeing Online resources Helps people with an intellectual disability to find support for their mental health.

Karitane's mental health service

 

People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Parenting
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Online resources Provides education and support for mums and dads with children from birth to 5 years of age, including support with sleep and settling, establishing routines, feeding and nutrition, toddler behaviour and pre- and post-natal anxiety and depression.

Kids Helpline

Infants, children and young people
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Counselling
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
A free, private and confidential phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.

Life in Mind

Support available for everyone Thoughts of suicide or self-harm Online resources Provides information and resources on suicide prevention.

Lifeline

Support available for everyone
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
  • Counselling
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services for people experiencing emotional distress.

Link-Up

People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander General mental health and wellbeing Phone, text, web chat or video Provides social, emotional and wellbeing support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people separated from their families.

MensLine Australia

Men
  • Family and domestic violence
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Relationship issues
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
A free telephone and online counselling service offering mental health support for Australian men experiencing addiction and relationship issues.
Mental Health Coordinating Council Support available for everyone Advocacy
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
The peak body for community mental health organisations in New South Wales.

Mental Health Line

Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Psychosis/Psychotic disorders
  • Schizoaffective disorders/Schizophrenia
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Phone, text, web chat or video NSW Health's free 24/7 telephone service which connects people with NSW Health mental health services.
Mental Health Online Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
Online resources and services to help people 18 years and older experiencing mental health difficulties including anxiety, panic attacks and depression.
Mental Health Carers NSW
  • Carers/families
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
  • Advocacy
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
The NSW peak body representing people supporting someone with mental illness providing support, information, and advocacy.

MindSpot

Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
An online assessment and treatment program for adults with anxiety and depression.
Mood Gym Infants, children and young people
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Grief and loss
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
An online self-help program designed for people aged 15-25 years old to help prevent and manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Mum Mood Booster People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
Apps and online programs An online treatment program for mothers with postnatal depression.

My Aged Care

Older people Aged care
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
A portal for accessing Australian Government-funded aged care services.
myCompass Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • Stress
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
An interactive self-help service for people with mild to moderate stress, anxiety, and depression.

National Dementia Helpline

  • Older people
  • People with disability
  • Dementia
  • Counselling
Phone, text, web chat or video A free phone and information support service for people with dementia and memory loss, and for their carers, families and friends.
National Indigenous Postvention Service People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Grief and loss Phone, text, web chat or video Provides 24/7 emotional and practical support to families impacted by a loss from suicide or other traumatic event.

No to Violence

Men Family and domestic violence Phone, text, web chat or video Provides telephone counselling, information and referrals for men who have anger, relationship, or parenting issues. The service helps women and other family members who are experiencing violence or controlling behaviour by men.

NSW Refugee Health Service

People from a refugee or asylum seeker background
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Physical health challenges
Face to face support Provides health assessments and referrals for refugees and asylum seekers.

Older Persons Advocacy Network

Older people Aged care
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides access to an advocate for advice, support and resources on aged care.
One Door Mental Health Support available for everyone
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Psychosis/Psychotic disorders
  • Schizoaffective disorders/Schizophrenia
  • Schizoaffective disorders/Schizophrenia
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Delivers programs specialising in severe and persistent mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, schizoaffective disorder and  borderline personality disorder.

Open Arms - Veterans & Families Counselling

Veterans
  • Alcohol and other drug use
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Stress
  • All of the below
  • Apps and online programs
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides mental health assessment and counselling for Australian veterans and their families.

Opioid Treatment Line

Support available for everyone Alcohol and other drug use Phone, text, web chat or video A telephone helpline providing opiate pharmacotherapy information (including methadone and buprenorphine), referrals, advice and a forum for pharmacotherapy concerns.

Parent Line NSW

People who are pregnant or parents/guardians Parenting
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
A phone counselling service for individuals needing parenting advice.
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Psychosis/Psychotic disorders
Face to face support A free mental health service supporting pregnant women and families to manage complex mental illness.

Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia

People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
A helpline supporting families affected by anxiety and depression during pregnancy and in the first year of parenthood.

Qlife

People who identify as LGBTQIA+
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Sexual health
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
A national counselling and referral service for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Rainbow Families

  • People who identify as LGBTQIA+
  • People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy
  • Face to face support
  • Online resources
Provides support and resources to members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Raising Children People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy
  • Apps and online programs
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
Raising Children is an Australian parenting website providing reliable information reviewed by experts.

Raphael Services

People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
Face to face support A counselling service for parents and families experiencing perinatal anxiety and depression.
ReachOut Australia Infants, children and young people General mental health and wellbeing
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
Provides information, support and resources about mental health issues for people aged 14 to 25.
Reimagine People with disability Advocacy Online resources This service provides advice on navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) People living across regional, rural and remote NSW
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Stress
  • Counselling
  • Face to face support
  • Online resources
RAMHP has 20 Coordinators employed by local health districts across regional, rural and remote NSW. They provide health promotion and educational activities in their local communities and link individuals with appropriate services.
Safe Havens Support available for everyone Thoughts of suicide or self-harm Face to face support Safe Havens are located on or near hospital grounds and are staffed by peer-support workers who offer emotional support and provide information on available services for people who are feeling distressed or having suicidal thoughts.
SANE Australia Support available for everyone
  • Counselling
  • Psychosis/Psychotic disorders
  • Trauma
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides free digital and telehealth support services for people with complex mental health issues and trauma, as well as supporting people who are autistic and people with an intellectual disability, their carers, families, and friends.
Smiling Mind Infants, children and young people General mental health and wellbeing Apps and online programs An online app and app-based program to improve the wellbeing of young people through mindfulness meditation. Provides age-specific content for ages 7 to 11, 12 to 15, and 16 to 22.
SMS4dads People who are pregnant or parents/guardians Parenting Phone, text, web chat or video A text message advice and support service for new fathers.
StandBy People supporting someone with mental health issues Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
Face to face or phone support for individuals affected by suicide.

STARTTS

People from a refugee or asylum seeker background Trauma
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides treatment programs for refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced torture and/or trauma.
Statewide Intellectual Disability Mental Health Hubs People with disability General mental health and wellbeing
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
Two statewide hubs that can help people with intellectual or developmental disability access appropriate mental health care. One is for adults, and one is for children and teens.
Suicide Call Back Service Support available for everyone
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
  • Counselling
  • Trauma
Phone, text, web chat or video A nationwide service that provides professional phone and online counselling to people affected by suicide.
The Brave Program
  • Carers/families
  • Infants, children and young people
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
  • People who are pregnant or parents/guardians
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Stress
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
BRAVE-Online is a program to help children aged 8 to 12 and teenagers aged 13 to 17 with anxiety, based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
The Way Back Support Service Support available for everyone Thoughts of suicide or self-harm Face to face support A support service for people who have recently attempted suicide.
Thiswayup Support available for everyone
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
Online courses to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS)
  • People from a CALD background
  • People from a refugee or asylum seeker background
Translating services
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
The Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) is a free interpreting service. It is run by the Department of Home Affairs.

Transcultural Mental Health Centre

  • People from a CALD background
  • People from a refugee or asylum seeker background
General mental health and wellbeing
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Mental health information and help accessing community support services for multicultural communities.
Transcultural Mental Health Line
  • People from a CALD background
  • People from a refugee or asylum seeker background
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General mental health and wellbeing Phone, text, web chat or video A telephone service providing mental health information and help accessing community support services for multicultural communities.

Tresillian Family Care Centres

People who are pregnant or parents/guardians Parenting
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Provides advice and guidance for new parents.

Twenty10

  • Carers/families
  • Infants, children and young people
  • People who identify as LGBTQIA+
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Face to face support
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Support for people across NSW who identify as LGBTIQA+. They provide a range of services, including mental health support, counselling, and social support as well as telephone support and webchat.

WayAhead

Support available for everyone General mental health and wellbeing
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Information and support for mental health consumers and carers including an online directory that can be used to search for local information and support services and treatments.
Wellmob
  • People supporting someone with mental health issues
  • People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
General mental health and wellbeing
  • Apps and online programs
  • Online resources
Social, emotional, and cultural wellbeing resources for People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Women's Health Centres Women
  • Family and domestic violence
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Relationship issues
  • Sexual health
Face to face support Information, advocacy, and support for women.
Yarn Safe People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Alcohol and other drug use
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Relationship issues
  • Stress
Online resources Yarn Safe has information for young people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. It is part of the Headspace website
Your room Support available for everyone Alcohol and other drug use
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Information and resources about alcohol and other drugs.
Youth Aftercare Infants, children and young people Thoughts of suicide or self-harm Face to face support

Youth Aftercare is a support service for children, teens and young people aged 25 and under, after suicidal ideation, self-harm and/or a suicide attempt.

Youth Beyond Blue

Infants, children and young people
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Stress
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
  • Apps and online programs
  • Phone, text, web chat or video
  • Online resources
Information, online and phone counselling for young people aged 12 to 25 years old.

13YARN

People who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Anxiety/panic disorder
  • Depression
  • General mental health and wellbeing
  • Stress
  • Thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Phone, text, web chat or video A national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping, staffed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people.
Current as at: Tuesday 14 November 2023
Contact page owner: Mental Health