Wellbeing Resources

Kids Helpline

For anyone 25 or under - Kids Helpline is a free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.

Lifeline

For all ages - 24-hour crisis support telephone service. Lifeline provides 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention services.

Suicide Call Back Service

For all ages - 24-hour crisis support telephone service. Lifeline provides 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention services.

Youth Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.

SANE Australia

SANE Australia supports people living with complex mental health issues and the people that care about them.

The BRAVE Program

BRAVE-ONLINE is an evidence based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) available online to help children (8-12) and teenagers (13- 17) cope with anxiety.

Headspace

eheadspace provides free online and telephone support and counselling to young people 12 - 25 and their families and friends.

1800RESPECT

Confidential information, counselling and support service, open 24 hours to support people impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence and abuse.

Carers NSW

Carer Line offer emotional support, referrals and distribute carer specific resources and information to carers and community members.

Mental Health Line

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.

Child Protection Line

Black Dog Institute

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.

Free Apps

The following apps can be downloaded from App Store or Google Play.

Calm Harm

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.

Clear Fear

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.

ReachOut Worry Time

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.

ReachOut Breathe

ReachOut Breathe helps you reduce the physical symptoms of stress and anxiety by slowing down your breathing and your heart rate with your iPhone.

Smiling Mind

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.

Free domestic and family violence support services

Click here for more information about domestic violence and a list of support services