You need to seek help immediately if you are experiencing an acute mental health problem.
When someone is acutely unwell with mental illness they could be feeling suicidal, having thoughts related to self-harm or harming someone else, being so depressed that they ignore personal hygiene, not being able to eat or sleep, experiencing severe anxiety, having a psychotic episode – or a combination of all these symptoms.
If you, or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 000, or visit your nearest hospital emergency department.
If you need immediate psychological help, use any of these crisis helplines. Helplines can provide immediate access to support and advice that is confidential, free and anonymous.
• Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
• Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
• Open Arms: 1800 011 046 (Veterans & families counselling)
• Qlife: 1800 184 527 (Anonymous free LGBTI peer support, 3pm-midnight)
• Thirrili 24/7: 1800 805 801
• Brother to Brother 24-hour Crisis Line: 1800 435 799
• 13Yarn: 13 92 76 (Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)
• Family Violence Support: 1800 015 188
• SuicideLine: 1300 651 251 (Free anonymous support, 24 hrs, 7 days, Victoria)
• Kids Help Line: 1800 55 1800 (Free counselling for young people aged five to 25)
• Mens Line Australia: 1300 78 99 78 (Free support service for men with family and relationship issues)
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