For assistance in a mental health emergency, contact the mental health triage service on 13 14 65 available 24/7 – Metropolitan and Country SA. This service is the main point of access for mental health services and is staffed by mental health clinicians. It will assess and refer to acute response teams where appropriate.
24/7 access to a trained mental health professional who will listen and provide information and advice. Online chat is available from 3pm – 12am 7 days a week – see website for details www.beyondblue.org.au
Lifeline 24/7 counselling service provides crisis and suicide prevention support through telephone and online counselling.
www.lifeline.org.au
Kids Helpline is a free, confidential, anonymous 24-hour counselling service for young people aged 5–25 years. Counselling is offered by phone, email and over the web.
www.kidshelpline.com.au
headspace centres are primary mental health services for young people aged 12–25 years. The headspace program provides accessible, youth friendly service hubs that respond to mental health, general health, alcohol and other drugs, and vocational concerns. www.headpsace.org.au
24/7 nationwide service that provides telephone counselling to people 18 years and over who are feeling suicidal, caring for someone who is suicidal or bereaved by suicide.
www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
After hours telephone and web-chat support service delivered by Peer workers, providing information, navigation of the mental health system and non-clinical mental health support 5.00pm-11.30pm www.letss.org.au