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Please note: These services are all free, national, and by phone. The easiest to access from the she
Emergency Services
Lifeline
Call: 13 11 14
Text: 0477 131 114
Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Lifeline Toolkit: https://toolkit.lifeline.org.au/
Free, 24/7, anonymous, phone counselling for suicide crisis. Call for yourself, or for advice to help someone else.
Lifeline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Call: 13 YARN - 13 92 76
Suicide Call Back Service
Call: 1300 659 467
Website: https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/
Free 24/7 phone counselling, ongoing sessions with the same counsellor available.
TIACS
Free mental health counseling text or call 0488 846 988
Website: https://www.tiacs.org/
Beyond Blue
Call: 1300 22 4636
Website: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Free, 24/7 phone counselling and information for mental health
NSW Mental Health Line
Call: 1800 011 511
Mensline
Call: 1300 789 978
Website: https://mensline.org.au/
Free, 24/7 phone counselling for all mental health and life worries, for all men.
Safe Havens
Call: 0436 850 152
Can visit in person - Dubbo Location - 2/29 Church Street, Dubbo, NSW
1800RESPECT
Info and support with domestic violence and relationships
Call: 1800RESPECT - 1800 737 732
Website: https://www.1800respect.org.au/
Free, 24/7 phone counselling for anyone impacted by tricky relationships, domestic, financial or sexual abuse (or helping someone else in those situations).
StandBy
For support if you have ever lost anyone to suicide. 2 years of free counseling.
Call: 1300 727 247
Website: https://standbysupport.com.au/
Kids Helpline
Phone: 1800 551 800
Free, 24/7 phone counselling for young people under 25yo.
National Drug and Alcohol Hotline
Phone: 1800 250 015 and https://www.counsellingonline.org.au/
Free, 24/7 phone counselling for information and support about drinking and other drugs. Can call for yourself or if helping someone else.
Sober In The Country
A bush charity for rural and remote Aus, making it 'Ok to Say No' to alcohol. Their Bush Tribe (below) is an online community.
Website: https://www.soberinthecountry.org/
Bush Tribe:
Online (can be anonymous) support group and chats to connect with other people from the bush who know what it's like to cut back or quit grog in the bush.
For in-person services where you are:
We recommend seeing your local GP, and asking for a 'Mental Health Plan', and a referral. This will give you a Medicare rebate for ten sessions per year. Keep a copy of your plan yourself, and ring around your local counselling services and programs. sHedway Legends can help you find who they are: message our Facebook page if needing some help to find services (this is not monitored regularly: for urgent help always call 000 in emergency or Lifeline on 13 11 14 for suicide crisis).