Resources
Helplines
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Emergency
000
LifeLine
13 11 14
Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636
Blueknot
1300 657 380
Mercy Mental Health Triage (West)
1300 657 259
Suicide Callback Service
1300 659 467
Autism Connect (Call/Chat)
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Women's Domestic Violence Crisis Service
1800 015 188
National Sexual Assault & Family Violence Counselling Line
1800 737 732
Victoria Sexual Assault Crisis Line
1800 806 292
Safesteps
1800 015 188
Women's Information and Referral Service
1800 188 158
Women's Information and Referral Exchange (WIRE)
1300 134 130
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA)
1300 726 306
Q Life
1800 184 527
Mind - Carer Helpline (General MH Support)
1300 554 660
Veterans Helpline
1800 011 046
Mensline
1300 78 99 78
Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800
Parent Helpline
13 22 89
Websites
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
LifeLine
Suicide Prevention Australia
Information and support
Beyond Blue
Anxiety & Depression
Blueknot
Recovery from complex trauma
Centre for Perinatal Excellence (COPE)
COPE stands for Centre of Perinatal Excellence and is focused on empowering hopeful, expectant and new parents with information at each stage of their journey to parenthood.
Perinatal Depression & Anxiety (PANDA)
Perinatal (pregnancy to one year post birth) depression and anxiety information
SANE
National charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness
EMERGE (ME/CFS)
Peak body in Australia for ME/CFS. Resources and nurse consultation service who you can call for advice.
Melbourne has some clinics including Active Health and Upwell Health Collective who specialise in this area.
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Open Arms (Veterans)
Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
Victims of Crime
Assistance, information, therapy referrals
Mensline
Kids Helpline
Parent Helpline VIC
Psychology & Medicare
Australian Psychological Society
AHPRA – Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Yellow Ladybugs
Yellow Ladybugs is a non-government organisation, dedicated to the happiness, success and celebration of autistic girls, women and gender diverse individuals.
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Quitline
Assistance to quit smoking
Alcohol & Drug Information Network (ADIN)
AOD Information
DirectLine (Alcohol & Other Drug Self Referral)
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Reach Out
Adolescent Counselling & Support Service
Youth Central
Links and information for youth
Headspace
Support and counselling service for adolescents, parents and carers
Drummond Street
Not-for-profit community service organisation providing a range of supports for all kinds of people
Reframing Autism
Reframing Autism are an Autistic-led charity, reframing the understanding of Autism through education, resources and research, underpinned by our lived experience as Autistics.
LGBTQIA+
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Switchboard
Anonymous and free telephone counselling, information and referrals for the LGBTQIA+ communities of Victoria and Tasmania.
SameSame
LGBTQIA+ online community in Australia
Qlife
Australia-wide anonymous and free LGBTI peer support for people wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships
Drummond Street - Ygender
Peer led social support and advocacy group for trans and gender diverse young people in Victoria
Rainbow Door
LGBTI peer support and referral 1800 729 367 – 10am-6pm every day, support, advice and referral
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Egal health
Platform connecting LGBTQIA clients with psychologists
Equinox
Gender diverse health centre
Queerspace
LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing support service with a focus on relationships, families, parenting and young people
Zoe Bell Gender Centre (ZBGC)
An online service supporting the health and wellbeing of Victoria’s sexuality and gender-diverse community, with information available to anyone in Australia.
Thorne Harbour Health
Offers a range of programs and services for people living with HIV and sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Minus 18
Resources help and guidance for Australia’s LGBTIQ youth
Black Rainbow
Australia’s leading Indigenous suicide prevention and mental health support source for LGBTQ+ people
PFLAG
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Trans Pride Australia
Social and support group for trans and gender diverse people and their loved ones.
Emergency (hidden toggle)
000
Intersex Peer Support
An intersex peer support, information and advocacy group for people born with variations in sex characteristics.
Intersex Human Rights Australia
Support and education by and for people with intersex variation traits