Ambulance Fire Police

Emergency Services

Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals

Free mental health and wellbeing treatment and support for people aged 26 years or older who needs additional support than what their usual doctor offers but who do not need hospital services. Local offices are located in Wangaratta, Benalla and Mansfield.

Peer CARE Companion Warmline

A suicide prevention call-back service providing a safe place for people with a lived experience of suicide to connect with others with a similar lived experience for a chat, in a shared space of compassion, understanding and respect.

National Centre for Farmer Health

The National Centre for Farmer Health provides information, tools and support resources to directly help farming men, women children and their communities.

SuicideLine Victoria

Free Suicide Prevention Counselling

Are You Bogged Mate?

Helping country blokes talk about mental health and suicide while spreading awareness about depression in the bush.

GriefLine

Works with anyone experiencing grief and loss across Australia.

Lifeline

Online, phone and face-to-face crisis support and suicide prevention.

Campfire Podcasts

Campfire conversations for farmer mental health.

Suicide Call Back Service

Poisons Information Service

1800 Respect

National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service

Child Protection Crisis Line

A statutory service specifically targeted to those children and young people at significant risk of harm as a result of abuse or neglect and where the parent is unable or not likely protect them from that harm.

AWH Mental Health Triage Line

24-hour telephone crisis support for residents of North East Victoria and Southern New South Wales

Safe Steps

Specialist support services for anyone in Victoria who is experiencing or afraid of family violence. Additional supports are available for people with disabilities and people from non-English speaking backgrounds.

Direct Line

A 24 hour 7 day a week confidential telephone and online alcohol and drug counselling and specialist treatment service for people of all ages and backgrounds including health professionals. DirectLine offers a range of supports, including information and advice, brief interventions and referrals to other services.

Positive Parenting Telephone Service

Helps families experiencing difficulties in parenting. Available to parents, grandparents and carers living in the Ovens and Murray region who are caring for children aged 2 to 12 years.

ADF All Hours Support Triage Line

Confidential telephone service for Australian Defence Force members and their families

Eastern Health Psychiatric Triage Line (Box Hill)

Eastern Health’s Infant Child & Youth – Mental Health and Wellbeing Service offers comprehensive and caring mental health and wellbeing services and support for infants, children, adolescents and young people up to 24 years of age.

ACCESSLINE

A phone service for residents of the local government shires of: Albury City, Greater Hume, Corowa, Finley, Jerilderie, Urana and Murrumbidgee experiencing mental health, drug or alcohol issues.

Northeast Health Wangaratta

Wangaratta Hospital

Rural Financial Counselling Service - NE Victoria

Offers free and independent financial information, options, decision-making support and referral services to primary producers and small, related rural businesses experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship.

Sexual Assault Crisis Line

Afterhours telephone crisis counselling support, information, advocacy and referral to anyone living in Victoria who has experienced any form of sexual assault at any point in their lives.

Kids Helpline

Free confidential and private counselling service specifically for children and young people aged 5 to 25

Anxiety Recovery Centre

Provides support, recovery and educational services to people and families living with anxiety disorders.

Blue Knot Foundation

Provides help, information, support or referral for adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse and their partners, family, friends, colleagues.

Mens Referral Service

No to Violence provides a range of services to support men concerned about their behaviour to change what they are doing and keep women, children and communities safer.

Reconnexion

Treatment, support and information about benzodiazepine dependency and withdrawal, anxiety, insomnia and depression.

Qlife

QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships

SANE Australia

For people with recurring, persistent or complex mental health issues and trauma, and for their families, friends and communities.

Mens Line Australia

Offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime

Butterfly Foundation

Support for eating disorders and body image issues

13YARN

Offers a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter

Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Works with health professionals and communities across New South Wales to support positive mental health for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Friends For Good

Raises awareness of loneliness as a significant issue in the community and address gaps in services to foster a greater sense of connection and wellbeing for individuals and communities.

Open Arms

Counselling and support for war and service-related mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance and anger.

National Debt Helpline

Helps people tackle their debt problems. This not for profit organisation is not a lender and does not sell anything or make money from you. The professional financial counsellors offer a free, independent and confidential service.

Family Mental Health Support Services

Provides early intervention support to children and young people who are showing early signs of, or are at risk of developing, mental illness, with the support of their families and carers.

Bush Support Line

Telephone counselling support line for the rural and remote health workforce and their families

Gambler's Help

Support people with gambling problems, family and friends close to them, and those just wanting to cut back or regain control.

MATES In Construction

MATES provides suicide prevention for construction workers through community development programs on sites, and by supporting workers in need through case management and a 24/7 help line.

Witness To War

A free national hotline for people in Australia affected by overseas conflicts

Carer Gateway

Emotional and practical services and support for carers.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness

COPMI promotes better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illness.

Switchboard Victoria

Peer driven support service for the LGBTIQA+ communities and their allies, friends, support workers and families.

Carers Victoria

Provides information and advice to carers and their families about carer supports and services.

Eating Disorders Families Australia

EDFA is the only national organisation providing support, education, advocacy, and counselling SOLELY for carers and families impacted by an eating disorder.

Wire

Free support, referrals & information on any issue for women, non-binary & gender diverse people in Victoria

Post and Anti-natal Depression Association

Beyond Blue

Aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma

Black Dog Institute

Address's new challenges and opportunities in mental health including suicide prevention, digital innovation, lived experience, youth and workplace mental health.

What Were We Thinking!

Information, resources and reassurance for new parents navigating the highs and lows of life with a baby

Youth Drugs and Alcohol Advice

Advice, options, support and understanding for young people worried about drug or alcohol use.

RightByYou

RightByYou is a youth peer-to-peer suicide prevention website designed by and for young people. It supports young people who want to help their friends experiencing a mental health crisis.

NEAMI National

Supports individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.

WRISC

WRISC provides support for all women and children affected by family violence

Embrace Multicultural Mental Health

A national focus on mental health and suicide prevention for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

RUOK

A public health promotion charity that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times in their lives.

The Lifeline Service Finder

The Lifeline Service Finder is a directory of free or low cost health and community services available in Australia.

Older Persons Mental Health Service - Wangaratta and Wodonga

Community based mental health assessments and treatment to persons over the age of 65 years (50 years of age for indigenous people) who experience mental illness.

Perinatal Emotional Health Program - Wangaratta

For women and families experiencing emotional difficulties during pregnancy and up to 12 months after childbirth

Gateway Health Wangaratta

Support any aspect of health and wellbeing, from physical and mental health, to lifestyle and relationships, to connection with community

Gateway Health Myrtleford

Support any aspect of health and wellbeing, from physical and mental health, to lifestyle and relationships, to connection with community

Headspace Wangaratta + Albury Wodonga

Early intervention mental health services to 12-25-year-olds.

Gateway Health Wodonga

Support any aspect of health and wellbeing, from physical and mental health, to lifestyle and relationships, to connection with community

Older Persons Mental Health Service - Albury

NSW older people’s mental health (OPMH) services provide public specialist mental health clinical care generally to people aged 65 years and over.

Perinatal Emotional Health Program - Wodonga

For women and families experiencing emotional difficulties during pregnancy and up to 12 months after childbirth

Albury Community Health Drug & Alcohol Service

Drug and alcohol support to individuals living in Albury, Culcairn, Corowa and immediate surrounding areas in New South Wales.

Wodonga Community Mental Health Services

Community mental health care services including assessments, treatment and case management for residents of the local government shires of Wodonga, Indigo, Towong and parts of the Kiewa Valley.

Project 365

Promoting positive mental health within Wangaratta and surrounds

Haven Wangaratta

Long-term social housing with support for people with significant mental health and wellbeing concerns.

Albury Community Mental Health Services

Community mental health care services including assessments, treatment and case management for residents of the local government shires of Albury City, Greater Hume, Corowa, Finley, Jerilderie and Urana.

Wangaratta Community Mental Health Services

Community mental health care services including assessments, treatment and case management for residents of the local government shires of Wangaratta City, Benalla, Mansfield, Alpine and parts of the Moira Shire

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia provides long-term, one-to-one mentoring to help change the course of vulnerable young peoples lives.

North East Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - Wodonga

Specialist public mental health assessment and treatment services, provided for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age.

Child Health Intervention and Parent Support (Gateway Health)

An early intervention service for children aged from zero to 12 with social, emotional, or behavioural challenges, and their families.

Wangaratta Carevan

Provides free meals for residents of Wangaratta that are homeless and disadvantaged.

North East Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - Wangaratta

Specialist public mental health assessment and treatment services, provided for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age.

Children’s Counselling (Gateway Health)

This a free service for children aged from 5 to 12 years living in Victoria or New South Wales for children dealing with grief and loss, general anxiety and identity issues.

Mental Health Foundation of Australia

Works to raise mental health awareness and provide education and support to those in need as well as conducting events, programs and initiatives dedicated to raising awareness about mental health.

OneWave

OneWave is a non-profit surf community raising awareness of mental health with a simple recipe...saltwater therapy, surfing and fluro.

One in Five

Funds medical research to improve treatments and find cures for mental illness

Mental Health Australia

Mental Health Australia is the national peak advocacy body for the mental health sector.

Livin

An Australian organisation that wants the world to accept that It Ain’t Weak To Speak!

HER Centre Australia

Dedicated to understanding and treating mental illnesses experienced by women.

Orygen Youth Health

Specialist mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25 who reside in the western and north-western regions of metropolitan Melbourne

batyr

Working to create STIGMA FREE communities that champion young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

Mental Health Families & Friends Tasmania

Focuses on the rights and experiences of the support people (mental health and AOD families and friends) by creating programs and surveys to capture lived experience.

Museum of Lost and Found Potential

Created by The Museum of Lost Potential reveals the stark and powerful picture of potential lost across the world to people, families, communities, businesses and society due to neglected mental health and suicide. It also shows the potential of everything that can be found when people receive the support they need.

Suicide Prevention Australia

The national peak body for the suicide prevention.

Solstice – The Documentary

A documentary that hopes to ignite the change so desperately needed.

The Barber Shop

A resource hub for men and boys who want to prevent men’s violence against women.

Do It For Dolly

Committed to changing the culture of bullying by addressing the impact of bullying, anxiety, depression and youth suicide.

White Ribbon

White Ribbon is an international movement to put a stop to men’s violence against women.

LINE Wangaratta

Committed to seeing a positive, genuine change in the north east community, where LGBTQIA+ people feel respected, safe and supported, have the courage to speak-up against injustice and celebrate diversity and inclusion

The Champions

Network of experienced and passionate people who champion sharing to help improve mental health.

Mental Health First Aid Australia

Using a practical, skills-based action plan, participants learn the skills to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis, until professional help is received or the crisis resolves

Ski For Life

Ski For Life is an Australian charity raising awareness and promoting mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention

ProPsych

Specialised, targeted professional development for school teachers on topics related to mental health in young people

MAD Poetry (A project of Red Poetry)

The key focus of the project is on creating a safe writing space for emerging voices with a lived/living experience of mental health issues to express how they see the world, where these poets can define themselves through their creativity not their diagnosis, and explore by pen and page their experience of illness, institutions, recovery, self-care, and beyond.

Stay Kind

A movement that promotes and encourages more kindness in everyday life.

Corryong Spirit

Corryong Spirit is an annual community event held in the Upper Murray to acknowledge those whose lives were lost after the 2019 bushfires and to shine a light into the darkness of grief.

Beechworth to Bridge

Beechworth to Bridge aims to remove the stigma of suicide and improve healing by hosting walk events where survivors, friends, family and service providers come together to Walk Talk Support and Smash the Suicide Stigma.

The Unbreakable Farmer

One of Australia's leading rural mental health speakers

Where Theres A Will

Working with our schools and community to improve mental health and wellbeing in the Upper Hunter

The Mens Table

Provides opportunities for men to meet and talk once a month about issues in their personal lives in a confidential and non-judgemental environment.

Survivors of Suicide and Friends

To keep the conversation about suicide and mental health alive, even through the longest nights.

The Resilience Project

Delivers emotionally engaging programs and provide evidence-based, practical wellbeing strategies to build resilience

Trademutt

TradeMutt is a social impact workwear brand, by tradies for tradies. They make funky eye catching work wear designed to start conversations about mental health among the blue collar community, helping make an invisible issue impossible to ignore

S.A Brothers Incorporated

Dedicated to reducing the stigma that surrounds men’s health by creating an open, non -judgmental platform, providing support to all those in need.

Dyl and Friends

Dylan Buckley - former AFL player

Blokes Time Out

A group of blokes from across the Wangaratta area who get together once a month and do something social.

The Imperfects

Hugh van Cuylenburg Ryan Shelton and Josh van Cuylenburg

FYI – All Things Mental Wellness Podcast Series

Nadia Dinneen & David Kapay

Living Is For Everyone

A website that shares knowledge about mental health.

The Blue Tree Project

Blue Tree Project is helping raise awareness around mental wellbeing by helping spark difficult conversations. It's OK to have a blue day.

Don Ritchie - The Angel of The Gap

For almost 50 years Gap Park was watched over by a guardian angel in the form of Vaucluse resident, Don Ritchie OAM, whose kindness and compassion helped save the lives of hundreds of Australians.

SuicideLine Victoria

SuicideLine Victoria provides phone and online counselling for anyone who is bereaved by suicide.

Strong Enough

Eating Disorders Families Australia

The Speak Your Mind Program

An online campaign that starts conversations about mental health.

Thirrili -Indigenous Suicide Postvention Service

Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people affected by a suicide tragedy and helps find a path towards healing and recovery.

The Compassionate Friends Victoria

Grief Support for Bereaved Parents, Grandparents, and Siblings by those with lived experience.

Wings of Hope

Aims to help those bereaved by suicide

Active Response Bereavement Outreach (ARBOR)

A free service offering short-medium term grief counselling, practical & emotional support, appropriate referral support, volunteer lived-experience peer support, and support groups to people recently impacted by losing loved ones to suicide. WA Based.

StandBy Support After Suicide | Wellways

A national suicide postvention service that provides practical support to anyone who has been bereaved or impacted by suicide, at any stage in their life.

Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Association

The SOS Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Association offers friendship and support, bereavement and support groups ans awareness and education for people bereaved by suicide.

Roses In The Ocean

Australia’s leading lived experience of suicide organisation, Roses in the Ocean exists to save lives

Stand By - Support After Suicide

StandBy is Australia’s leading suicide postvention program dedicated to assisting people and communities bereaved or impacted by suicide.

Fade Out

Conversations for Men

United for Global Mental Health

International knowledge hub

Living Loss

Explores grief across different multicultural contexts. This podcast iterrogates loss beyond death and reflects on how we navigate other profoundly life-changing forms of grief.

Minds Together

A short, self-paced program that aims to build skills, knowledge and confidence to support a family member or friend who has attempted suicide?

The Foyer Foundation

Youth Foyers are integrated learning and accommodation settings for young people, typically aged 16 – 24 years, who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

Berry Street

Berry Street's trauma services help children, young people and families to address the mental health impacts they have experienced from abuse, neglect or adverse experiences.

Doing It Tough

Doing It Tough, is dedicated to connecting men with the support they need to overcome their tough times.

Heal Our Way

Heal Our Way is a NSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Campaign led by Cox Inall Ridgeway in partnership with Aboriginal Communities within NSW.

Down The Track

Down The Track focuses on disengaged and marginalised ‘young people’ between the ages of 10 and 20 in the remote communities of Lake Cargelligo and Murrin Bridge in Central West, NSW.

Rainbow Door

Rainbow Door is a free specialist LGBTIQA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, BrotherBoys, SisterGirls) helpline providing information, support, and referral to all LGBTIQA+ Victorians, their friends and family.

Tandem Carers

Tandem Carers works to seek better outcomes for the families, carers and supporters of people with mental health challenges.

Centre of Excellence in Peer Support

A centralised specialist online resource centre for mental health peer support.

The First Stop

The First Stop is a website for families and carers of people with alcohol, other drug use, or mental health concerns. It includes information on where to find support and treatment services for you and your family.

Voices Vic

Delivers support services to improve the wellbeing and recovery of people who are hearing voices and other sensory experiences.

Self Help Addiction Resource Centre SHARC

SHARC provides opportunities for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction and related problems to recover and achieve meaningful, satisfying and contributing lives.

The Champions

Nic Newling is a public speaker and advocate for mental health and suicide prevention. The Champions – an organisation he founded encourages conversations about mental illness experiences. Nic hopes his work can help prevent youth suicide and help people get the most out of their lives.

This Is A Conversation Starter

TIACS is a free, mental health counselling service for tradies, truckies, rural and blue collar workers. It removes the physical and financial barriers to accessing help through a simple text and call service directly to professional counsellors.

Dads In Distress

Free, confidential and non judgemental support to dads who are going through or have gone through separation – in particular, separation from their kids.

Mums In Distress

Mums in Distress' is a national support group for mums experiencing separation from their children.

Mentoring Men

Mentoring Men offer FREE one-to-one mentoring support. Someone’s who is there to listen without judgement, in total confidentiality and for the long haul… not just a couple of weeks. Mentoring Men want to connect 100,000 men looking for support with the 100,000 men who can give it to them.

Peers WALK

PeersWALK training is for team and community members who notice their peer/s maybe heading down the road of suicide, and care enough to help them across that road.

SMLS

Danny Allan participates in events to raise awareness for mental health.

Wang Night Shelter

A daytime and night-time temporary shelter relief with food and community support.

ReachOut

ReachOut helps young people connect with other young people and find support that works for you. ReachOut helps you deal with stress, anxiety, depression, and whenever life doesn't go as planned. ReachOut also provides links to mobile apps, articles and tools to help you look after your health and wellbeing.

Family Drug Support

Assists families throughout Australia to deal with alcohol and other drugs issues in a way that strengthens relationships and achieves positive outcomes.

GV Pride

An LGBTIQA+ social-support group located in the Shepparton that provides a safe space for support, friendship, family, networking and fellowship.

Transfemme

Stories, tips and resources to support healthier relationships between trans women and men.

Parentline

Counselling and support for parents and carers of children from birth to 18 years old.

Foundation House

Foundation House provides services to people of refugee backgrounds who have experienced torture or trauma in their country of origin, or while fleeing that country.

The Bridge Youth Service

Assisting young people that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to obtain or maintain safe, secure and affordable housing.

JOY 94.9

JOY 94.9 represents the people, stories, news, music, and lived experiences of Australia’s LGBTIQA+ community and our allies.

Minus 18

Tackles social isolation and improves the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth (13-19 inclusive) via events and leadership programs.

Parents Of Gender Diverse Children

Provides peer support to parents and those parenting trans and gender diverse children.

Twenty10

Provides young LGBTIQA+ people with housing, counselling, and social support across NSW.

Mind Spot

Mindspot is a free online mental health clinic for adults with anxiety and depression.

ifarmwell

ifarmwell is a free online tool kit to help farmers cope effectively with life's challenges and get the most out of every day, regardless of the circumstances they face.

This Way Up

Step-by-step strategies for managing stress, anxiety and low mood.

ROAR

An interactive website to support people who have eating and body concerns, and who feel distressed because of these concerns.

F.E.A.S.T.

F.E.A.S.T. is a global support and education community of and for parents of those with eating disorders.

Eating Disorders Victoria

A free and confidential service providing information and peer support for people experiencing eating disorders or those who are supporting them.

The Orange Door

The Orange Door is a free service for adults, children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced family violence

The Victims of Crime Helpline

The Victims of Crime Helpline provides advice and referrals to anyone from any background who is experiencing violence or abuse in their family or relationships.

Women’s Legal Service Victoria

Free and confidential legal information and advice for women experiencing family violence or relationship breakdown.

Men's Shed

Men's Sheds are a place of encouragement for all to take an interest in their own health and well-being. Click on this link to find one in your area.

Black Dog Ride

Raising awareness of depression and suicide prevention in communities involved in Black Dog rides.

G’day Line

A friendly and supportive voice to older Australians (50+) who are feeling lonely or socially isolated.

Aged Care Grief and Bereavement Service

The Aged Care Grief and Bereavement Service offers free aged care support services, including written resources, bereavement counselling, support groups, webinars and on-line courses.

OPAN

OPAN provides free, independent and confidential support to older people receiving government-funded aged care.

Phoenix Australia

Phoenix Australia is a resource for Australian individuals, families and communities affected by trauma, and practitioners who work with those affected.

Are You Safe

This website features helpful tips, conversation starters and information to help you start your potentially lifesaving chat with a friend, family member or colleague who may be experiencing family violence.

Baby Steps

Baby Steps is an online program which aims to enhance the wellbeing of new mums and dads and support them in their transition to parenthood.

become

become supports people who have experienced trauma in their life and who use alcohol or other substances.

Better Man

Assists men to identify their use of abuse and violence early and motivate them to seek help.

Beyond Silence

A website for women who are worried about sex and consent in their relationships.

Conversations Matter

Conversations Matter is a practical online resource to support safe and effective community discussions about suicide.

DadSpace

Mental, emotional and practical support for expectant and new dads.

Grow

An online mental health support group to help people recovering from mental ill-health.

Finding My Way

An online program providing information, suggestions, and support to improve physical and mental wellbeing in people receiving treatment for cancer.

Full Stop Australia

Full Stop Australia is one of the country's leading sexual, domestic and family violence response and recovery services offering confidential, trauma specialist counselling for people of all genders who are impacted by violence.

Hello Sunday Morning

Hello Sunday Morning is an Australian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping people who want to change their relationship with alcohol.

Celebrate Ageing

An organisation that focuses on combating ageism and building respect for older Australians.

The Survivor Hub

The Survivor Hub is a safe space for people who have been impacted by sexual assault to gain knowledge, support and understanding about what the process of healing from sexual assault can look like at a practical, emotional and psychological level.

DVConnect

DVConnect’s Womensline is a free helpline for women and their children in Queensland who are experiencing domestic and family violence.

Forensic Support Line

Forensic Support Line is a dedicated line, that can provide information and brief counselling about how the DNA Inquiry findings may affect the criminal justice outcomes for sexual violence cases.

inTouch

inTouch specialises in working directly with migrant and refugee women who have experienced family violence and their communities.

Boys To The Bush

Boys to the Bush focuses on preventative and early intervention strategies for ‘disengaged’ young males. There are local locations in Wangaratta and Albury Wodonga.

Ask Izzy

Ask Izzy is a mobile website that connects people who are in crisis with the services they need right now and nearby.

1800 My Options

A confidential and free phone line and online service, giving out information about contraception, pregnancy options (including abortion) and sexual health.

Synergy Youth Hub

The Hub is designed to be an inclusive environment catering to young people aged 12-17. The Synergy Hub is located at 29 Flanagan Street Wangaratta.

North East Multicultural Association

North East Multicultural Association is a place for our new and existing migrant community to receive support. They can help with English, Immigration consultations, Advocacy, IT support, driving instructions and community socialisation.

Thread Together

Thread Together collects brand new unsold clothing from all around the country and then partners with charities and social service agencies to distribute it to people doing it tough.

Sober In The Country

Advocates for rural communities to throw their weight behind friends opting to go alcohol free and who are fighting addiction in the same way they'd support a mate with depression, cancer, or a broken leg.

Bush Tribe

An online peer support network of rural and remote Australians overcoming alcohol abuse or addiction.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Turning Point

Turning Point is an Australian addiction research and education centre that provides treatment for people adversely affected by alcohol, drugs and gambling.

Clean Slate Clinic

A healthcare social enterprise focused on helping Australians keen to detox from alcohol, safely from home.

BreakThrough

BreakThrough is a program for family, friends and partners of people with addictive behaviours and offers practical strategies about how to talk to loved ones about their substance use, better respond to and manage challenging behaviours, and make self-care a priority.

Counselling Online

A 24 hour 7 day a week online counselling service offering free, text based, confidential support and referrals for anyone who has a concern about their own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use.

Ready 2 Change

Ready 2 Change (R2C) is a free telephone counselling program for people living in Victoria who are struggling with their drug or alcohol use.

Gambling Help Online

Free online support for anyone affected by gambling.

Self Management and Recovery Training SMART

SMART Recovery provides drug and alcohol addiction treatment or problem behaviours through evidence-based group self-help.

1800 ICE ADVICE

A 24 hour 7 day a week confidential helpline established for people who use ice and their family members. An important and useful first port of call, this service will direct people to additional treatment and support services and provide general information about ice and its effects.

The First Stop

The First Stop provides information and support for families of people with mental health concerns or alcohol and other drug use.

Cracks In The Ice

Cracks in the Ice is a national online toolkit providing trusted and up-to-date information and resources about Crystal Methamphetamine (‘ice’) for the Australian community.

Positive Choices

Positive Choices is an online portal to help Australian schools and communities access accurate, up-to-date evidence based alcohol and other drug education resources.

TouchBase

Alcohol and Drug information for LGBTIQ+ Communities

Yarning Safe and Strong

A free and confidential counselling service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples who need to have a yarn with someone about their wellbeing.

Youth Support + Advocacy Service YSAS

A leading youth health not-for-profit agency that enables young people experiencing serious disadvantage to access the resources and support they require to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

Women’s Alcohol & Drug Service WADS

Provides medical care, counselling and support to women with complex substance use and dependence, assessment, and care of infants exposed to drugs and alcohol during pregnancy.

eheadspace

A confidential, free and secure space where young people aged 12-25 or their family can chat, email or speak on the phone with a qualified youth mental health professional.

Mind Australia

Mind Australia provides support to those whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness. Mind Australia also has support services specifically for carers.

The Mirabel Foundation

The only organisation in Australia specifically addressing the needs of children who have been orphaned or abandoned due to parental drug use.

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project is a leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization based in the United States for LGBTQ+ young people.

Triple P = Positive Parenting Program

A suite of free parenting programs for parents and carers of children from birth to 16 years that provide simple and practical strategies to confidently manage behaviour and prevent problems developing.

Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds

Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds focuses on providing people working in road transport, warehousing and logistics with tools, resources and programs to create safe, healthy working environments.

TIACS

Founded by TradeMutt, TIACS is a free phone and text counsselling service offering mental health support ot Australia's blue collar community.

HALT

HALT is passionate about providing tradies with the tools to have tough conversations about mental health and to support their mates when they’re going through challenging times.

Family Relationships Online

Family Relationships provides relationship counselling in a supportive and collaborative environment where you can discuss your problems and concerns.

5 Ways To Wellbeing

5 Ways to Wellbeing’ introduces you to five simple and effective ways to improve your psychological and emotional health that are based on extensive international research.

School Can't Australia

A parent/carer peer support community run through Facebook for school attendance difficulties.

Compass

Helps older Australians and the people who care for and support them navigate the complex issue of elder abuse.

The Secret Life of Carers

Highlights the unique experiences of Australia's 2.65 million unpaid carers.

Mental Health Carers Australia

A national advocacy group solely concerned with the well-being and promotion of mental health carer needs.

Young Carers Network

Provides information and directs young carers to appropriate pathways for support.

Ending Loneliness Together

Addressing the growing problem of loneliness in people living in Australia.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Collects information and improves the quality, accessibility and timeliness of data on deaths by on suicide, intentional self-harm and suicidal behaviour in Australia.

Defence Member and Family Helpline

The first point of call for Defence families seeking support, information or connection with their community.

Safe Zone Support

A free and anonymous counselling line for all current and ex-serving ADF personnel, veterans and their families.

Resolute Ready

An online global directory of services and organisations available to the community, military veterans, first responders, and their families.

Polished Man

Polished Man asks people to paint one nail blue to ignite crucial conversations to end violence against women and children.

Centre Against Violence

The Centre Against Violence offers free, specialist family violence crisis intervention services and short term case management to all peoplewho are experiencing current family violence crisis.

Men’s Wellbeing Matters Murray Region

A Suicide Prevention Community group open to all Men in the local Murray Region. Provides access to local services, peer support groups, community training and education.

Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation

Aboriginal community based organisation providing access to health services, youth sport & recreation, housing, education and cultural heritage.