If you or someone you care for is in need of assistance, the following services are available: 

Australia 

Lifeline 

+61 13 11 14 |  www.lifeline.org.au (External link) 

Beyond Blue 

+61 1300 224 636 |  www.beyondblue.org.au (External link) 

Suicide Call Back Service 

+61 1300 659 467 |  www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au (External link) 

13YARN (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis support)

+61 13 92 76 | www.13yarn.org.au (External link)

Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement 

+61 1800 642 066 |  www.grief.org.au (External link) 

Griefline (helpline: 8:00am to 8:00pm AEDT)

+61 1300 845 745 |  www.griefline.org.au (External link)

Kids Helpline 

+61 1800 551 800 |  www.kidshelpline.com.au (External link) 

StandBy Support After Suicide

+61 1300 727 247 | www.standbysupport.com.au (External link)

 

Department of Defence All-hours Support Line (for Australian Defence Force members and their families)

+61 1800 628 036 |  www.defence.gov.au (External link)  

Open Arms (veterans and families counselling)

+61 1800 011 046 |  www.openarms.gov.au (External link)  

National Centre for Childhood Grief (care for bereaved children and their families)

+61 1300 654 556 |  www.childhoodgrief.org.au (External link)

Red Nose Grief and Loss (support following the death of a child)

+61 1300 308 307 |  www.rednosegriefandloss.org.au (External link)

 

New Zealand  

Lifeline

+64 0800 543 354 |  www.lifeline.org.nz (External link)

Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand

+64 1737 (call or text) |  www.mentalhealth.org.nz (External link)

Skylight

+64 0800 299 100 |  www.skylight.org.nz (External link)

SIDS and Kids (support following the death of a child)

+64 0800 164 455 |  www.sidsandkids.org.nz (External link)