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About

A free, national, 24 hour telephone counselling service for people in a mental health crisis. Services are specific to the needs of the local community and can provide:
- Suicide prevention and bereavement services
- Face to face counselling
- Financial counselling
- Gambling counselling
- Mental health support services
- Disability Services and Welfare program
- Rural Outreach 
- Family and mediation services
- Counselling services for children and youth
- Education and support groups
- Indigenous support
- Disaster recovery
-Drug and alcohol counselling


Available to
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
  • Carers
  • Ex-prisoners
  • LGBTIQA+
  • Men
  • Multicultural community
  • NDIS participants
  • Older persons
  • People living with a disability
  • Rural/farming community
  • Women
  • Young people (12+)
For GP use: IAR Level of Care
  • Self-Management
  • Low intensity
  • Moderate intensity
  • High intensity
Areas serviced
  • Blue Mountains
  • Hawkesbury
  • Lithgow
  • Penrith
Is there a cost?
No
Is a Referral needed?
No
Do I need to book?
No
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Opening hours
24 hours 7 days per week

Services provided
  • Over the phone
  • Online

In home service
  • No
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