Resources
Lifeline
Lifeline provides confidential crisis support that is accessible 24 hours a day. We encourage any person in Australia who is contemplating suicide, experiencing emotional distress, or caring for someone in crisis to call, text or chat with Lifeline.
Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue provide information and support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention for everyone in Australia.
MindHealth Helpline
MindHealth is a telehealth service that offers free professional online and phone counselling for anyone 15 years and older who lives or works in the Hunter New England and Central Coast regions.
Rural Financial Counselling Service
Free, unbiased, independent, confidential and expert support to farmers, fishers, foresters and other rural businesses.
Gamble Aware
Whether you're worried about your gambling or someone else's, you don't have to work it out on your own. Free online, phone or in-person counselling and support is just a call or click away, 24/7.
National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline
This hotline provides confidential support for people struggling with addiction. You can call the Alcohol Drug Information Service (ADIS) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 1800 250 015.
SANE Helpline
SANE is for people with recurring, persistent or complex mental health issues and trauma, and for their families, friends and communities.
Mental Health Line
It is staffed by mental health professionals who will ask questions to determine if you or, the person you are concerned about, needs ongoing mental health care and how urgently it is needed.
Suicide Call Back Service
Suicide Call Back Service is a nationwide service providing 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people affected by suicide.
eHeadspace
Access a range of personalised services, information and support with help always at hand. Log in to chat to other people like you or get 1-on-1 direct support with a clinician.
Kids Helpline
Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free (even from a mobile), confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.
13YARN
Going through a tough time? If you, or someone you know, are feeling worried or no good, we encourage you to connect with 13YARN on 13 92 76 (24 hours/7 days) and talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.
Doing it tough?
Doing It Tough, is dedicated to connecting men in New South Wales with the support they need to overcome their tough times.
You got this mate
You Got This Mate provides tips and info to help rural men reach their best possible mental health.
MensLine
MensLine Australia is a free telephone and online counselling service offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime.
QLife
QLife is for LGBTIQ+ people and their loved ones wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, gender, bodies, feelings, or relationships.
ACON Pride Counselling
Pride Counselling is ACON’s LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming counselling service. Anyone from their communities in NSW can self-refer to the service, and there are a range of ways to reduce out-of-pocket costs.
Podcasts
Young Bloods Podcast
Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health is the award-winning volunteer podcast dedicated to young men's mental health.
How Other Dads Dad Podcast
Hamish Blake chats with other dads he really admires (and whose phone number he had relatively easy access to) about their approach to dadding, and in the process hopefully learn a little.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website, and external links, may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons, as well as topics and events that may be triggering.
Below you can find links to resources that may aid in supporting healing:
Australian Indigenous HealthInfonet
The Healing portal is designed to encourage information sharing and collaboration across sectors and locations. It brings together best practice healing initiatives and information about what is working in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities around healing.
13YARN
Going through a tough time? If you, or someone you know, are feeling worried or no good, we encourage you to connect with 13YARN on 13 92 76 (24 hours/7 days) and talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.
Jean Hailes
Jean Hailes for Women's Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving women's health across Australia through every life stage.
Australasian Menopause Society
The Australasian Menopause Society provides a range of educational material and resources on midlife and the menopause for the benefit of women and their health professionals.
CHARLI Health
The first Australian expert-led women’s health app empowering you to take charge of your health and wellbeing. Developed by leading Australian women’s health medical and allied-health experts, CHARLI Health uses evidence-based technology to track your menstrual cycles, fertility, sexual health, pregnancy, peri/menopause and pain.
Balance Menopause
Balance has been created with a single mission in mind: to make menopause support inclusive and accessible to everyone, globally. By providing medical evidence-based perimenopause and menopause information, our passion is to help people become better informed and more prepared during this time of their lives.
Own It
Australian government-funded campaign that encourages people with a cervix to take ownership of their cervical screening process by utilizing the option to self-collect a sample for HPV testing
Get Papped
Get Papped is a dynamic Health Movement that was founded in 2019 by Katie Norbury to make a positive impact on the uptake of cervical screenings (previously known as pap smears). Get papped began on Instagram through Katie telling her own story begins her abnormal pap smear and expanded to be home to a practitioner directory that has helped thousands find a practitioner to undertake their cervical screening.
Dr Louise Newson
Louise Newson is a physician, menopause specialist and member of the UK Government’s Menopause Taskforce. She is also an award-winning doctor, educator, and author, committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of perimenopause and menopause. Described as the “medic who kickstarted the menopause revolution”, she has empowered a generation of women to have a greater understanding, choice and control over their treatment, bodies and mind.
Recommended reads
- Still Hot! – (entertaining, real stories) – Kate Adams & Vicki Allan
- The definitive guide to Perimenopause & Menopause(educational) – Dr Louise Newson.
- The Menopause Brain (educational) – Dr Lisa Mosconi
- The M Word – Ginny Mansberg
