Need Help Now

   If this is an EMERGENCY call 000.  

If you wish to speak to someone immediately then contact:

• Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800: Australia's only free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25. 'We care and we listen any time and for any reason'

• Lifeline on 13 11 14: provides crisis support and resources on their 24 hour crisis line

eheadspace is a confidential, free, anonymous, secure space where you can chat or email qualified youth mental health professionals. Contact www.eheadspace.org.au for information.

You might use eheadspace if you:

• want to chat about whats going on in your life
• need advice
• are worried about your mental health or feeling depressed or anxious
• are feeling isolated or alone
• are worried about your drug and/or alcohol use
• are worried about a friend or a family member

Web chat: is available on www.headspace.org.au from 1pm until 1am. Phone counselling is available from 10pm -1pm on 1800 650 890. Email requests can be submitted at any time but it may take 2-3 days for you to receive a response.

Mental health problems can range in severity, complexity and risk and not all require a specialist mental health service like Orygen Youth Health. If you are in the early stages of seeking help, and not sure if you need a mental health service or a community service, then your local GP may be helpful.

• NWMH Triage on 1300 TRIAGE or 1300 874 243: for help and access to adult mental health services within the western and north western areas of Melbourne.
• Department of Health Website which provides information about available public mental health services according to location and age.
• headspace which provides mental health services for young people aged 12–25 years