Mental health and wellbeing support

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Living through a natural hazard or emergency can adversely affect your mental health and well-being. It is normal to experience a range of emotions before, during, or after an emergency event, and sometimes much later. Your sleep, mood and daily routines might be impacted Support is available for you and the people around you.

If you or someone you know needs specialist mental health care, call the Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511. It is a free service operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is staffed by specialist mental health professionals who offer mental health advice and referrals to local mental health services.

For free health advice anytime day or night, call Healthdirect on 1800 022 222. If you need support in your language, call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask for Healthdirect.

If you need crisis mental health support, please call Lifeline Australia at any time on 13 11 14.

The Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) also provides information and links to mental health support for people affected by natural hazards and emergencies. Contact your local RAMHP Coordinator for help, or access fact sheets, podcasts, and self-help tools on the RAMHP website.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, please call 1800 Respect on 1800 737 732 for 24-hour confidential information, counselling and support services. Or in case of an emergency please dial 000.

Children and young people can call Kids Helpline at any time on 1800 55 1800 or chat online at kidshelpline.com.au. Young people can also visit headspace.org.au or ReachOut.com.

For non-crisis mental health support, please call Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36.

There’s also a range of online resources to support you and your loved ones. Please visit Beyond Blue and Lifeline online.