Need help?
Find support services
In an emergency call 000 or go to your local hospital emergency department.
1300 MH CALL – 1300 642 255
Mental health access line
1300 MH CALL (1300 642 255) is a confidential mental health telephone triage service that provides the first point of contact to public mental health services to Queenslanders.
1300 MH CALL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will link to the caller’s nearest Queensland Public Mental Health service.
The 1300 MH CALL service:
- is the main point of access into public mental health services
- can provide support, information, advice and referral
- can provide advice and information in a mental health emergency or crisis
- is staffed by trained and experienced professional mental health clinicians
- will provide a mental health triage and refer to acute care teams where appropriate.
Find a mental health service
Find a health service in your local area using Find a mental health service or Head to Health.
Online and phone support services
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 – for online chat (3pm-12am AEST) or email responses within 24 hours
- MensLine Australia 1300 789 978
- Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
- 13 YARN 13 92 76 – 24/7 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- SANE Australia 1800 187 263
- headspace 1800 650 890
- youthbeyondblue 1300 224 636
- Veterans Support Service 1800 011 046
- PANDA (perinatal anxiety and depression) 1300 726 306
- Eating Disorders Queensland (07) 3844 6055
- Butterfly Foundation (eating disorders) 1800 334 673
- QLife (LGBTIQ+) 1800 184 527
- Griefline 1300 845 745
- Grow Australia (support through peer groups) 1800 558 268
Alcohol and other drugs
- Call the Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) on 1800 177 833 for information, advice, referral, intake, assessment and support 24 hours a day. They offer services for individuals, their family and friends, general practitioners, other health professionals and business and community groups.
- Counselling online (drug and alcohol) 1800 888 236
- Quitline 13 78 48
Suicide
At risk of suicide
- Lifeline 13 11 14
24-hour national telephone crisis counselling service and online counselling - Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
24-hour national telephone counselling and online service for people 18 years and over - Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
Free confidential 24-hour telephone and online counselling for young people aged 5 to 25 years - Beyond Blue 1300 224 636
24-hour telephone support and online chat service with links to local services - e-headspace
Online counselling for young people 12 to 25 years - Mindhealthconnect
Website aggregates mental health resources and content from the leading health organisations
Bereaved by suicide
- National StandBy Response Service
24-hour coordinated community response service to families, friends and communities who have been bereaved through suicide - Support after Suicide
Information, resources and group support for those bereaved by suicide - headspace School Support
Provides online support to secondary schools affected by suicide
Community suicide prevention
- Communities Matter
Suicide prevention for small towns and local communities