Self-care is incredibly important. Feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to your health and enable you to successfully overcome difficulties and achieve what you want out of life.
Mental health support
Speak with your GP
To discuss symptoms and rule out any underlying physical health issues, and refer you to local health professionals that can provide therapeutic treatment, including through Better Access (Medicare).
Kids Helpline Phone: 1800 55 1800 Age group: 5 to 25 years About: A private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service. Link: kidshelpline WebChat CounsellingExternal link Chat online: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
Beyond Blue Phone: 1300 22 4636 Age group: All ages About: 24/7 information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, wherever they live. Link: Welcome to Youth BeyondBlueExternal link Chat online: 3pm - midnight, 7 days a week |
ParentLine NSW Phone: 1300 1300 52 Age group: 0 - 18 years About: Free telephone counselling and support for parents with children who live in NSW. Link: ParentLineExternalLink Chat online: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
Star4Kids Phone: (02) 4632 3000 Age group: 3 - 12 years About: Free psychological therapies to children with, or at risk of, developing mild to moderate mental illness, including depressive, anxiety or stress disorders. Link: Star4KidsExternalLink |
LifeLine Phone: 13 11 14 Age group: All ages About: 24/7 Crisis Support Link: LifelineExternalLink |
The Brave Program Age group: 0 - 17 years About: An interactive, online program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. There are also programs for parents. Link: BRAVE-Online |
Wellbeing apps
Apps to support you or your child.
Calm Harm About: Calm Harm provides tasks that help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm. You can add your own tasks too and it's completely private and password protected. Cost: Free |
ReachOut Worry Time About: ReachOut Worry Time interrupts repetitive thinking by setting aside your worries until later, so you don't get caught up in them and can get on with your day. This means you can deal with worries once a day, rather than carrying them around with you 24/7 Cost: Free Available: ReachOut Worry Time on the App Store and Google Play |
Smiling Mind About: Smiling Mind is a meditation app for young people. It has been developed by a team of psychologists and uses mindfulness to boost calmness, contentment and clarity. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to help manage stress, resilience, anxiety, depression and improve general health and wellbeing. Cost: Free Available: Smiling Mind app on the App Store and Google Play |
Clear Fear About: The fear of threat, or anxiety, is like a strong gust of wind. It drags you in and makes you want to fight it or run away. Instead, face your fear with the free Clear Fear app and learn to reduce the physical responses to threat as well as changing thoughts and behaviours and releasing emotions. Cost: Free |