External support services

Emergency contacts

For emergencies:

• telephone 000
• if your child is under 16 years old, go to Perth Children’s Hospital emergency department (open 24 hours)
• young people aged 16 years and older, and adults, can go to any local hospital emergency department (open 24 hours).
• people of any age in country areas can attend their local hospital emergency department (open 24 hours).

If you are assisting someone who does not speak English, first phone the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 13 14 50. They can connect you with the service of your choice and interpret for you.

Support contacts

1800Respect¹
Phone: 1800 737 732²

13YARN³
Crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 13 92 76⁴

CAMHS Crisis Connect⁵
For children and young people
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 1800 048 636⁶

Department of Communities Crisis Care Service⁷
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 1800 199 008⁸

eheadspace⁹
For people aged between 12 and 25 years
Operates from 9 am to 1 am AEDST, 7 days a week
Phone: 1800 650 890¹⁰

Health Direct¹¹
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 1800 022 222¹²

Kids Helpline¹³
For people aged between 5 and 25 years
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 1800 551 800¹⁴

Lifeline¹⁵
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 13 11 14¹⁶

Mental Health Emergency Response Line¹⁷
Phone (from the Perth metropolitan area): 1300 555 788¹⁸
Phone (from the Peel region): 1800 676 822¹⁹

Poisons Information Centre²⁰
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 13 11 26²¹

Rurallink²²
For people in regional, rural and remote areas
Phone: 1800 552 002²³

Suicide Callback Service²⁴
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: 1300 659 467²⁵

QLife²⁶
Available from 3 pm to midnight
Phone: 1800 184 527²⁷

Additional resources

• Beyond Blue²⁸
• Black Dog Institute²⁹
• Everymind³⁰
• headspace³¹
• ReachOut³²
• Sane³³
• Transforming Families³⁴
• RightByYou³⁵
• Healthy WA's information on Perth Aboriginal services – mental health services³⁶
• Ngala Parenting Line³⁷
  • Phone (Perth metropolitan areas): (08) 9368 9368³⁸ 
  • Phone (Country areas): 1800 111 546
• Thirrili National Indigenous Postvention Support ³⁹
  • Phone 1800 805 801⁴⁰