Support
Crisis supports
If you need help right now, these services are free, confidential, and staffed by people trained to listen. You do not have to be in danger to call — feeling overwhelmed is reason enough.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000 now. Triple zero reaches Police, Ambulance and Fire, and can arrange a mental health response through ambulance or police support, at any age.
South Australia
Mental Health Triage
The SA Health Mental Health Triage Service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is the main point of access into public mental health services, can provide advice and information in a mental health emergency or crisis situation, is staffed by mental health clinicians, and will assess and refer to acute response teams where appropriate.
Urgent Mental Health Care Centre
A free, no referral required, welcoming place for people experiencing a mental health crisis.
Lived Experience Telephone Support Service (LETSS)
Peer-based, after-hours phone and online chat to access mental health support between 5pm and 11:30pm, 365 days a year.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
A specialist non-crisis community mental health service for those with complex or severe mental health needs up to the age of 18 (16 years in some regions), at no cost. Access to the service is via triaged referral.
Homeless Connect SA
24/7 state-wide telephone service for anyone experiencing homelessness in South Australia.
Domestic and Family Violence
This service is operated by Women's Safety Services SA.
Yarrow Place
Services for rape and sexual assault.
SA Police (non-urgent)
National
QLife
QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
13YARN
13YARN is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping.
1800RESPECT
National sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service.
Charlee
A suicide prevention hub made by LGBTIQA+ people who have thought about suicide, lived through suicide attempts, supported others in distress and live with the pain of loss through suicide. Victorian-run, but a national resource.