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Looking after your mental health

If you or someone you know is anxious or might need some support, you should try and seek help as soon as possible.

 

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Call 000

If you’re in immediate danger, call 000.

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If you or someone you know is experiencing anxiety or depression, try to get help as soon as possible.

The following resources are free, confidential and available to all Victorians.

Psychological health resources

Head to Health

Information, wellbeing services and links to mental health support organisations.

You can use it to:

  • improve your sense of wellbeing
  • get help with something you're worried about
  • get help for someone you care about.

If you’d rather talk to someone, you can use the following resources.

  • Lifeline
    a 24-hour personal crisis and suicide prevention service
    Phone: 13 11 14
  • Beyond Blue
    Support and information about anxiety, depression and suicide.
    Phone: 1300 224 636
  • Samaritans
    24-hour anonymous crisis support
    Phone: 13 52 47
  • Suicide Call Back Service
    24-hour free crisis counselling, available online or by phone.
    Phone: 1300 659 467

Drug and alcohol services

Turning Point

An online counselling service with confidential and free 24-hour alcohol and other drug support counselling.

Phone: 1800 888 236

Mediation and counselling

Better Place Australia

Free counselling for family dispute resolution, mental health, mediation and education.

Services are provided in person or over the phone.

Phone: 1800 639 523

Wellbeing resources

THIS WAY UP

An online learning resource that helps you identify, understand and improve psychological difficulties.

These include:

  • stress
  • insomnia
  • anxiety
  • depression.

THIS WAY UP has a range of free and paid courses.

For more information

WorkSafe Advisory

WorkSafe's advisory service is available between 7:30am and 6:30pm Monday to Friday. If you need more support, you can also contact WorkSafe using the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) or the National Relay Service.

1800 136 089 More contact options