Mental Health Services
Australian psychological Society (APS)
Information for the public on psychology in Australia
Butterfly National Helpline
1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673) or www.butterfly.org.au
Information on disordered eating and eating disorders
Beyondblue: the national depression initiative
1300 22 4636 or www.beyondblue.org.au Information on depression, anxiety and related disorders, available treatments www.youthbeyondblue.com beyondblue’s website for young people – information on depression, anxiety and antenatal depression, including partner
Lifeline
13 11 14
Counselling, information and referral.
SANE Australia Helpline
1800 18 7263 or www.sane.org.au
Information about mental illness symptoms, treatments, where to go for support and help for carers.
Multicultural Mental Health Australia
(02) 9840 3333 or www.mmha.org.au
Mental health information for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
MensLine Australia
1300 78 99 78
Support for men and their families.
Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467 or www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Telephone support and online resources for those at risk of suicide, their carers and those bereaved by suicide.
SuicideLine Victoria
1300 651 251
Counselling, crisis intervention, information and referral.
Post and Antenatal Depression Association (PaNDa)
1300 726 306 or www.panda.org.au
Support and referral to anyone affected by post and antenatal depression, including partners.
Black Dog Institute
www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Information about depression and bipolar disorder.