Resources and Contacts

If you or someone you know needs immediate help

Call Triple Zero (000) if there is a life-threatening situation which requires the immediate attendance by police or ambulance services. If you have a hearing or speech impairment and can access a TTY (teletypewriter), you can call 106 for the text-based emergency call service. Please visit the National Relay Service for other ways to contact emergency services.

Advocacy, Support and Complaints

The following community-managed organisations or government agencies may be of assistance In the ACT region:

• ACT Disability Aged and Carer Advocacy Service (ADACAS)
  http://www.adacas.org.au

• ACT Health Consumer Feedback and complaints
  http://health.act.gov.au/about-us/feedback

• ACT Mental Health Consumer Network
  https://www.actmhcn.org.au/

• Carers ACT
  https://www.carersact.org.au/

• Health Services Commissioner (ACT Human Rights Commission)
  http://hrc.act.gov.au/health/

• Legal Aid ACT
  http://www.legalaidact.org.au/

• Public Advocate of the ACT
  http://hrc.act.gov.au/public-advocate/

Key mental health services in the ACT

• ACT Health
  http://health.act.gov.au/our-services/mental-health

• Calvary Public Hospital Bruce
  https://www.calvarycare.org.au/public-hospital-bruce/services-and-clinics/

• Calvary Hyson Green Mental Health (Private)
  https://www.calvarycare.org.au/bruce-private-hospital/services-and-clinics/hyson-green-mental-health/

• Belconnen Community Service
  https://www.bcsact.com.au/services/

• Capital Health Network
  https://www.chnact.org.au/mental-health-programs

• CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn
  http://www.catholiccare.cg.org.au/service-type/mental-health-services/

• headspace Canberra
  https://www.headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/headspace-canberra/

• Kids Helpline
  https://kidshelpline.com.au/

• Lifeline Canberra
  http://www.act.lifeline.org.au/

• Mental Health Foundation ACT
  http://www.mhf.org.au/

• Menslink
  https://menslink.org.au/

• Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA)
  https://panda.org.au/
  

• Public Trustee & Guardian ACT
  https://www.ptg.act.gov.au/

• Richmond Fellowship ACT
  http://rfact.org.au/

• StandBy - Support after Suicide
  http://standbysupport.com.au/

• Suicide Call Back Service
  https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/

• University psychology clinics:

  • ANU Psychology Clinic
    http://psychology.anu.edu.au/anu-psychology-clinic

  • UC Psychology Clinic
    http://www.canberra.edu.au/on-campus/health-and-childcare-services/clinics/student-led-clinics/psychology-intern-clinic

• Wellways
  https://www.wellways.org/our-services

• Woden Community Services
  https://www.wcs.org.au/services/mental-health

Mental health information

For general information about mental health and mental illness:

• SANE Australia
  https://www.sane.org/

• beyondblue
  https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

• Black Dog Institute
  https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/