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General mental health, depression & anxiety

• Beyond Blue — information and free support for depression, anxiety and suicide. beyondblue.org.au · 1300 22 4636

• Lifeline — 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. lifeline.org.au · 13 11 14

• Black Dog Institute — research-based information on mood disorders and self-help tools. blackdoginstitute.org.au

• SANE Australia — support for complex mental health issues. sane.org

Crisis & suicide prevention

• Lifeline — lifeline.org.au · 13 11 14 (call, text or chat)

• Suicide Call Back Service — suicidecallbackservice.org.au · 1300 659 467

• 13YARN — crisis support for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. 13yarn.org.au · 13 92 76

Perinatal & new-parent mental health

• PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) — support during pregnancy and the first year of parenthood. panda.org.au · 1300 726 306

• COPE (Centre of Perinatal Excellence) — cope.org.au

Domestic & family violence

• 1800RESPECT — national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, 24/7. 1800respect.org.au · 1800 737 732

• The Cycle of Violence (Duluth model) — explained on the 1800RESPECT site and at safesteps.org.au (Victoria) · safesteps 1800 015 188

Young people

• headspace — mental health support for ages 12–25. headspace.org.au

• Kids Helpline — for young people aged 5–25, 24/7. kidshelpline.com.au · 1800 55 1800

• ReachOut — au.reachout.com

Alcohol & other drugs

• National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline — 1800 250 015

• Counselling Online — counsellingonline.org.au

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Sri Lanka

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) — nimh.health.gov.lk · National Helpline 1926 (toll-free, also text)

• Sumithrayo — emotional support and suicide prevention. srilankasumithrayo.lk · 011 269 6666

• CCCline 1333 — Courage Compassion Commitment mental health helpline

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