Help in Australia

You do not have to be sure you are in crisis to use any of these. They are for anyone who is struggling, and for anyone worried about someone else.

If someone's life is in immediate danger

Call the emergency services in Australia:

000 112

We do not yet have a checked national helpline for Australia

Rather than publish a number we have not been able to confirm, we would rather send you to the international directories below — they are maintained by organisations whose whole job is keeping these listings current. A wrong number in a crisis is worse than no number, because you conclude nobody answered.

If you know of a service in Australia that should be listed, please tell us.

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Befrienders Worldwide

A network of emotional-support centres in over 30 countries, all offering confidential listening without judgement.

Start a chat
Find a centre near you
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 31 July 2026 against their own page

Child Helpline International

A network of child helplines in more than 130 countries, for anyone under 18 who needs someone to talk to.

Start a chat
Find your country's child helpline
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 31 July 2026 against their own page

Other support in Australia

Find A Helpline

A free directory of verified crisis helplines in more than 130 countries, searchable by country and by how you want to talk.

Start a chat
Search helplines in your country
Detects your country automatically, and lets you filter by phone, text or online chat.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 31 July 2026 against their own page

International Association for Suicide Prevention

The global professional body for suicide prevention, which maintains a country-by-country index of crisis centres.

Start a chat
Browse crisis centres by country
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 31 July 2026 against their own page

If you can't face a phone call

That is extremely common, and it is not a failure. There are text lines, chat services and email options that need no speaking at all.

Ways to get help without talking

Every number above was checked by a person against the provider's own page, and each shows the date it was last confirmed. How we check them. If something here is wrong, please tell us — we treat a dead crisis number as the most serious thing that can go wrong on Rise From The Edge.