Useful links
Online resources and information

Act Belong Commit

Website: www.actbelongcommit.org.au

Act-Belong-Commit is a comprehensive state-wide health promotion campaign that encourages individuals to take action to protect and promote their own mental wellbeing and encourages organisations that provide mentally healthy activities to promote participation in those activities.

Australia Psychology Society

Website: www.psychology.org.au

The Australian Psychology Society is the leading organisation for psychologists in Australia and advocates for the discipline and profession of psychology, supports high standards for the profession, promotes psychological knowledge to enhance community wellbeing, and is dedicated to providing benefits to support members’ professional lives.

beyondblue

Website: www.beyondblue.org.au

Provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live and will support people in the right direction to seek further help.

Black Dog Institute

Website: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

The Black Dog Institute is a translational research institute that aims to reduce the incidence of mental illness and the stigma around it, to actively reduce suicide rates and empower everyone to live the most mentally healthy lives possible. Its model of operation integrates mental health research, clinical care and education to create effective outcomes in the community.

Consumers of Mental Health Western Australia (CoMHWA)

Website: www.comhwa.org.au/

CoMHWA is the peak body by and for people with lived experience of mental health issues in Western Australia.
What they do:

• News and Events
• Speakers, Education and Training
• Peer Support Groups
• Support for the Peer Workforce
• Consumer Participation
• Advocacy (Systemic and Peer-Led)

Do Something Near You

Website: www.dosomethingnearyou.com.au

Do Something Near You makes it a lot easier for Australians to get involved in community volunteering and charity events. All you have to do is type in your postcode or suburb to find an opportunity near you. After you do this, you'll get listings with information about how you can help or get involved in your local community.

Everymind

Website: www.everymind.org.au

Everymind is a leading national institute dedicated to reducing mental ill-health, reducing suicide and improving wellbeing.

Head to Health

Website: www.headtohealth.gov.au

Head to Health is an Australian Department of Health website providing information, resources, and services for those wanting to improve their overall sense of wellbeing, or need help with something that is concerning them, or for those helping someone they care about.

HelpingMinds (formerly Arafmi)

Website: www.helpingminds.org.au

Provides free support and information to family and friends of WA people with mental health issues.

Life in Mind

Website: www.lifeinmindaustralia.com.au

Life in Mind is a new national initiative that will connect Australian suicide prevention services and programs to each other and the community, by providing a digital platform for knowledge exchange around suicide prevention activities in Australia.

Lifeline

Website: www.lifelinewa.org.au

Lifeline WA provides all Western Australians experiencing a personal crisis or thinking about suicide with access to 24 hour crisis support. This website also provides information, resources, events and news.

Mental Health Commission

Website: www.mhc.wa.gov.au

The Mental Health Commission strives to establish mental health, alcohol and other drug systems that meet the needs of Western Australia’s population and deliver quality outcomes for individuals and their families. Their mission is to be a respected leader in commissioning, providing and partnering in the delivery of:

• prevention, promotion and early intervention programs
• treatment, services and supports
• research, policy and system improvements.

Mental Illness Fellowship WA (MIFWA)

Website: www.mifwa.org.au

MIFWA is a not for profit organisation dedicated to providing information and a comprehensive and integrated range of support services to people with mental illness as well as their carers, families and friends who have an interest in caring for a person with a mental illness. This website has forums, resources and news and events information.

RUAH Community Services

Website: www.ruah.org.au

Provides information to help with recovery and promote mental health and wellbeing. This website covers housing and homelessness, mental health and wellness, family services, justice support and 24/7 online support.

R U OK?

Website: www.ruok.org.au

R U OK? Is a suicide prevention charity that aims to start life-changing conversations to create a more connected world.

Samaritans

Website: www.thesamaritans.org.au

Samaritans is a not for profit organisation working on reducing the suicide rate and promoting the importance of mental health.

SANE Australia

Website: www.sane.org

SANE Australia provides information, guidance, and referrals for individuals and their family and carers to assist in managing mental health concerns.

Smiling Mind

Website: www.smilingmind.com.au

Smiling Mind is a not-for-profit organisation that works to make mindfulness meditation accessible to all. They provide a range of mindfulness programs and a meditation app.

Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH)

Website: www.waamh.org.au

The Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) is the peak body for the community mental health sector in Western Australia and exists to champion mental wellbeing, recovery and citizenship. This website provides information on conferences, training and events and mental health promotion.

1800 Respect

Website: www.1800respect.org.au

National sexual assault, domestic or family violence counselling service. This website provides information on healthy relationships, violence and abuse, help and support and a professionals section.

Regional Men’s Health initiative

Website: www.regionalmenshealth.org.au

The Regional Men's Health Initiative is comprised of a team of people who are passionate about raising awareness of men's health in regional communities. The Regional Men's Health Initiative is not a health organisation. Rather, they act as a bridge of support and education to regional men, communities and health services.

The Regional Men's Health Initiative encompasses the whole of rural and regional Western Australia encouraging men to talk about issues in their lives and identify their true mates and the people they can confide in when times get tough.

Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services – Rural and Remote Women’s Refuges

Website: www.womenscouncil.com.au/rural--remote-refuges

The Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WCDFVS) is a state-wide peak organisation committed to improving the status of women and children in society. They seek to ensure that all women and children live free of domestic and family violence.

MensLine Australia

Website: www.mensline.org.au

MensLine Australia is the national telephone and online support, information and referral service for men with family and relationship concerns. The service is available from anywhere in Australia and is staffed by professional counsellors, experienced in men’s issues.

MensLine professional counsellors are experts in men’s mental health, anger management, family violence (using and experiencing), substance abuse, healthy relationships and integrated wellbeing.

Men’s Health & Wellbeing Western Australia

Website: www.menshealthwa.org.au

Men’s Health and Wellbeing WA is about improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for boys and men in Western Australia.

Men's Shed 

Website: mensshedswa.org.au

Men's Sheds provide a safe, welcoming and encouraging space for men to work on their projects, learn new skills and develop valuable friendships. 

Dad's in distress 

Website: parentsbeyondbreakup.com

Telephone: 1300 853 437

Generalist counselling supporting men and their families. 

MATES (helpline)

Website: mates.org.au

Telephone: 1300 642 111 (24/7) 

Email: waadmin@mates.org.au 

MATES provide suicide prevention through community development programs on sites and by supporting workers in need through case management and a 24/7 help line. 

Through their case management support service, qualified case managers assist troubled workers with an effective plan to address their issues. They do not provide any service other than connecting the worker to appropriate services in their industry and region. They also follow-up with the worker to ensure the help they receive was effective. 

Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services

Website: www.womenscouncil.com.au

The Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WCDFVS) is a state-wide peak organisation committed to improving the status of women and children in society. They seek to ensure that all women and children live free of domestic and family violence.

Strong Spirit Strong Mind Aboriginal Programs

Website: mhc.gov.au/strongspiritstrongmindaboriginalprograms

Strong Spirit Strong Mind Aboriginal Programs has a key role in the development of knowledge and skills within the Alcohol and Drug (AOD), mental health and broader human services sector to work in culturally secure ways through workforce development initiatives and to contribute to a skilled Aboriginal workforce. Further roles include the provision of cultural secure consultancy and advice on policy, programs and resources across service areas within the Commission and broader AOD and mental health sectors.

Brother to Brother (helpline) 

Website: dardimunwurro.com.au 

Telephone: 1800 435 799 (24/7) 

Brother to brother is a hotline to support Aboriginal men in need of a yarn. The hotline is staffed entirely by Aboriginal men - including Elders - all of whom have relevant lived experience and expertise. 

Moorditj Yarning 

Website: relationshipswa.org.au

Telephone: 1300 364 277

First Nations Mob Peer Support. A space and opportunity to talk about what is on your mind. 

Derbal Yerrigan Health Service Inc

Website: dyhs.org.au

Telephone: (08) 9421 3888 

Address: 156 Wittenoom Street, East Perth, WA 6004

DYHSAC offers a confidential and professional counselling service that supports those who identify as being Aboriginal, and provides an opportunity to work through their challenges. These challenges may include trauma, anxiety, depression. 

Many of the clients have experienced trauma through the influence of colonisation. This has an impact on many aspects further contributing to psychological difficulties, substance use, domestic violence, a sense of low self-worth, challenges with employment and education and sometimes sexual abuse.

The role of the counsellor varies from having a good yarn to providing more specific therapies for each client. These include psychodynamic, cognitive- behavioural and comprehensive EMDR treatment (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy).

ASeTTS 

Website: asetts.org.au 

Telephone: (08) 9227 2700

ASeTTS provides specialised counselling services to adults, adolescents and children with a refugee-type background that have experienced torture or trauma. All ASeTTS services are free for clients, including interpreters as required (no Medicare required). 

Multicultural Futures

Website: multiculturalfutures.org.au

Telephone: (08) 9336 8282

Free counselling for individuals from a migrant and refugee background. They also provide mental health advocacy, information and referrals. This is a metro-wide service, both outreach and in-house (no Medicare required). 

Life Without Barriers 

Website: Services | Life Without Barriers

Telephone: 0418 724 549

Email: caldpsychservice@lwb.org.au 

This service is available to people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds who are 12+ years old with mild to moderate psychological distress. Clients can receive short-term free and confidential culturally appropriate and evidence-based psychological counselling (up to 10 sessions). 

Individuals must not currently hold refugee or asylum seeker status. 

Ishar 

Website: Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services

Telephone:(08) 9345 5335

Email: info@ishar.org.au

Ishar provides free counselling sessions where women can discuss any issues regarding sexual health, becoming a mother, being a carer, reproductive health and dietary health. 

Psychological therapy and counselling provided by trained clinical psychologists with a wealth of experience and knowledge in the trans-cultural mental health field. 

Ishar welcomes anyone who identifies as a women and anyone who was assigned female identity at birth. 

Translating and Interpreting Service (TSI) 

Website: Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National)

Telephone: 13 14 50 (24/7)

Free Language Translation Support - this service can connect you to health and medical services in over 26 languages. 

Freedom Centre

Website: www.freedom.org.au

Freedom Centre is for young people who are LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer, Questioning and otherwise diverse in their sexuality and/or gender). The website provides information about the Freedom Centre, sexuality, sex and gender, other services and information for LGBTIQ young people.

Living Proud

Website: www.livingproud.org.au

Living Proud is WA’s main LGBTI community service, providing services to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities, including a peer counselling phone line, health and wellbeing initiatives and community capacity building. They also offer a number of training options for professionals and workplaces.

QLife

Website: www.qlife.org.au

QLife is a nationally-oriented counselling and referral service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people. This website also contains resources and information for professionals.

Kids Helpline

Website: www.kidshelpline.com.au

Kids Helpline is a free, 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. This website provides research, reports and information for kids, teen, parents and teachers.

Headspace

Website: www.headspace.org.au

Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds, along with assistance in promoting young peoples’ wellbeing. This covers four core areas: mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services.

Headspace services include:

• headspace centres (located in metropolitan and regional areas across Australia)
• eheadspace (online and phone counselling service)
• headspace School Support (a suicide post-vention program for schools)
• digital Work and Study Service
• the National Telehealth Service.

Information and services for young people, their families and friends as well as health professionals can be accessed through this website.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)

Website: www.copmi.net.au

COPMI (Children of Parents with a Mental Illness) promotes better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illness. This website provides information for parents, kids and young people, family and friends, professionals and organisations as well as online training courses.

ReachOut

Website: www.reachout.com

ReachOut is an Australian online mental health organisation for young people and their parents, providing practical support, tools and tips to help young people get through anything from everyday issues to tough times.

Department of Communities Child Protection and Family Support

Website: www.dcp.wa.gov.au

Child Protection and Family Support protects and cares for Western Australian children and young people who are in need, and supports families and individuals who are at risk or in crisis.

The Department provides and funds a range of child safety and family support services throughout the state including mandatory reporting investigations and training, Working with Children Checks, fostering and adoption services, counselling and outreach programs, crisis accommodation, homelessness services, and emergency services support.

Ngala

Website: www.ngala.com.au

Ngala is a provider of Early Parenting and Early Childhood services with a passion for supporting and guiding families and young children through the journey of parenting. Their services are available for families with young children who work or reside in Western Australia and their online information is available to everyone.

ReachOut

Website: www.reachout.com

ReachOut is an Australian online mental health organisation for young people and their parents, providing practical support, tools and tips to help young people get through anything from everyday issues to tough times – and the information they offer parents makes it easier for them to help their teenagers, too.

Relationships Australia (WA)

Website: www.relationshipswa.org.au

Relationships Australia (WA) promote healthy relationships in all areas and all stages of life. They offer counselling for couples, families and individuals; family dispute resolution; education courses and one-day seminars; professional development and employee assistance programs.

Triple P – Positive Parenting Program

Website: www.triplep-parenting.net.au

Triple P is a parenting program that provides programs such as single visit consultations, public seminars, group courses or private sessions.

Carers Australia WA

Website: www.carerswa.asn.au

Carers WA aims to enhance and promote carers health and wellbeing by focusing on their emotional and social support needs.

Carer Gateway

Website: www.carergateway.gov.au

Carer Gateway is a national online and phone service that provides practical information and resources to support carers. The interactive service finder helps carers connect to local support services. This website provides information regarding caring for someone else, caring for yourself and when caring changes.

Alcohol.Think Again

Website: www.alcoholthinkagain.com.au

The Alcohol.Think Again education campaign is part of a comprehensive approach in Western Australia that aims to reduce the level of alcohol-related harm and ill-health in Western Australia. This website provides excellent information about alcohol-related harm including how it can impact on health and wellbeing, as well as tips on how reduce alcohol consumption.

DrugAware

Website: www.drugaware.com.au

Drug Aware is a state-wide illicit drug prevention education program. This website provides honest, credible and evidence-based information to young people in order to help them make informed decisions.

The Butterfly Foundation

Website: www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au

The Butterfly Foundation is Australia’s national eating disorders support service. They offer a multitude of services and programs that provide support, treatment, prevention, early intervention, education and training.

Headsup

Website: www.headsup.org.au

Heads Up is all about giving individuals and businesses the tools to create more mentally healthy workplaces. Developed by the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance and beyondblue, the website provides a wide range of resources, information and advice for individuals and organisations – all of which are designed to offer simple, practical and, importantly, achievable guidance.

Australian Human Rights Commission

Website: www.humanrights.gov.au

This website provides the resource '2010 Workers with Mental Illness: a Practical Guide for Managers' which contains information on how to appropriately support workers with mental health issues. It also provides information about how to develop and promote a safe and healthy work environment for all workers.

Black Dog Institute

Website: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

Provides workplace mental health and wellbeing programs to help create a work environment that promotes mental wellbeing, increased staff engagement and greater productivity.

Bullying. No Way!

Website: www.bullyingnoway.gov.au

This website provides information and helpful ideas about bullying for students, parents and teachers.

Mental Health First Aid Australia

Website: www.mhfa.com.au

This website provides information on Mental Health First Aid training courses.

Mindful Employer

Website: www.mindfulemployer.com.au

This website provides a mental health program that helps organisations create a preventative workplace mental health and wellbeing culture.

Public Sector Commission

Website: www.publicsector.wa.gov.au

This website provides information and resources on mental health in the workplace. It contains the resource 'Supporting good mental health in the workplace - A resource for agencies'.

Safework Australia

Website: www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/bullying

Provides information on workplace bullying and how workplaces can manage the risk.

Consumer Credit Legal Service WA

Website: www.cclswa.org.au

Consumer Credit Legal Service (WA) Inc. (CCLSWA) is a not-for-profit charitable organisation which provides free and confidential legal advice and representation to consumers in WA in the areas of credit, banking and finance. This website provides advice and resources.

Department of Human Services (Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support)

Website: www.humanservices.gov.au

The Australian Government Department of Human Services is responsible for the development of service delivery policy and provides social, health and other payments and services. They offer a range of health, social and welfare payments and services through centrelink, medicare and child support programs.

Health and Disability Services Complaints Office

Website: www.hadsco.wa.gov.au

The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) is an independent Statutory Authority providing an impartial resolution service for complaints relating to health, disability and mental health services in Western Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories.

Legal Aid WA

Website: www.legalaid.wa.gov.au

Legal Aid WA assesses and identifies the service which best suits an individual’s needs. This website provides services, information about the law, legal resources and information for lawyers.

Mental Health Advocacy Service (WA)

Website: www.mhas.wa.gov.au

A free independent state-wide service helping people with a mental illness know and protect their rights. They advocate according to your wishes, ensuring all users are informed of their rights, their rights are observed and their wishes made known.

Mental Health Law Centre (WA)

Website: www.mhlcwa.org.au

The Mental Health Law Centre of Western Australia is a statewide community legal centre providing free legal advice and representation to people who experience mental health issues. This website also covers training, courses and events.

Mental Health Tribunal Western Australia

Website: www.mht.wa.gov.au

Mental Health Tribunal (which replaced the Mental Health Review Board) is an independent body set up under the Western Australian Mental Health Act 2014. This website provides information about what the Mental Health Tribunal does.

Healthdirect

Website: www.healthdirect.gov.au

Healthdirect Australia is a national, government-owned, not-for-profit organisation helping Australians manage their health and wellbeing for over a decade through a range of different information and advice services.

Consumers of Mental Health WA 

Website: comhwa.org.au 

Consumers of Mental Health WA is led by a group of committed and passionate people with lived experience of mental health issues. 

HealthyWA

Website: www.healthywa.wa.gov.au

A Department of Health website providing health information for Western Australians.

LiveLighter

Website: www.livelighter.com.au

LiveLighter is a program developed in Western Australia which aims to encourage Australian adults to lead healthier lifestyles - to make changes to what they eat and drink, and to be more active. The website provides recipes, meals plans and information/resources regarding healthy eating.

Sleep Health Foundation

Website www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au

The Sleep Foundation aims to improve people’s lives by promoting sleep, raising awareness of sleep disorders and building partnerships.

WAAMH

Website: www.waamh.org.au

The Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) is the peak body for the community mental health sector in Western Australia and exists to champion mental wellbeing, recovery and citizenship.

WANADA

Website: www.wanada.org.au

The Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) is an independent, membership-driven not-for-profit organisation that takes a 'whole-of-community' approach to alcohol and other drug issues.

WANADA is governed by an elected Board comprising delegates drawn from our membership. WANADA employs a small paid staff and is funded by members and both state and federal governments.

WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA)

Website: www.wapha.org.au

WAPHA is a planning and commissioning body dedicated to building a robust and responsive patient centred primary health and social care system. WAPHA believes outcomes are achieved through innovative and meaningful partnerships at the local and state-wide level.