If you or your child want more information about depression and anxiety, or would like to speak to someone over the phone, please check out the following organisations and helplines.
Resources for parents/carers
Parentline
Phone: 13 22 89
Parentline is a phone service for parents and carers of children from birth to 18 years old, offering confidential and anonymous counselling and support on parenting issues.
Beyond Blue
Phone: 1300 224 636
Email or chat online at www.beyondblue.org.au/getsupport
Learn more about depression and anxiety, or talk it through with support services at Beyond Blue.
Head to Health
Head to Health provides access to trusted mental health and wellbeing information, online programs and digital resources.
eheadspace
Phone: 1800 650 890
Headspace is a confidential, free and secure space where young people aged 12 to 25 or their family can chat, email or speak on the phone with a qualified youth mental health professional.
Lifeline
Phone: 13 11 14
Lifeline provides access to crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services.
Butterfly Foundation
Phone: 1800 33 4673
Butterfly Foundation aim to help young people, professionals and parents with specialist programs, workshops, presentations and resources. These address factors that influence negative body image, disordered eating and the development of eating disorders.
View their prevention resources at https://butterfly.org.au/school-youth-professionals/about-our-programs/
ReachOut Parents
ReachOut Parents offer different types of mental health support and resources for you and your teenager, including self-help content, community forums and one-on-one support.
Find a Psychologist
If you would like to find a registered psychologist in your area, the Australian Psychological Society Find a Psychologist service can assist with this http://www.psychology.org.au/FaP/. You can also speak to your GP about getting a referral to a psychologist.
Resources for young people
Youth Beyond Blue
Phone: 1300 22 4636
Youth Beyond Blue’s website for young people aged 12 to 15. If you need to talk to someone, find more information or find out where you can go to see someone contact the beyondblue support service.
Headspace
Headspace helps young people aged 12 to 25 who are going through a tough time, providing support for problems like depression, anxiety, bullying and body image.
eheadspace
Phone: 1800 650 890
eheadpsace is a confidential, free and secure space where young people aged 12 to 25 or their family can chat, email or speak on the phone with a qualified youth mental health professional.
Kids Helpline
Phone: 1800 55 1800
A free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.
Butterfly Foundation
Phone: 1800 33 4673
Butterfly Foundation aim to help young people, professionals and parents with specialist programs, workshops, presentations and resources. These address factors that influence negative body image, disordered eating and the development of eating disorders.
View their prevention resources at https://butterfly.org.au/school-youth-professionals/about-our-programs/
ReachOut
ReachOut offers different types of mental health support and resources for young people, including self-help content, community forums and one-on-one support.
