The SA Mental Health Commissioner, Taimi Allan, aims to strengthen the mental health and wellbeing of South Australians - with your help. Connect and be a part of making change.
If you need mental health assistance for yourself or someone you know, please reach out directly to any of these services. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
- If it is an emergency, call 000
- SA Mental Health Triage Service: Call 13 14 65
- Suicide Call Back Service: Call 1300 659 467 or visit www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
- Urgent Mental Health Care Centre: Walk-in at 215 Grenfell St, Adelaide, or visit www.umhcc.org.au
- 13YARN: Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Call 13 92 76
- Doctors on Demand: Immediate online mental health support at a cost of around $20 after Medicare rebates. Book online: doctorsondemand.com.au
- Kids Helpline: Australia’s only free (even from a mobile), confidential online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. Call 1800 55 1800 or visit www.kidshelpline.com.au
- Lifeline: Call 13 11 14 or visit www.lifeline.org.au
- Open Arms: Offering mental health and wellbeing support to anyone who has served at least one day of continuous fulltime service in the ADF and their immediate families. Call 1800 011 046 or visit www.openarms.gov.au
For anything else, contacting the Office is easy! Send an email to samhc@sa.gov.au and expect a reply within two business days or send us a message via LinkedIn and Facebook.
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