Immediate Support
Seeking immediate support for perinatal anxiety or depression?
For urgent help, speak with your GP or contact one of the following leading services that provide support.
For a list of further supports, please visit Support for Parents: Resources & Help Guide
PANDA National Helpline
1300 726 306 (freecall)
Dedicated Perinatal Support
Monday – Friday, 9am – 7:30pm
Saturday – Sunday, 9am – 4pm (AEST/AEDT)
Open all public holidays except Christmas Day.
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PANDA National Helpline - 1300 726 306
PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia supports women, men and families across Australia affected by anxiety and depression during pregnancy and in the first year of parenthood. PANDA operates Australia’s only specialist National Helpline for individuals and their families to recover from perinatal anxiety and depression, a serious illness that affects up to one in five expecting or new mums and one in ten expecting or new dads.
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Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14
You are not alone. We’re here to listen. Every 30 seconds, a person in Australia reaches out to Lifeline for help. We are a national charity providing all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. We exist so that no person in Australia has to face their darkest moments alone.
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Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467
Suicide Call Back Service is a national 24/7 telehealth provider that offers free professional phone and online counselling for people living in Australia. You do not require a medical referral to initiate contact. This means you can access free professional counselling anywhere, at a time that is convenient to you.
Phone and online counselling is seen by many to be a helpful alternative to traditional face-to-face counselling because of its less confronting approach. Our professionally trained counsellors have specialist skills in working with suicide-related issues and they can help you to work through the pain and distress you may be feeling. The counsellor will help you with goal planning, ensuring your own safety, and help to link you to other services in the community.
All staff managing our telephone or online counselling services are qualified professional counsellors, social workers or psychologists, trained to follow a contextual counselling and problem solving process to listen, understand you, and help you find ways to feel better.
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Emergency Services - 000
Stay focused, stay relevant, stay on the line.
Is someone seriously injured or in need of urgent medical help?
Is your life or property being threatened?
Have you just witnessed a serious accident or crime?
If you answered YES call Triple Zero (000). Triple Zero calls are free.
13YARN
13 92 76
24/7 Crisis Support run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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13YARN - 13 92 76
13YARN is a national crisis support line for mob.
It provides a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.
1800RESPECT
1800 737 732
24/7 support service for people impacted by domestic, family, or sexual violence
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1800RESPECT - 1800 737 732
1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732 or visit www.1800RESPECT.org.au for online chat and video call services.