Health and Wellbeing

Health advice and telehealth services

• Health Direct—Free Australian health care advice you can count on. Visit the website or call 1800 022 222 24/7.
• Get Healthy—The NSW Get Healthy Service is a free, phone-based health coaching service to help NSW adults aged 16 or over set and achieve their own health goals with the support and guidance of an expert health coach.
• PharmOnline—PharmOnline is Australia’s First Pharmacist led Online Telehealth Service.
• Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS)—If you are having issues with alcohol or other drugs, are concerned about someone else's alcohol or other drug use, or have general questions about alcohol or other drugs, you can call ADIS for support, information, counselling and referral to services in NSW. ADIS has a 24-hour support line at 1800 250 015 and a web chat service available from 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
• Synapse Australia—National program providing a range of support services for people who have been impacted by brain injury and disability. For advice or support call 1800 673 074.
• Healthy Eating Active Living - From healthy eating tips, to free programs to get you active. This initiative aligns with the NSW Government's Healthy Eating and Active Living Strategy, which is committed to supporting a healthy community in NSW and reducing the impact of lifestyle-related chronic disease.

Finding and accessing health services

• Health Direct Service Finder—Search for health services near you.
• NSW Health Emergency Department Waiting Times—Emergency Department waiting times in major NSW hospitals.
• IPTAAS—IPTAAS is the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme. This is a NSW Government scheme providing financial assistance towards travel and accommodation costs when a patient needs to travel long distances for treatment that is not available locally.
• Rural Multipurpose Centres—Map of small rural health and aged care services including multipurpose services.
• NSW Spectacles Program—The NSW Spectacles Program provides free glasses and vision aids to financially disadvantaged NSW residents.

Prevention and health screening services

• National Immunisation Schedule—The National Immunisation Program (NIP) Schedule is a series of immunisations given at specific times throughout your life. The immunisations range from birth through to adulthood.
• National Bowel Cancer Screening Program—The Program is an Australian Government initiative that sends out free bowel cancer screening tests to eligible Australians aged 50 to 74 every two years.
• BreastScreen NSW—BreastScreen NSW provides free screening mammograms for women between the ages of 50 and 74 in NSW.
• National Cervical Screening Program—The National Cervical Screening Program reduces illness and death from cervical cancer. Women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 74 years of age are invited to have a Cervical Screening Test every 5 years through their healthcare provider.

Guides, factsheets and research

• Regional Health NSW—Resources and information for different local health districts in regional and rural NSW.
• Cancer Council—Find evidence based cancer information on prevention, research, treatment and support provided by Australia's peak independent cancer authority.
• Serious illness or injury—This guide is for people in NSW who have a serious injury or chronic illness. It provides information on support services, financial help for living and medical expenses, your rights and responsibilities at work, emotional support and more.

End of life

• Planning for end of life—These guides provide a checklist of the various tasks and documents involved in planning for end of life, including where you can get professional help.
• What to do when someone dies—When someone dies, you will need to provide information to your funeral director so they can register the death.
• RSPCA's Home Ever After - Safeguard your pet’s future with Home Ever After (HEA), a special offering for animal lovers who have kindly included a gift in their Will to RSPCA NSW.

• Women’s Health Centres—Find women’s health services across NSW.
• Perimenopause and Menopause Toolkit—It's important to encourage conversations about perimenopause and menopause. This toolkit provides links to clear and accurate information from trusted and reliable sources.
• Jean Hailes—Produces a wide variety of free health information resources for women and health professionals.
• Endometriosis Australia—Find information about Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain clinics across Australia.
• Monash University—Provide resources for women experiencing PCOS. AskPCOS app is available on the apple app store and play store.
• Play Safe—Information about healthy sex, STI's and STI testing.

• Pregnancy and the First Five Years—Support and education for women experiencing pregnancy and the first five years of child development.
• Family Planning Australia—Find information and support on the website or call the NSW Talkline on 1300 658 886.
• NSW Pregnancy Choices—The Pregnancy Choices Helpline can support with free, unbiased and confidential information on pregnancy options, call 1800 008 463.
• Birth Beat—Online birth classes to support parents through pregnancy, birth and the parenting journey.
• PANDA—Supports the mental health of parents and families during pregnancy and in their first year of parenthood. Visit the website or call 1300 726 306 (Monday to Saturday).
• Brave Foundation—Unlocking the boundless potential of young parents by equipping expecting and parenting young people with resources, referral and education opportunities to facilitate happy, healthy and connected families over time.

• Pink Elephant Support Network—Support for women experiencing or have experienced miscarriage and pregnancy loss. 
• Red Nose Grief and Loss—Bereavement Support Service provides specialised support for anyone affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, baby or child death.  For immediate support call 24/7 Bereavement Support Line on 1300 308 307.
• The Baby Loss Mentor—Support for women experiencing or have experienced pregnancy or infant loss.

If you or someone else is in immediate danger call Emergency Triple Zero 000.

Crisis support

• Lifeline—Short-term support for people who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping or staying safe. Call 13 11 14 or visit the website for text and chat support (Available 24/7).
• Suicide Callback Service—Suicide Call Back Service is a national 24/7 telehealth provider that offers free professional phone and online counselling for people living in Australia. Call 1300 659 467 or visit Suicide Callback Service for online chat (Available 24/7).
• 13 YARN—Call 13 92 76 to talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander crisis supporter.

Support lines

• Mental Health Line—If you or someone you know needs help, the Mental Health Line offers professional help and advice and referrals to local mental health services. Call 1800 011 511 (Available 24/7).
• Transcultural Mental Health Line—The Transcultural Mental Health Line is a telephone service available to support people who live in NSW and who are from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Call 1800 648 911 Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 4:30pm.
• Beyond Blue—Brief counselling available 24/7 on 1300 22 4636 or online. Resources and support available online.
• Stand By Support—StandBy is Australia’s leading suicide postvention program dedicated to assisting people and communities bereaved or impacted by suicide. Call 1300 727 247.
• Peer CARE Companion Warmline—A suicide prevention call-back service providing a safe place for people with a lived experience of suicide to connect with others with a similar lived experience for a chat, in a shared space of compassion, understanding and respect. Call 1800 777 337.
• QLife—LGBTQI peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. Call 1800 184 527.
• PANDA—Supports the mental health of parents and families during pregnancy and in their first year of parenthood. Visit the website or call 1300 726 306 (Monday to Saturday).
• Butterfly Foundation—Online and phone counselling, information, and online support groups for people concerned about eating disorders, disordered eating, body image problems. Visit the website or call 1800 334 673.

Mental health advice and support

• HealthDirect Mental Health Resources—Resources and support information about mental health concerns.
• Head to Health—Head to Health is a free confidential service from the Australian Government. It connects you with the help and support you need to keep mentally healthy. Visit the website or call 1800 595 212 for free mental health advice and support.
• Beyond Blue—Brief counselling available 24/7 on 1300 22 4636 or online. Resources and support available online.
• Black Dog Institute—Provides resources, information and support for people with mental illness.
• Rural Counselling—To better assist rural communities, you can now access mobile, face-to-face counselling to get psychological and emotional support.
• Lifeline – Rural Communities—Many people living in rural communities are know for their resilience and strength, however, it is important to reach out and look after your mental health and well-being.
• Rural Adversity Mental Health Program—Mental health support for people living and working across regional, rural and remote NSW.
• Support Others Struggling with Mental Health (Rural/Remote)—How can I support a person with a mental health condition living in a rural or remote location?
• Roses in the Ocean—Australia's leading lived experience of suicide organisation. Resources and support are available for those experiencing suicidal thoughts, surviving a suicide attempt, caring for someone in suicidal crisis or suicide bereavement. Visit the website or call the Peer CARE Companion Line on 1800 777 337.
• WayAhead—WayAhead works to educate people in NSW about mental health and wellbeing, as well as linking them to services and resources that improve their mental health.

Online mental health programs

• MindSpot—MindSpot supports Australian adults experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and chronic pain.  Services are free, confidential, and online, and provide optional access to qualified therapists.
• This Way Up—Online evidence-based programs to help improve the way you feel.
• WayAhead Women's Anxiety Online Support Group - Run by women for women these groups allow women to come together and share personal experiences and information in a safe, friendly and supportive environment. To register, you can email supportgroups@wayahead.org.au or call 1300 794 992. 
• Healthy Eating Active Living - Taking care of your mind is just as important as taking care of your body. Find out how building healthy habits can support your wellbeing. Offering tips, resources and links to useful support for mental health and wellbeing.

Mental health advice and support

• Kids Helpline—If you are 25 years or younger and are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping or staying safe call 1800 55 1800 or visit Kids Helpline to chat (Available 24/7).
• Beyond Blue—Brief counselling available 24/7 on 1300 22 4636 or online. Resources and support available online.
• Reachout—A safe place to chat anonymously, get support, and feel better.
• Headspace—Information and support around mental health and wellbeing. Online and phone support available.
• Womn-Kind—Womn-Kind provides access to support in an approachable, relatable and non-intimidating way and is striving to create a community where girls can gather and share a set of experiences.

Online mental health programs

• BITE BACK—BITE BACK is a free, self-guided online wellbeing and resilience program for young people aged 13–16 years old.
• MoodGYM—This free, fun, interactive program helps you identify and overcome problem emotions and shows you how to develop good coping skills for the future. 
• BRAVE Program—The BRAVE Program is an interactive, online program for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety.

• Physical abuse—Physical abuse is one of the most visible forms of domestic and family violence. It often involves direct assaults on the body, such as hitting, choking, or shaking.
• Sexual assault and violence—Sexual assault and violence involves any form of sexual activity without consent, but it can also involve inflicting pain during sex, assaulting the genitals, or coercive sex without protection against pregnancy
•  Psychological abuse—Psychological abuse involves subjecting or exposing another person to psychologically traumatizing behaviour. It can include intimidation, humiliation, gaslighting, and more.
• Financial abuse—Financial abuse involves the complete control of finances. This includes restricting another person’s access to bank accounts, providing only a small ‘allowance’ or not letting someone have a job
• Social abuse—Social abuse is behaviour that aims to cut you off from your family, friends, or community. It can also involve a person or people trying to damage your relationships with others. People who are socially abusive may also attempt to make you look bad or ruin your reputation. 
• Image-based abuse—Image-based abuse happens when a nude or sexual image of a person is taken or shared without that person’s permission. Image-based abuse also includes threatening to take or share a nude or sexual image of another person.
• Legal abuse—Legal abuse, also called legal bullying or litigation abuse, happens when someone uses the law or legal threats to control and scare you. There may be a pattern to the behaviour that happens again and again. Sometimes other types of abuse are going on at the same time. 
• Reproductive abuse—Reproductive abuse happens when you are stopped from making your own choices about your reproductive system. Your reproductive system includes the parts and functions of the body involved in the menstrual cycle, sex and sexual pleasure, pregnancy and birth.
• Spiritual abuse—Spiritual abuse happens when someone uses spiritual or religious beliefs to hurt, scare or control you. It can involve someone forcing you or your children to participate in spiritual or religious practices when you don't want to. It can also involve someone refusing to allow you to participate in spiritual or religious practices that are important to you.
• Coercive control—Coercive control is when someone repeatedly hurts, scares or isolates another person to control them. It is domestic abuse and can cause serious harm, so it is important to know the signs.

Crisis Support

• NSW Domestic Violence Line—NSW Domestic Violence Line provides counselling and referrals to women domestic, family and sexual violence. Call on 1800 656 463 available 24/7.
• 1800RESPECT—National domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Call 1800 737 732 24/7 or reach out via the online chat on this website.
• If you or you children are in immediate danger, call Emergency Triple Zero 000.

Support services and Resources

• Find services in your local area—Search the 1800RESPECT Service Directory to find services in your local area.
• Domestic and Family Violence—How to get help and support, emergency housing, types of domestic, family and sexual violence and how to stay safe.
• My situation is...—Find information on different situations that you or someone you know may be in one or more of these situations. Each section has info on what you can do and how to get help.
• Local Police Station Search—Find your local police station.
• Workplace Sexual Harassment Resources - Our Watch's 'Lead the Change' initiative provides videos and factsheets and free workplace tools.

Free apps for support

• Daisy—Daisy is an app developed by 1800RESPECT to connect people experiencing violence or abuse to services in their local area. Daisy can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
• Empower you—Empower you is an app developed by NSW Police and 1800RESPECT to discreetly document abuse and find support services. Empower you can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play.