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Please note that ClinPsych Ballarat is not a crisis service. For urgent issues contact Ballarat Mental Health Service 1300 661 323 or Lifeline on 131 114. Please see below for details of other services.

These links are for general information only. The views and opinions expressed by the organisations to which links are provided are not necessarily the views held by ClinPsych Ballarat. This also applies equally to those organisations in which psychologists at ClinPsych Ballarat are members, as required by relevant Commonwealth, State, or Territory legislation or organisations in which psychologists at ClinPsychBallarat are members in order to provide services under the Medicare Benefits Scheme.

Psychiatric Triage
24 hour 7 day a week service for assessment of people in immediate psychiatric crisis
1300 661 323

Lifeline
24 hour 7 day a week telephone counselling, referral options open to anyone
131 114

After Hours Child Protection Line
24 hour crisis line for immediate care and protection concerns for children
131 278

Suicide Help Line
24 hour 7 day a week counselling and support for those concerned about suicidal risk in others
1300 651 251

Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA)
Crisis Line24 hour crisis line for those recently sexually assaulted. Crisis counselling, legal and medical care access
1800 806 292

Women’s Domestic Violence Crisis Service of Victoria
24 hour 7 day a week crisis telephone line offering information, support, referrals for refuge for women and children experiencing abusive relationships
1800 015 188

Kids Helpline
Confidential and anonymous telephone and online counselling for young people 5 to 25 years
1800 551 800

Beyond Blue
National organisation for information on depression anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-natal depression, and related topics
See Website

Black Dog Institute
Not-for-profit, educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility offering specialist expertise in depression and bipolar disorder.
02 9382 4523

Multicultural Mental Health Australia
Mental health and suicide prevention amongst Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD). Translated fact sheets
See Website

Sane Australia
Provides information about symptoms of mental health, treatments, medications, where to go for support and help for carers
1800 187 263

PANDA
Support groups and referral service for women with antenatal and postnatal depression and postpartum psychosis
See Website