SuicideLine 1300 651 251 Free, professional, anonymous support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Emergency contact information

If you need immediate advice and support use the phone to call:

  • an ambulance – 000
  • the police (for a welfare check, or if the person has a weapon or is in a dangerous situation) –  000
  • SuicideLine – 1300 651 251, or another crisis telephone service, if you are outside Victoria (see below).
  • the local Public Emergency Mental Health Service. Choose your state below to find the service that covers your area.
  • Poisons Information (if the person has ingested a poison, taken a lot of medication, or consumed alcohol in combination with medication) – 131 126
  • the person’s own doctor, counsellor or psychologist
Select State:  

Crisis telephone services

Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
LifeLine 13 11 14
SuicideLine 1300 651 251
North Western Metropolitan CAHMS Psychiatric Triage 1800 445 511

Public Emergency Mental Health Services

North Eastern Hume Psychiatric Triage (Wangaratta) Wangaratta 1300 783 347
North Eastern Hume Psychiatric Triage (Wodonga) Wodonga 1300 881 104
Loddon Campaspe/Southern Mallee Psychiatric Triage Strathdale 1300 363 788
Goulburn Valley Psychiatric Triage Shepparton 1300 369 005
Glenelg (South Western) Psychiatric Triage Warrnambool 1800 808 284
Gippsland Psychiatric Triage Traralgon 1300 363 322
Barwon Psychiatric Triage Geelong 03 5226 7410
Inner Urban East Psychiatric Triage East Melbourne 1300 558 862
South West Psychiatric Triage Hoppers Crossing 1300 657 259
Peninsula Psychiatric Triage Frankston 1300 792 977
Middle South Psychiatric Triage Clayton 1300 369 012
North Eastern Metropolitan CAMHS Psychiatric Triage Heidelberg (03) 9496 3620
Mid West Psychiatric Triage Sunshine West 1300 859 764
Inner South East Psychiatric Triage Prahran 1300 363 746
Southern Psychiatric Triage (Dandenong) Dandenong 1300 369 012
North Eastern Hume CAMHS Psychiatric Triage Wangaratta 1300 881 104
Eastern CAMHS Psychiatric Triage Box Hill 1300 721 927
Outer East Crisis Assessment and Treatment teams (CAT) Ringwood East 1300 721 927
Wodonga Regional Adult Mental Health Service Wodonga (02) 6049 1500
Inner and Middle South CAMHS Psychiatric Triage Moorabbin (03) 8552 0555
Victorian Mental Health Services Database Melbourne 1300 767 299
Northern Primary Mental Health Team Preston (03) 8480 3808
Grampians Psychiatric Triage Ballarat 1300 661 323
Northern Psychiatritic Triage Epping 1300 650 295
Inner and Middles South CAMHS Psychiatric Triage Moorabbin (03) 8552 0555
Northern Mallee CAMHS Psychiatric Triage Mildura 1300 366 375
South East CAMHS Psychiatric Triage Clayton 1300 369 012
Mildura Base Hospital and Northern Mallee Mental Health Services Mildura (03) 5022 3500
Wangaratta Community Psychiatry Wangaratta (03) 5722 0347
North East Psychiatric Triage Heidelberg 1300 859 789
Central East Psychiatric Triage Box Hill 1300 721 927
Inner West Psychiatric Triage Moonee Ponds 1300 304 407
North West Psychiatric Triage Broadmeadows 1300 768 073