headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds.
Each year, headspace helps thousands of young people access vital support through our headspace centres in communities across Australia, our online and phone counselling services, our vocational services, and our presence in schools.
headspace can help young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support.
For locations of headspace services, as well as factsheets and resources for young people and their families and friends, please visit the headspace website: headspace.org.au
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Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s Health Australia in Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider. As a clinical, research and education leader, we provide outstanding healthcare to our patients and residents in 6 Public Hospitals, 10 Private Hospitals and 20 aged care facilities across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. Our cohort of over 20,000 staff bring compassion and the love of Jesus to the many who are in need of a word of hope and encouragement, a helping hand, and a listening ear.
We are clinical and education trailblazers with a national and international reputation in medical research. Our areas of expertise include heart lung transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; cardiology; neurosurgery; cancer; clinical genomics; HIV medicine; palliative care; respiratory medicine; mental health; drug and alcohol services; aged psychiatry; homeless health; and prisoner health.
Along with three co-located research institutes- the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research- we work in close partnership with many other research bodies, universities, and health care providers.
Our Mission to express God’s love through the healing ministry of Jesus serves as our guiding compass in all that we do. We are especially committed to people experiencing vulnerability and poverty.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 – 44 with around 21,000 Australians affected by the death of someone to suicide every year.
Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. These services include:
• Telephone Crisis Line – 13 11 14
• Lifeline Text - 0477 13 11 14
• Lifeline Chat - www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat
• Service Finder - free directory of local health and community services
• DValert - Domestic Violence Response Training
• Lifeline Centres nationwide provide specific services relevant to local communities.
Our History
Lifeline was founded in 1963 by the late Reverend Dr Sir Alan Walker, after he received a call by a distressed man, who three days later took his own life. Determined not to let loneliness, isolation or anxiety be the cause of other deaths, Sir Alan launched a crisis line, which operated out of the Methodist Central Mission in Sydney. Just a few days after it was first established Lifeline received over one hundred calls for help.
Today, somewhere in Australia there is a new call to Lifeline’s 24 hour crisis line 13 11 14 every minute.
As a charity we rely on the support of the community to support our life saving work.
To find out more or to make a donation visit www.lifeline.org.au
*Please note we are unable to provide crisis support on LinkedIn. For crisis support call 13 11 14, text 0477 13 11 14 or chat with us online at lifeline.org.au.
Dial 000 if life is in danger.