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Need urgent help?

LSWA Health Services is not an emergency or crisis service. If you, or someone you care about, needs help right now, these services are there for you – many of them day and night.

If someone is in immediate danger, or their life is at risk, call Triple Zero for police, fire or ambulance.

Call 000

Mental health and suicide prevention

Mental Health Emergency Response Line (WA)

1300 555 788

Perth metro, 24 hours. Peel: 1800 676 822.

Rurallink (regional WA)

1800 552 002

Weeknights 4:30pm–8:30am, and 24 hours on weekends and public holidays.

Lifeline

13 11 14

24/7 crisis support. Text: 0477 13 11 14.

Suicide Call Back Service

1300 659 467

24/7 phone and online counselling.

Beyond Blue

1300 22 46 36

24/7 support for anxiety and depression.

13YARN

13 92 76

24/7 crisis support by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

MensLine Australia

1300 78 99 78

24/7 support for men.

Samaritans Crisis Line (WA)

135 247

Someone to talk to when things are tough.

QLife

1800 184 527

LGBTIQ+ peer support, 3pm to midnight daily.

Kids Helpline

1800 55 1800

24/7, for young people aged 5 to 25.

headspace

1800 650 890

Ages 12 to 25, 9am to 1am daily.

Butterfly Foundation

1800 33 4673

Support for eating disorders and body image.

Family and domestic violence, and sexual assault

The WA helplines can also help with safe places to stay, including women’s refuges.

Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline (WA)

1800 007 339

24/7 support, safety planning and refuge referrals.

Men’s Domestic Violence Helpline (WA)

1800 000 599

24/7 support for men worried about their behaviour, or experiencing violence.

1800RESPECT

1800 737 732

24/7 national counselling. Text: 0458 737 732.

Crisis Care (WA)

1800 199 008

After-hours help for people in crisis, including homelessness and family violence.

Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC)

(08) 6458 1828

24-hour crisis line. Freecall: 1800 199 888.

Disability support and safeguards

National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline

1800 880 052

Report abuse or neglect of a person with disability.

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

1800 035 544

Report a concern about an NDIS provider or worker. WA: weekdays 7:30am–3:30pm.

Disability Gateway

1800 643 787

Information and help finding disability services, weekdays.

Carer Gateway

1800 422 737

Support for family carers, weekdays.

National Relay Service

1800 555 630

TTY. SMS relay: 0416 001 350.

Alcohol and other drugs

Alcohol and Drug Support Line (WA)

(08) 9442 5000

24/7. Country callers: 1800 198 024.

Parent and Family Drug Support Line (WA)

(08) 9442 5050

24/7. Country callers: 1800 653 203.

Meth Helpline

1800 874 878

24/7 confidential support.

Health advice and police

healthdirect

1800 022 222

Health advice from a registered nurse.

Poisons Information Centre

13 11 26

24/7, all areas.

Police Assistance Line

131 444

For non-urgent police matters.

Helpful reading: R U OK? and the Black Dog Institute have practical guides on mental health and checking in on someone.

For non-urgent questions about your support with LSWA, call us on (08) 9223 1223, 8:30am to 7:30pm, seven days a week. Numbers checked November 2026.