Relationships Australia South Australia will close for a short time over the Christmas and New Year period.
Our offices will be closed from Thursday, 24 December at 3.00pm until Monday, 4 January at 9.00am.
Our services will be unavailable during this time.
Here’s some useful contacts if you need some support or are in crisis while we are away:
- Lifeline
PHONE – 13 11 14 – (24/7)
TEXT – 0477 13 11 14 – (6pm-midnight AEDT, 7 nights)
CHAT ONLINE – lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat (7pm – midnight, 7 nights)
VISIT – lifeline.org.au
- Mental Health Emergency Line
PHONE – 13 14 65
For assistance in a mental health emergency, contact the mental health triage service – available 24 hours, seven days a week.
- Beyond Blue
PHONE – 1300 22 4636 (24/7)
CHAT ONLINE – 3pm-12am – 7 days a week
VISIT – beyondblue.org.au/getsupport/get-immediate-support
- Beyond Coronavirus Mental wellbeing Support Service
PHONE – 1800 512 348 – (24/7)
VISIT – coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au
Online support forum – beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/stayingwell/coping-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak
- SA COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line
PHONE – 1800 632 753
For mental health support by phone and video in relation to COVID-19.
Available 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, 7 days a week.
This service can also provide follow-up calls.
- COVID-19 Mental Health Peer Support Line (Skylight / LETSS):
PHONE – 1800 02 2020 – 5:00pm-11:30pm every day.
CHAT ONLINE – www.skylight.org.au/COVID-19-Support-Line
Available to ALL SA callers. Callers will receive support from highly skilled and qualified staff who have lived through their own mental health recovery journey. These peer support workers combine their mental health skills and knowledge with their personal experience of recovery to build connection with the caller and to deliver invaluable support, and provide strategies to cope during these tough times. Skylight staff will also be able to refer callers to COVID19 information and websites.
- Lived Experience Telephone Support Service (LETSS)
Peer-based mental health phone support (lived experience)
PHONE – 1800 013 755 (5pm-11:30pm, 365 days)
VISIT – www.letss.org.au
- Headspace
PHONE – 1800 650 890
VISIT – headspace.org.au
- Red Cross Wellbeing Calls
Vulnerable people, their friends or loved ones can register for the Telecross REDi COVID-19 service by
PHONE – 1800 188 071
VISIT – register.redcross.org.au
- Suicide Call-back Service
PHONE – 1300 659 46
- Kids Helpline
online support for ages 5-25
PHONE – 1800 55 1800
VISIT – kidshelpline.com.au
- MensLine
PHONE – 1300 789 97
- Domestic Violence and Aboriginal Family Violence Crisis Line
PHONE – 1800 800 098
VISIT – womenssafetyservices.com.au
- National Debt Helpline
PHONE – 1800 007 007 (Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm)
VISIT – ndh.org.au
- Homelessness Gateway
intake, assessment, referral, access to emergency accommodation (determined by assessment and availability)
PHONE – 1800 003 308
- Child Abuse Report Line
PHONE – 131 478
- Regional Access Counselling Service support options
For regional/rural/remote SA residents.
PHONE – 1300 032 186 (24/7)
VISIT – saregionalaccess.org.au
- QLife
PHONE – 1800 184 527
- Police Assistance
PHONE – 131 444 or 000 in an emergency
- Affordable SA
PHONE – 1800 025 539
VISIT – affordablesa.com.au
- Ask Izzy
search for many support/emergency services
APP – askizzy.org.au
We wish you and your loved one’s a safe and special holiday period.