If you are in immediate danger, please reach out now.
If you or someone you know is facing an acute emergency or is at risk of immediate harm, please dial 000 or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 immediately. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
24/7 Emergency & Crisis Contacts
Keep these numbers saved on your phone. You never have to face a crisis alone.
Emergency Services
PriorityFor immediate life-threatening emergencies, police, or ambulance in Australia.
Lifeline
Priority24/7 confidential crisis support and suicide prevention services across Australia.
Suicide Call Back Service
24/7 nationwide telephone and online counselling for people affected by suicide.
Beyond Blue
24/7 support for anxiety, depression, and general mental health well-being.
13YARN
24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Kids Helpline
Free, confidential 24/7 phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.
Emergency Grounding: The 5-4-3-2-1 Technique
When your nervous system goes into fight, flight, or freeze, bring yourself back into the present room:
5 things you can SEE
Look for tiny details: a pattern on the floor, the shape of a shadow, a cup on the desk.
4 things you can TOUCH
Feel the texture of your shirt fabric, the cool edge of a table, the solid floor beneath your feet.
3 things you can HEAR
Listen for distant cars, a humming refrigerator, the sound of your own quiet breathing.
2 things you can SMELL
Coffee, fresh air, hand soap, or just the ambient scent of the room.
1 thing you can TASTE or say
Take a sip of cool water, or speak aloud: "I am safe in this room right now."
How 24-Hour Mentorship Supports You
While emergency lines help in acute crisis, our ongoing mentorship provides a continuous human bridge: steady check-ins, ADHD problem-solving, and day-to-day survival coaching.