# Crisis Support Resources *Note: small selection of resource collected with a specific context in mind; shared in case it offers a useful starting point for others* ## Emergency Support - Phone/Text Lines 13 YARN - 13 92 76 Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467 Alcohol Drug Information Service - 1800 250 015 Nurse on Call - 1300 60 60 24 QLife - 1800 184 527 For more, see this [list of phone numbers for chat/text, with times and notes, by Melbourne Psychology and Counselling Services](https://www.melbournepsychologyandcounselling.com.au/staying-safe-and-getting-support) ## Professional Counselling (free): - [CAREinMIND Wellbeing Support Service](https://careinmind.com.au/phone-and-online-counselling/)- CAREinMIND Wellbeing Support Service is a 24/7 telehealth provider that offers free professional phone and online counselling for anyone who lives or works in north, central and western Melbourne. You do not require a medical referral to initiate contact. This means you can access free professional counselling anywhere, at a time that is convenient to you. - [Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467](https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au): Free 24/7 professional service speacilising in supporting people at risk of suicide, as well as anyone concerned about someone at risk, and those navigating relationship difficulties and/or emotional and mental health crises *(note that the person at risk and their support persons can speak to the same or different counselors as needed)*. ## Queer Peer Supports - [Rainbow Door Switchboard - advice, referral and support from an experienced LGBTIQA+ peer](https://www.switchboard.org.au/rainbow-door): includes text and phone for any issues, including navigating relationships and suicide support. *Call or Text: 1800 729 367, 7 days a week - 10am to 5pm* ## Resources fo navigating mental health crises services - [Guidebook for creating an 'Advanced Self Advocacy Mental Health Plan'](http://tucollaborative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Advanced-Self-Advocacy-Plan-A-Guidebook.pdf) An Advanced Self Advocayc Plan provides instruct about what to do if and when you experience a mental health crisis and can not communicate you needs so that others can act quickly to ensure that your needs are addressed as you would like them to be. (Note this resource also discusses more formal versions of this approach, such as Psychiatric Advanced Care Directives, but the advice is U.S.A specific and these more formal approaches may differ by legal jurisdiction). For advice specific to the State of Victoria (Australia) see Advance Satements on the [health.vic.gov](https://www.health.vic.gov.au/practice-and-service-quality/advance-statements) and [Victoria Legal Aid](https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/advance-statements-nominated-persons-second-opinions) websites. For template forms (and further information) see [Advance Care Planning Australia](https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/create-your-plan/create-your-plan-vic). ## Resources for supporting someone at risk of suicide - [Supporting someone to get help](https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/worried-about-someone/supporting-someone-to-get-help/) - [Supporting someone who may be suicidal](https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/worried-about-someone/supporting-someone-who-may-be-suicidal/) - [Help someone create a suicide safety plan](https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/worried-about-someone/help-someone-create-a-suicide-safety-plan/) - [Looking after yourself when supporting someone suicidal](https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/worried-about-someone/looking-after-yourself-when-supporting-someone-suicidal/) --- ###### tags: `resource-sets` Date created: 2022 Version: 1.2 An in progress resource set created on the unceded lands of the [Wurundjeri people](https://www.wurundjeri.com.au/) by [E. T. Smith](https://hackmd.io/@Teq/Bio) <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a> CC BY-NC-SA (2022)