Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

13YARN is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis support helpline.

We provide confidential, non-clinical, non-financial support to anyone who has lost a child from conception to 18 years.  This loss can be through miscarriage, stillbirth, termination, SUDI (Inc. SIDS, sudden illness, youth suicide and accidents.

We also support families with pregnancies after loss, helping to relieve common anxieties.

Our Support Officers are mobile and can meet clients a various different locations around Darwin, Palmerston and the surrounds.

Support can be face to face or via the use of technology.

headspace Darwin is a free and confidential service that can help eligible young people aged 12 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing.

We provide assistance in 4 key areas:

• Mental Health
• Physical and Sexual Health
• Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)
• Vocational Support

headspace Darwin is an inclusive service and does not discriminate regardless of race, cultural background, religion, sexual orientation, gender or disability.

If you would like to make a referral, you can do so by downloading our referral form.

Follow us on Facebook: /headspacedarwin

headspace Katherine is a free and confidential service that can help eligible young people aged 12 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing. headspace Katherine provides assistance in 4 key areas: Mental Health, Physical and Sexual Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) and Vocational Support.

headspace Katherine is an inclusive service which does not discriminate regardless of race, cultural background, religion, sexual orientation, gender or disability.

Follow us on Facebook: /headspacekatherine

headspace Palmerston provides ‘no wrong door’ advice and support for young people aged 12 to 25 in the Palmerston and rural area. By registering for support, you will receive contact to discuss your options whether that be at headspace Palmerston or within our community.

Our centre can support with:

• mental health (which includes social and emotional wellbeing and peer support)
• work and study
• alcohol and other drugs
• physical health
• sexual health

We are a free, confidential and inclusive service which does not discriminate regardless of race, cultural background, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or abilities.

If you would like to make a referral, you can do so by downloading our referral form here.

TESIAT is funded by NT Department of Health to provide suicide intervention and awareness training at a subsidised rate to government and non-government agencies, the general public and targeted communities across the Top End of the Northern Territory.

• training programs are developed by LivingWorks Education Inc. and are one of the most widely used suicide prevention training programs operating in over 12 countries
• program offers both the skills based 2 day LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop and a half day Suicide Awareness session SafeTALK
• trainers use standardised and regularly revised material
• workshops are conducted regularly

To register for a workshop in Darwin or Katherine, please click here.

ASIST and SafeTALK are available in other towns and communities in the Top End. Please contact us for more information: tesiat@anglicare-nt.org.au

The NT Community Visitor Program is an independent service located in the Anti-Discrimination Commission.

Its aim to ensure the rights of those being treated for mental illness or disability are upheld and their views and concerns are heard.

Community visitors are people employed by the CVP who regularly visit Mental Health Inpatient facilities and Disability Secure Care facilities to ensure an appropriate standard of care.

The Community Visitor Program (CVP) provides monitoring, complaint resolution and advocacy services for people detained and receiving care under the Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 and Disability Services Act 1993. The CVP also makes and monitors recommendations on systemic issues such as interpreter use and seclusion reduction.

Our free telephone and online counselling service is open 24/7 for everyone in Australia.

No matter who you are, or how you’re feeling, reach out to our free counselling services for support – we’ll point you in the right direction so you can get the help you need.

Get free, confidential telephone counselling (local call costs apply). Most calls last around 20 minutes – 1300 22 4636.

Experienced online counsellors are here 24/7 at our Webchat Support Service. All webchats are free and you don’t have to tell us your name if you don’t want to –  https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/talk-to-a-counsellor