Mental Health Support
If you want support, guidance or help in any way; we ask you to fill in an online request form. These are also available as a hard copy in A3. The requests will be confidential and will only been seen by Dr Griffiths and/or the person you are asking to see (e.g. the School Psychologist, Your Year Coordinator etc.).
We will triage the requests (this means that we will try to follow up on urgent matters first) and we will make contact with you as soon as possible.
You need to log onto this form with your school email (or it won't let you in).
If you need to put in a report about something that has happened to you, please use the incident report form.
If you need urgent help, due to your mental health:
Please submit a request form and we will contact you as soon as possible. However, if you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or thoughts of self harm, please contact the Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team on 1800 629 354 (FREE CALL). The CATT team will help you to work out which services are best suited to help you.
Other options to contact are:
Headspace
This service offers phone services during regular business hours for young people aged 12 - 25. If you or someone you know is feeling overwhelmed and needs to chat, contact 02 5109 9700 or email; hs.canberra@marathonhealth.com.au.
Website: https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/
Lifeline
This service provides all Australians experiencing a personal crisis access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/online-services/crisis-chat
Kids Help Line
This is a free and confidential 24-hour counselling service for young people aged 5-25 years. Counselling is offered by phone or email and online.
Phone: 1800 55 1800 (24/7).
Website: https://kidshelpline.com.au/get-help/webchat-counselling
Suicide Call Back Service
Suicide Call Back Service provides free phone, video & online counselling for anyone affected by suicide. Phone: 1300 659 467
Beyond Blue
This is a free and confidential 24-hour counselling service for young people aged 5-25 years. Counselling is offered by phone/ email/ online.
Phone: 1300 22 4636
1800 RESPECT
1800 RESPECT is the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service. They are available 24/7 and have trained counsellors available to listen to and talk about your situation.
Phone: 1800 737 732
Website: https://www.1800respect.org.au/
Q Life
QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTI peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.
Phone: 1800 184 527
Website: https://qlife.org.au/