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If you are looking for an app, phone service or e-resources to support you or your child:
Free Apps
Free Apps
ReachOut Worry Time
ReachOut Worry Time
ReachOut WorryTime interrupts repetitive thinking by setting aside your worries until later, so you don't get caught up in them and can get on with your day. This means you can deal with worries once a day, rather than carrying them around with you 24/7
ReachOut Breathe
ReachOut Breathe
ReachOut Breathe helps you reduce the physical symptoms of stress and anxiety by slowing down your breathing and your heart rate with your iPhone
Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind is a meditation app for young people. It has been developed by a team of psychologists and uses mindfulness to boost calmness, contentment and clarity. Mindfulness meditation has been shown to help manage stress, resilience, anxiety, depression and improve general health and wellbeing.
Breathing Bubbles
Breathing Bubbles
Breathing Bubbles is a simple but effective tool that can empower kids who feel out of control by allowing them a concrete way to cope with strong emotions. They will practice deep breathing while using the app.
Stop, Breathe & Think
Stop, Breathe & Think
Stop Breathe and Think is an app to check in with how you’re feeling and try short activities tuned to your emotions. STOP: what you are doing. Check in with what you are thinking and how you are feeling. BREATHE: Practice mindful breathing to create space between your thoughts, emotions and reactions. THINK:Broaden your perspective, and strengthen your force field of peace with personalized meditations and activities
Stop, Breathe & Think Kids
Stop, Breathe & Think Kids
From the makers of Stop Breathe & Think, this is a mindful games app specifically designed for kids 5 to 10. Kids can check in how they are feeling using emojis and try recommended ‘missions’ tuned to these emotions. Stickers reward their progress to keep the activities engaging.
GoNoodle
GoNoodle
Go Noodle makes screen time active with 300+ dance videos, yoga exercises and mindfulness activities for kids. No subscription or login required.
3 Good Things-A Happiness Journal
3 Good Things-A Happiness Journal
With the 3 Good Things app, you write down three good things that happen to you every day, which has been shown to increase your positivity. What you write doesn’t have to be profound or complicated, only specific. You can mention delicious take away you had for dinner, your child’s bear hug, or the well-deserved acknowledgment of others.
VisTimerLite
VisTimerLite
This is a simple app that provides a visual shrinking pie chart as to how much time is elapsed. You can also program an Early Warning to indicate the timer is approaching completion.
This free version of the app, the maximum time setting is limited to 10 minutes.
E-Health and Phone Support Services
E-Health and Phone Support Services
1800 55 1800
1800 55 1800
The Kids Helpline is a 24/7 confidential support and counselling service specifically for young people aged 5 to 25 years. Kids can contact the service about a wide range of issues, from everyday issues such as family, friends or school, to more serious issues such as abuse, mental illness, drug and alcohol use, homelessness and suicide. Counselling can be provided online, via email or over the telephone.
13 11 14
13 11 14
This service provides 24/7 sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling by qualified, experienced counsellors. This service is for anyone who has experienced, or at risk of physical or sexual violence, as well as those concerned about someone else.
1800 737 732
1800 737 732
This service provides 24/7 sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling by qualified, experienced counsellors. This service is for anyone who has experienced, or at risk of physical or sexual violence, as well as those concerned about someone else.
1300 78 99 78
1300 78 99 78
MensLine Australia is a 24/7 telephone and online support, information and referral service for men with family and relationship concerns. The service is staffed by professional counsellors, experienced in men’s issues.
1800 011 511
1800 011 511
The NSW Mental Health Line is a 24/7 telephone assessment and referral service, staffed by mental health clinicians. This service can provide advice about clinical symptoms, the urgency of the need for care and information about local service providers.
1300 1300 52
1300 1300 52
Parent Line NSW is a confidential telephone counselling, information and referral service for parents and carers of children aged 0 to 18. Trained professional counsellors are available from 9am to 9pm weekdays and from 4pm to 9pm weekends.
1800 066 757
1800 066 757
Family Referral Services (FRS) are intended to assist children, young people, and families who would benefit from accessing specific services to address current problems, prevent escalation, and foster a protective and nurturing environment. FRS are intended to link vulnerable children, young people in need of assistance, and their families, with the most appropriate available support services in their local areas.
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Crisis Numbers
Crisis Numbers
Child Protection Helpline
13 21 11 (NSW)
The Helpline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
The Child Protection Helpline is a twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, statewide call centre staffed by professionally qualified caseworkers to receive and screen all reports about suspected abuse or neglect of a child or young person or those at risk of harm from abuse or neglect.
Link2Home
1800 152 152
If home is not safe and you have no place to stay, ring Link2home on 1800 152 152. This service is available 24/7 every day of the year, and can help you with up to 2 nights’ accommodation, as well as refer you to other services you may need around NSW.
Domestic Violence Line
Free call 1800 656 463
Translating and Interpreting Services: 13 14 50
TTY 1800 67 14 42
The Domestic Violence Line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
The Domestic Violence Line is a NSW statewide telephone crisis counselling and referral service for women and persons who identify as female.
NSW Elder Abuse Helpline
1800 628 221
Disaster Welfare Services
1800 018 444
Emergency services
000 (Triple zero)
Kids Helpline
1800 551 800
Lifeline
13 11 14
Victims Access Line (VAL)
The Victims Access Line or VAL is the single entry point for victims of crime in NSW to access services.
Victims Access Line: 1800 633 063
Aboriginal Contact Line: 1800 019 123
Business hours: 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)
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