Information & Support pack WA - Living is for Everyone

For multicultural AustraliansInitial areas of support may come from your ethnic community or religious group. The Department for ChildProtection (telephone 9223 1111) and the following services will also be able to help.ISHAR - Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (Small fee payable)9345 5335; 9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday.This service has a psychologist available who will provide a grief counselling service to women, men andchildren who have lost a family member or friend through suicide. Interpreters available.Multicultural Samaritans (Free service)9381 5555; 9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday.For people who would like to have support in their language of origin (dependent on available Samaritansfluent in that language).Asetts (Free service)9227 2700; 9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday.Can provide support to refugees who have lost a family member through suicide.The following services may offer general bereavement and support services.Telephone CounsellingCounselling services for crisis situations including suicide bereavement. These are free, confidential servicesand are available 24 hours a day.Lifeline 13 11 14.Crisis Support Service 1300 659 467; 10am to 830pm 7 days a week.Kids Help Line 1800 55 1800 (ages 5 to 25).Crisis Care 9223 1111.For those in country areasSouth West 24 (Free service)1800 555 336; www.health.wa.gov.au/mentalhealth.This service replaces the Psychiatric Emergency Team (PET) and provides a telephone support line in theSouth West region.Rural Link1800 552 002; 4pm to 8am Monday to Friday.Available for those in rural Western Australia. Provides an after hours contact point for new and existing clients,carers, other community members, health professionals and community and welfare service providers.Listed below are contact numbers for country areas. These agencies will be able to advise you of supportservices available in each area.Mandurah9531 8080 8:30am - 4:00pm, 5 days a week; 1800 676 822 after hours Duty Officer, Peel Community MentalHealth Services.Bunbury and the South WestCentrecare9721 5177 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - FridayDuty Officer, South West Mental Health Services9726 5900 9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday18