Resources about suicide & self harm in children

If you are in an emergency, or at risk of harm to yourself or others, please call 000 immediately.

For support 24 hours/7 days a week call:

• Lifeline: 13 11 14

• Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467

• Beyond Blue Support Service: 1300 22 4636

• Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

Useful Links for Kids >15yrs:

• https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/

Useful Links For Teenagers:

• https://headspace.org.au/young-people/understanding-and-dealing-with-suicide/

• Make yourself a safety plan: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/beyondnow-suicide-safety-planning

Notes for parents:

• Ensure your child has access to a phone and can talk to someone.

• Provide them with emergency numbers listed above, if they don’t want to talk they can talk online through beyond blue or kids helpline headspace websites.

• Make a safety plan.

• Don’t leave your child alone - think about safety (pills/knives/balconies)

• If in doubt take your child to a place of safety - 24h/day the local emergency department - Wyong or Gosford

• https://kidshelpline.com.au/parents/issues/supporting-child-who-thinking-suicide

• https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

• https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/beyondnow-suicide-safety-planning organise yout child to complete asafety plan with their counsellor/ psychologist/ yourself or use this app

• https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/resource/supporting-someone-get-help/

• https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/get-help-home