Self Harm & Suicide

Child Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) provides specialist mental health assessment and intervention to infants, children and young people (under 18 years old, unless still at school) with moderate to severe and complex mental health problems and their families.

Kids Helpline offer free, private confidential 24/7 phone and online counsellng service for young people 5 to 25 on 1800 551 800. Visit their website for information for young people and parents/carers.

Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury Sydney offers psychological services telephone crisis support, personal counselling support and treatment groups including the ECLIPSE group for adults who have survived a suicide attempt and suicide bereavement groups.

Lifeline Northern Beaches offer 24 hour crisis support, face to face counselling, youth counselling and supports groups including suicide bereavement groups.

Roses In The Ocean exists to save lives and reduce emotional distress and pain. Their vision is for every person to have access to effective suicide prevention that is informaed or led by people with lived experience of suicide.

Proveda Suicide Prevention And Support offer The Way Back Support Service to support people who have recently experience a suicidal crisis or attempted suicide.

Safe Haven is a place where young people aged 12-17 can go to get calm and culturally sensitive support if they are experiencing distress or suicidal thoughts. It is a safe place where they can talk openly about how you are feeling and what you’re going through. A place where you can feel supported and not judged. Young people can talk to suicide prevention peer workers who may have experienced suicidal distress and recovery, and who understand what they are going through. If the young person does not feel like chatting, they can spend time in a quiet space and listen to music. It’s free and you don’t need an appointment. There are Safe Havens throughout NSW including North Ryde and Brookvale.

SANE is for people with recurring, persistent or complex mental health issues and trauma, and for their families, friends and communities. SANE offer a helpline, online chat, community forums and resources. The website offers strategies to have a conversation with someone who may be suicidal. Read the ‘Better off with you’ tab which has real stories of people with experiences of suicidal thoughts and actions.

Headspace - Understanding self harm YouTube video and furter information.

Headspace - Understanding and dealing with suicide.

Life in Mind Life in Mind is a knowledge exchange portal providing translated evidence, policy, data and resources in suicide prevention and host of the National Communications Charter.

Mindframe is an excellent resouorce that provides communication strategies, data and evidence based research. Mindframe supports safe media reporting, portrayal and communication about suicide, mental ill-health, alcohol and other drugs.

Minds Together has a fantastic online program for family and friends supporting someone who has attempted suicide.

ReachOut This page, Suicide and Teenagers has information and strategies for parents/carers concerned about their teen. It has links to a forum post that is responded to by professionals.

RightByYou is designed for young people, by young people. Today’s young people are on the frontline of seeing their friends show varying signs of suicidal thoughts. Our focus is on supporting and guiding young people on how to help their friends. We offer practical resources and key information about what to do when a friend may be expressing thoughts of suicide.

Roses In The Ocean exists to save lives and reduce emotional distress and pain. Their vision is for every person to have access to effective suicide prevention that is informaed or led by people with lived experience of suicide.

raisingchildren.net.au provides a wealth of information for parents. Click this link for information for parents relating to self-harm and this link for information relating to suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts

SANE is for people with recurring, persistent or complex mental health issues and trauma, and for their families, friends and communities. SANE offer a helpline, online chat, community forums and resources. The website offers strategies to have a conversation with someone who may be suicidal. Read the ‘Better off with you’ tab which has real stories of people with experiences of suicidal thoughts and actions.

Sydney North Health Network Suicide Prevention Services Guide. A guide to community-based prevention services in the Northern Sydney Region.

Being Well by Black Dog Institute Sharing inspiration through the words of people with a lived experience of mental health. In this podcast series Black Dog Institute have invited people we know and admire to tell their stories. These are people who may not have made the headlines, but whose stories are just as worthy of your attention as those you hear in the media.

EPIC Conversation: Self harm and suicide ideation with Man Anchor

Not Alone by Beyond Blue When it comes to mental health, we all have our own unique stories to tell. But no matter what we are going through, there are other people experiencing it too. A podcast where everyday Australians talk about their mental health journey to help you with yours.

Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury Sydney the ECLIPSE group is for adults who have survived a suicide attempt and The Suicide Bereavement group is for those impacted by suicide.

Lifeline Northern Beaches offer the Lounge Chat Support Group for those caring for a suicidal person. The group provides a safe space to share and be supported in a confidential environment with others who are also caring for a relative who feel suicidal.

EPIC Community EPIC provides regular walks, peer meetings, phone support, face book connection and more. Many members have experienced their young people self harming and experiencing suicidal ideation. This is peer support where parents share their experiences, resources and knowledge.

EPIC Walks as the meetings, are inclusive spaces for parents and carers of young people who are or have been involved in criminal behaviour. Many EPIC members have travelled this path with their young person and are willing to share their hindsight and information.

EPIC Online Meet Upsa regular place for parents and carers of young people to meet and gain strategies, knowledge and connection. The meetings are created by parents with lived experience of caring for a young person in crisis, for parents and carers of young people aged 12-25 who are facing challenges.  The meetings are connecting, informative, interactive.

Understanding parents’ experiences of their child engaging in self-harm and/or suicidal ideation. An article by Beth Thomas-Richards and Dr Mandy Truong, Australian Institute of Family Studies, October 2025.

This short article aims to describe the experiences of parents with children who self-harm or experience suicidal ideation. It outlines the factors that influence parents’ help-seeking behaviour when accessing services for their child. The article also provides practice considerations for how to best support parents and their children. Read the article here.