Bereavement, missing persons and suicide

Quick Facts

This factsheet provides resources where you can access information, referrals and crisis support for bereavement, missing persons and suicide.

• Australia-wide information and referrals

  Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

  The ACGB can refer people to bereavement services in their area. The ACGB also offers quality education and training opportunities for health professionals, students, volunteers and any individual or agency desiring to enhance grief and bereavement knowledge and practice.

  1800 642 066

  SANE Help Centre

  National Freecall and online service providing information, guidance, and referral on mental illness and related issues.

  1800 187 263

  National Missing Persons Coordination Centre

  The National Missing Persons Coordination Centre operates Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, providing information, advice and support about missing persons and how to organise the search for someone who is missing.

  1800 000 634

  Standby Response Service

  A community-based suicide postvention program that provides a coordinated response of support and assistance for people who have been bereaved through suicide.

• Suicide

  Suicide Call-Back Service

  National suicide call-back service can provide six 50-minute telephone counselling sessions for people who are suicidal, their carers, or those bereaved by suicide. Operates 24 hours, seven days a week.

  1300 659 467

  Lifeline Australia

  National 24 hour counselling service. Lifeline also operates a suicide helpline and callers can be referred through to this specialist telephone line.

  13 11 14

  Standby Response Service

  A community-based suicide postvention program that provides a coordinated response of support and assistance for people who have been bereaved through suicide.