Student Supports
Western Sydney University Support Services
- Counselling, Welfare, and Disability Support: 1300 668 370 (option 5)
- Support and Wellbeing
- Badanami Centre for Indigenous Education
- Counselling Service: 1300 668 370 (option 5), counselling@westernsydney.edu.au
- Disability Service: 1300 668 370 (option 5), disability@westernsydney.edu.au
- Student Welfare Service: 1300 668 370, welfareservice@westernsydney.edu.au
- Campus Safety & Security: 1300 737 003
- Talk Campus: 24/7 Global Peer Support Network
National and Local Support Services
- Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Butterfly Foundation: 1800 33 4673 – available 8am – midnight, 7 days a week via phone, online chat and email for support with eating disorders and body image issues
- Embrace Mental Health: supports and service for culturally & linguistically diverse Australians, refugees and migrants
- eSafety Commissioner Australia: for reporting of online bullying and abuse
- Head to Health: can help you find the right Australian digital mental health and wellbeing resources for yourself or for someone you care about. 1800 595 212 from Monday to Friday 8:30 - 5:00pm to talk to a mental health professional and be connected with the supports that best meet your needs
- headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation: information and resources for young people, family and friends. 1800 650 890 (9am - 1am daily). For webchat visit org.au/eheadspace
- International Student Health Hub: Information about sexual health, HIV, contraception, pregnancy, healthcare rights, and navigating the Australian Health Care System.
- Lifeline: 13 11 14 – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for crisis support
- Mensline Australia: free telephone and online counselling to Australian men, 24 hours a week, 7 days a week 1300 78 99 78
- Qlife: phone counselling for LGBTQI+ – 1800 184 527 3pm - midnight 7 days a week, webchat online
- Mental Health Line: 1800 001 511 NSW Health’s 24/7 statewide phone service linking people to NSW Health mental health services.
- National Translation and Interpreter Service: provides access to phone and on-site interpreting services in over 150 languages - 131 450 (for immediate phone interpreting)
- Play Safe: online resource about healthy sex, STI testing, and contraception.
- ReachOut Australia: online mental health service for young people and their families, including free text based chats with peer workers
- Standby: supporting anyone who has been bereaved or impacted by suicide. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – 1300 727 247
- Suicide Call Back Service: nationwide service for people aged 18+ affected by suicide. For phone counselling - 1300 659 467 and online and video counselling
- 13YARN: support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People – call 13YARN or 13 92 76
- 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 – available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling
In an Emergency, call 000