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If you are in an emergency situation or need immediate assistance, contact mental health services or emergency services on 000.

There are a number of ways you can connect with support.  From peer support groups, online forums to local counselling.

Kids Helpline is 24/7 Support line
Phone: 1800 551 800

Live Chat and Online Forums and Helplines

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Headspace has a range of ways to support you online or by phone. You can get support for your mental health by simply creating a headspace account. Why create and account? Access a range of personalised services, information and support with help always at hand. Log in to chat to other people like you or get 1-on-1 direct support with a clinician.
Register here

Online Forum Headspace – A community Group Chat session is your opportunity to speak anonymously online to our mental health professionals and hear from others about a topic that will be discussed.
There are group chats led by professionals or clinicians as well as weekly peer led chats.
Click on the link to Headspace to learn more.

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Create a place where you can collect and manage resources to build your own personalised mental health toolkit.
Headspace

Phone: 1800 650 890

Kids Helpline is the national support line for people aged under 25. You can contact them anytime for any reason. 
Chat online or 
Phone: 1800 55 1800

Lifeline has confidential one-to-one options with a trained Lifeline Crisis Supporter. 
Phone: 13 11 14
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For lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, questioning and queer (LGBTIQ+) young people (aged 12-25).  Young people can seek support online from ‘Queer Peers’- young people who have lived experience and training in peer support in a safe and welcoming space.

Young LGBTIQ+ people can log on anonymously and ask questions, about a range of topics like confusion about sexuality or gender, coming out to parents and friends, sex, sexual health, dating, or support services. Young people are welcome to log in and actively participate or just watch the discussion.  Young people who might need professional support can be referred to eHeadspace clinicians.
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QLife provides anonymous and free LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about sexuality, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships.

The QLife webchat is available between 3pm and midnight, every day around Australia.
If you need help right now: Webchat
Phone: 1800 184 527
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eSafety Commissioner helps Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.
Their website includes information for young people, as well as pages to report cyber-bullying and report image-based abuse.
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Peer Support Groups

The Margaret River Youth Advisory Council (YAC) are a group of young people aged between 12 and 24.  We organise and run events at the Margaret River Youth precinct and all over the southwest to create exhilarating and memorable times for local youth.
Cost: Free
Contact: Aloha Fritsch Email: afritsch@amrshire.wa.gov.au
Times: Every Wednesday from 3.30pm
Location: Zone Room, Youth Precinct

Q-Squad Margaret River. A LGBTQIA+ youth support alliance for the MRSHS students. Working towards an inclusive safe school. Be part of the constructive celebratory conversation and leave bigotry at the door.
Cost: Free
Contact: Carolyn Ralph, Phone: 0400 739 488
Times: School hours.

Counselling for Youth

Supports young people (12- 25 years).
Cost: Free
Hours: Tuesday 11 am to 7 pm; Wednesday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Phone: 6164 0680
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4 Families Program Outreach to Margaret River and Augusta
Focus on mental health of children and young people. Counselling, emotional support, information and referrals, family support workshops Support for grandparents and carers.
Cost: Free
Hours: by appointment
Phone: 6164 0600

For individuals, families and children, relationship issues, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Bereavement, Family Separation, Trauma, Family and Domestic Violence, Gambling Help, Alcohol and Substance Misuse, Sexual Abuse, Grief, Self Esteem Issues, Health Issues, Sexuality, Workplace issues.
Cost: $70 per counselling session, $30 for concession card holders, under 18 years for free
Address: 33 Tunbridge Street, Margaret River
Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays by appointment
Phone: 9754 2052

Mental health assessment, diagnostic clarification, collaborative treatment and planning, mental health education and brief intervention.
Cost: Free
Hours: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm
Phone: 9753 6400

Youth South West Program for young people (12- 18 years) Parent/teen conflict, bullying, legal issues with court or youth justice, school work, Substance abuse, referral to other service, employment/training, sexual health.
Cost: Free
Phone: 0456 409 049 
Email: ysw@jsw.org.au
Referral Form

Reconnect target cohort for young people aged 12-18 (up to 21 for new arrivals). Support is provided through counselling, family capacity building, group based programs or workshops, skill building support with basic life skills, advocacy and awareness.
Cost: Free
Phone: 9729 9000 and speak to intake officer
Email: clientservices@accordwest.com.au

Other Services for Youth

Mental Health, Violence, Sex, Online Safety & Legal Services.
The Line is for youth aged 14+
24/7 Support for young people in relationships.  Sex, Dating and Relationships.
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For children and young people (under 25 years) residing in WA.  Criminal matters including traffic offences, motor vehicle accidents (not personal injury), contract law, criminal injuries and compensation, violence and misconduct restraining orders, leaving home, case work and court representation (Children’s Court matters only), FVRO. 
Cost: Free 
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, call to make appointment. 
Phone: 1800 199 006 
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Street Law is a free outreach legal service for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness in Western Australia. 
Cost: Free 
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 am to 2 pm 
Phone: 1800 752 992 
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Providing free, confidential legal information & help for young people under 25 on topics such as getting fired, when you can move out, sex and dating, and emergency contacts.
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Shire youth trainee programs

The trainee role is a 12-month long position filled annually by a Year 12 graduate who works with Shire staff on projects around youth development, community engagement, event planning and communications.

Aloha Fritsch is the Youth Trainee for 2024.