Mental Health Self-Help Resources
Everyone's wellbeing journey is different. Sometimes you want to speak with someone, and sometimes you want practical information you can explore in your own time.
Lifeline's Support Toolkit is a free online resource that brings together trusted information, practical strategies, tools, apps and support services to help you take the next step in your mental wellbeing. Whether you're looking for answers, learning new coping strategies or supporting someone you care about, the toolkit is designed to help you find reliable guidance when you need it.
The toolkit includes:
- Trusted, evidence-informed information in plain language
- Practical techniques and self-help strategies you can use every day
- Curated tools, apps and support services
- Personal stories and resources to help you feel informed and connected
- Guidance for family members, friends and carers supporting someone experiencing distress, while also looking after their own wellbeing
Explore topics including:
- Anxiety – Understand what anxiety is, how it can affect you, and practical ways to manage it.
- Depression – Learn about the signs of depression, how it can be experienced, and where to find support.
- Domestic and Family Violence – Recognise the signs, understand its impacts, and access support and safety information.
- Eating and Body Image – Learn about eating challenges, body image concerns, and when to seek support.
- Financial Stress – Discover how financial pressures can affect your mental health and find strategies to help.
- Grief and Loss – Understand the grieving process and ways to navigate loss.
- Loneliness – Explore why loneliness happens, its impact on wellbeing, and practical ways to reconnect.
- Natural Disasters – Find information to help manage stress and build resilience before, during and after disasters.
- Panic Attacks – Learn to recognise the signs of a panic attack and discover ways to respond.
- Problem Gambling – Understand how gambling can affect your wellbeing and relationships, and where to find support.
- Psychosis – Learn about psychosis, common experiences and available supports.
- Relationships – Explore what healthy relationships look like and how to recognise when something isn't right.
- Self-harm – Learn why people self-harm, understand the warning signs, and find pathways to support.
- Stress – Understand how stress affects your mind and body, and discover practical ways to manage it.
- Substance Misuse – Learn about the impact alcohol and other drugs can have on your wellbeing and where to seek help.
- Suicide – Access trusted information about suicide, warning signs, and support options for yourself or someone you care about.
- Trauma – Understand how trauma can affect thoughts, emotions and behaviour, and explore recovery supports.
The Support Toolkit is available anytime, allowing you to explore information at your own pace and connect with the support that's right for you.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. If you need immediate crisis support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or access our text and online chat services.
