Neami National is a leading Australian organization dedicated to improving mental health and wellbeing through a range of community-based services. Neami National offers personalized support to individuals experiencing mental health challenges, helping them achieve their recovery goals and improve their quality of life. With a focus on holistic care, Neami National ensures that individuals receive the comprehensive support they need.
Neami National provides a wide variety of mental health services designed to meet the unique needs of each individual. These services include one-on-one support, group programs, and housing assistance. Neami National’s approach is person-centered, emphasizing recovery and resilience. The organization also offers specialized programs for youth, older adults, and people experiencing homelessness, ensuring that all community members can access the support they need.
Services Offered by Neami National
One-on-One Support
- Personalized mental health support tailored to individual recovery goals.
- Assistance with developing coping strategies and building resilience.
Group Programs
- Peer support groups and therapeutic workshops.
- Programs focused on social connection, skill development, and wellness.
Housing and Homelessness Services
- Assistance in finding and maintaining stable housing.
- Support for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Youth Services
- Specialized programs for young people dealing with mental health challenges.
- Support for youth transitioning from child to adult mental health services.
Older Adults Services
- Tailored support for older adults with mental health needs.
- Programs promoting social inclusion and independent living.
- Community Outreach Programs
- Initiatives to raise mental health awareness and reduce stigma.
- Collaboration with local communities and organizations to provide holistic support.
Digital Mental Health Services
- Online support and resources accessible through digital platforms.
- Telehealth services for remote or underserved areas.
Crisis and Emergency Support
- Immediate assistance for individuals in mental health crisis.
- Connection to urgent care and emergency services.
Employment and Education Support
- Assistance with job seeking, skill development, and education.
- Programs aimed at improving employment opportunities for individuals with mental health challenges.
Physical Health and Wellbeing Programs
- Initiatives to promote overall physical health and wellbeing.
- Activities and workshops focused on exercise, nutrition, and healthy living.
By offering a diverse range of services, Neami National ensures comprehensive support for individuals facing mental health challenges, fostering recovery and enhancing quality of life.
Lived Experience Telephone Support Service (LETTS) offers free after-hours phone and web chat support for your mental health, every day of the year, including holidays.
Whether you are seeking information, guidance on navigating mental health services, or just someone to talk to, their team is there for you. At LETSS, they provide follow-up support such as scheduled callbacks, wellbeing calls, and help connecting with other services.
Their staff are uniquely qualified, consisting of individuals who have personal experiences with mental health challenges or have cared for someone with such conditions. Trained in various fields like social work, psychology and counselling, their peer workers use their lived experiences to empathise and provide genuine support, ensuring a safe space for you to share your concerns.
Who can access the LETSS service?
Anyone within the metropolitan Adelaide community can access LETSS. This includes:
- Individuals dealing with mental health issues
- Carers and family members of people with mental health conditions
- Anyone seeking information about mental health services or needing emotional support
Their services are also extended to friends and carers, offering them support and information.
Lutheran Care offers counselling services for individuals, couples and families who may be experiencing challenges or difficulties.
They offer professional support to people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures with their trained and experienced counsellors. They offer a range of different types of counselling, providing the flexibility for people to choose the service that best suits their current needs.
Counselling can assist you with:
- Clarifying your concerns
- Gaining understanding
- Considering alternatives
- Setting goals
- Implementing strategies
Sessions usually last from 1 – 1½ hours
Their Services Include:
- Personal counselling for issues such as personal concerns, crisis, depression, guilt, fear, anger, loss and grief, abuse and domestic violence
- Family and Relationships Services
- Specialised Family Violence Services
- Marriage and relationship counselling
- Support through separation or divorce
- Assistance to families/parenting support
Service will not be refused based on inability to pay, however reduced fees must be negotiated with the manager prior to counselling sessions upon proof of hardship.
Counselling can be arranged via their Blair Athol, Barossa Valley (Tanunda), Kent Town and Murraylands (outreach) sites.
If your individual support requirements fall outside of their scope of practice, you may be referred to another agency or practice. This is to ensure that you receive the most appropriate support to meet your goals and needs.
MensLine Australia is a free telephone and online counselling service offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime.
By Phone
MensLine Australia offers free professional 24/7 telephone counselling support for men with concerns about mental health, anger management, family violence (using and experiencing), addiction, relationship, stress and wellbeing.
By Video and Online Chat
MensLine Australia offers free professional 24/7 online counselling support for men with concerns about mental health, anger management, family violence (using and experiencing), addiction, relationship, stress and wellbeing.
Mental Health Triage Service - 13 14 65
The SA Health Mental Health Triage Service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
This service:
- is the main point of access to state funded mental health services
- can provide advice and information in a mental health emergency or crisis situation
- is staffed by mental health clinicians
- will assess and refer to acute response teams where appropriate.
If you feel that you may be in need of mental health support and have never accessed a mental health service before, please contact your general practitioner or phone our mental health triage service on 13 14 65.
If you are feeling suicidal, or are in danger, please call 000
MindSpot is a clinical mental health service delivering psychological services via telephone and online to adults across Australia.
They support Australian adults experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and chronic pain. All services are free, confidential, and online, and provide optional access to qualified therapists.
Their service offers:
Assessment
- Their online assessment gives you instant feedback about your symptoms on your personal dashboard.
- You can then access tailored reports, schedule a call with one of their therapists, and enrol into treatment
Treatment
- Their treatment courses are effective and backed by clinical trials from the eCentreClinic – a leading specialist research clinic at Macquarie University.
- Their courses help people learn about their symptoms, and learn proven skills to manage their emotional wellbeing and improve their quality of life.
Resource Library
- Their resource library gives you access to their free, downloadable resources, guides and information to help you stay well.
- The resources cover topics such as stress, anxiety, depression, dealing with uncertainty, and much more.
Beyond Blue’s NewAccess for Small Business Owners is a guided self-help mental health coaching program.
NewAccess is free and confidential and available nationally by phone or video call. No GP referral is required. It can help you reduce stress and overwhelm from everyday life stressors like running a small business, relationships, health or loneliness.
Over 6 sessions, your mental health coach will work with you using straightforward problem-solving approaches. All mental health coaches are specially trained and have a small business background so they understand your unique challenges.
You can enquire if you:
- are 18 years and over
- own a small business, or are a sole trader with 20 employees or fewer
- are not currently seeing a psychologist or psychiatrist.
Regional Access is a free online and phone counselling service for people who are feeling the pressures and stresses of everyday life.
The Regional Access counselling service is available for anyone who lives or works in regional, rural or remote South Australia (i.e. outside of the Adelaide metropolitan region).
Professionally trained counsellors will listen and help you to develop strategies to manage what is causing you to feel stressed or overwhelmed. They can help with:
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Financial worries
- Grief and loss
- Hopelessness
- Isolation and loneliness
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship issues and family problems
- Sadness
- Short-term depression
- Stress
- Wellbeing
- Work stress
You can call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You don’t need a referral, so you can make the call at a time that suits you. The counselling service is free (local call charges may apply).
If life is in immediate danger call 000 immediately
If you’re feeling distressed but not in immediate danger, call Lifeline (for aged 13 and over) on 13 11 14, or Kids Helpline (for aged 12 and under) on 1800 55 1800 for free and confidential support.
RightByYou is a mental health resource for friends of young people aged 13 and over, who are showing varying signs of suicidal thoughts. It has been designed for young people, by young people.
RightByYou's focus is on supporting and guiding young people on how to help their friends. They offer practical resources and key information about what to do when a friend may be expressing thoughts of suicide.
Additional Resources available to help either yourself or someone you care about include:
- Relationship Breakdown
- Experiencing Bullying
- LGBTQIA+ - for someone experiencing challenges due to their sexuality or gender identity.
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples experiencing metal health challenges
- Multicultural - mental health translated help and resources for someone who speaks a language other than English
- Disability - if someone identifies as a person with a disability facing specific challenges
- Parents and Carers - for someone you care for experiencing mental health challenges
- Grief and loss
- Cost of living and dealing with financial concerns
- Climate change - for someone experiencing high rates of climate anxiety
- Image-based abuse - when someone shares, or threatens to share, an intimate photo or video of you without your consent