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Whether you are a person with a mental illness, a carer or family member MIFWA can direct you to the best place to find the help you need.

MIFWA's telephone information and referral service

Our information line is open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday on (08) 9228 0200. Give us a call if you need information on mental illness, support services and treatments or referrals. Or you can email info@mifwa.org.au. This service is free and confidential and any personal information you send us will not be used for any other purpose or passed to any other organisation. Please note that we do not have doctors who provide medical or clinical advice to individuals.

For details of our many support services, including rehabilitation, recreation, family and carer support programs click here.

Crisis help

If you need urgent medical attention contact your local GP or go to the Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MHERL) on:
(08) 9224 8888 or 1300 555 788 (all hours);
1800 676 822 (rural freecall).

For information about MHERL go to the WA Department of Health website.

If you urgently need to speak to someone outside business hours call:

Lifeline 13 11 14 (local call)
Kids Help Line 1800 55 1800 (free call)
Mensline Australia 1300 78 99 78

These crisis helplines provide 24-hours, seven days a week counselling.

Click here for Emergency contact numbers.

Mental health service directory

For a comprehensive list of information on mental health service providers in Western Australia with their contact details click here.

Other useful mental health websites

These sites all have loads of information that may be useful to you.
Click on the links to go to the websites.

Richmond Fellowship of WA Inc
Even Keel
The Samaritans
Lifeline
BeyondBlue
Mensline
Mental Health and Wellbeing
WA Department of Health