Below is a list of mental health support services, including youth mental health support, community mental health programs, mental health organisations, hospital mental health services and mental health education programs. If you cannot find local mental health support services for your area, there is a list of state and national mental health support services at the bottom of this page, including those offering counselling and referral services.

Connections Count – Mental Health in Residential Aged Care Facilities – Goldfields

Connections Count is for people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in the Goldfields region who have mild to moderate symptoms of common mental illness or distress. The service will provide in-reach psychological therapy targeted at residents with a diagnosis of mental health support needs or assessed to be at risk of requiring formal mental health supports.
  • Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am to 5pm
    Wednesday: 9am to 7pm
  • Address 168 Egan St
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 9080 0333
  • Email kalgoorlie@centrecare.com.au
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Integrated Primary Mental Health Care

Support for individuals with mild to moderate mental health concerns, including low intensity evidence-based interventions and psychological therapies via face-to-face and telehealth sessions. A referral from your doctor is required.
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Telehealth – Residential Aged Care Psychological Therapy

Face-to-face and telehealth support for residents of aged care facilities in the Goldfields. Qualified counsellors provide psychological therapies to residents seeking mental health support, to help develop new skills to reduce distress, improve self-esteem, confidence and improve daily functioning. Delivered via individual or group therapy sessions. A referral from your doctor is required.
  • Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am to 5pm
    Wednesday: 9am to 7pm
  • Address 168 Egan St
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 9080 0333
  • Email kalgoorlie@centrecare.com.au
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Mara Pirni Healing Place

This service is based in Kalgoorlie and is operated HOPE Community Services alongside others. The service includes the following:
  • Alcohol and other drug counselling
  • Mental Health support
  • Housing
  • Legal and financial support
  • Family and domestic violence education and awareness activities
  • Parenting support services including counselling and creche
  • Community activities including education workshops and yarning circles
  • Shower and washing machines
  • Hours
    Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm
  • Address 10 Brown Ave
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 6001 7030
  • Email marapirni@hopecs.org.au
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Kalgoorlie – Community Mental Health Service

Services are available for people of all ages. Walk ins welcome. Clinical Programs include;

  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • Youth Mental Health
  • Aboriginal Mental Health
  • Adult Mental Health; and
  • Seniors Mental Health Programs.

Referrals: The referred referral method is through your General Practitioner, however there are other referral options:

  • Your General Practitioner (preferred option)
  • Crisis and emergency services
  • Other health services
  • Community agencies
  • Schools
  • Private Psychiatrists or other doctors
  • Yourself
  • A relative, carer or friend

Aboriginal Mental Health, Older Adult Mental Health, Emergency mental health intervention, Suicide prevention/intervention, Anxiety disorders, Depression, Schizophrenia, acute and persistent, Bipolar affective disorder.

  • Hours Mondy-Friday: 8:30am-4:30am
  • Address Piccadilly Street
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 9021 6200
  • Email cmhpa@health.wa.gov.au
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Hope Community Services – Counselling

HOPE Community Services offers counselling services and group support for individuals, carers and families affected by alcohol and other drug use and mental health concerns in the Perth Metro, Midwest and Goldfields regions. The Alcohol and Drug Support Line is a confidential, non- judgemental telephone counselling, information and referral service for anyone seeking help for their own or another person’s alcohol or drug use. Contact with the Alcohol and Drug Support Line is one-to-one with a professional counsellor and is confidential.
 
The counsellor who answers your call can:
• Provide you with information about alcohol or drug use
• Provide emotional support
• Talk about treatment options
• Refer you to local services that can provide ongoing support
 
They can also provide:
• Interim support to individuals waiting for face to face counselling/treatment
• A free call back service to socially and geographically isolated clients
• Support to health professionals working with individuals and families impacted by alcohol or drug use.
 
Please note this service is also listed as a location for a Food Pantry.
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headspace Kalgoorlie

If you ever feel that you:
• are feeling down or stressed or worried
• can’t deal with school, bullying or struggling with friendships
• want to talk about contraception, sexual health, sexuality, identity or relationships, drinking or drug use
Headspace Kalgoorlie is a safe place where you can come to have a yarn about any of these issues. They provide early intervention services to young people aged 12 to 25.
Would you like to book in with Headspace Kalgoorlie? If so, please download and complete their referral form  and return it to them via email. Our services are free!

Headspace Kalgoorlie provide early intervention services to young people aged 12 to 25. The provide the following services:

  • Mental health
  • Sexual health
  • Work and study
  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Doctor (GP)
  • Hours
    Monday: 9am - 5pm
    Tuesday: 9am - 7pm
    Wednesday: 9am - 7pm
    Thursday: 9am - 5pm
    Friday: 9am - 7pm
    Saturday: 11:30am - 2:30pm
  • Address 48 Brookman Street
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 9021 5599
  • Email hkaladmin@hopecs.org.au
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Goldfields Womens Health Care – Education and Information

The Goldfields Women’s Health Care Centre offers a diverse range of women’s health services, including counselling and running clinics on a number of different issues women face in today’s world. The Centre prides itself on offering these quality services to all women living locally, giving them access to health information and services tailored specifically for women.
Services provided at the Centre are:
• General Counselling – Marli Heke, Monday to Friday
• After Hours Counselling – Samantha Bell, Tuesday and Wednesday
• Well Women’s Clinic- Dr Jennifer Sudbury, once a month
• Infant & Perinatal Counselling- Nicole Wade, Credentialed Mental Health Nurse 
• Unplanned Pregnancy Counselling – Marli Heke
• Mat Based Pilates – Goldfields Physio
• Yoga – Goldfields Chiropractic and Healing Centre
• Bounce Back after Babies – Goldfields Physio
• Qi Gong and Meditation – Jesabe Warner
• Peer Support Groups
• Community Events
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Goldfields Rehabilitation Services Inc – Outreach Program

The aim of the Outreach program is to help people facing alcohol, drug and mental health issues to link to other services in the community who can assist in their recovery. They work with each person, one-to-one, to get better counselling and other professional services. Outreach understands the community and each person’s needs and helps provide safe and culturally respectful opportunities to address the issues faced, by caring for the whole person. Outreach aims to reduce alcohol and drug use, improve the wellbeing and lifestyle of clients and support clients through the journey before and after rehabilitation. The Outreach Service works in strong partnership with agencies to support you with pre and post rehabilitation in areas of:

  • Housing
  • Employment
  • Financial Hardship
  • Numeracy & Literacy
  • Intellectual Difficulties
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Thoughts of Suicide or Self-harm
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Family Mediation
  • Drug & Alcohol Use
  • Mental Health
  • Hours 24 Hours, 7 Days
  • Address 11 Porter Street
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 9021 4732
  • Phone 2 (08) 9091 1922
  • Email admin@grsi.org.au
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Centacare Kalgoorlie – Goldfields Mental Health Portal

Goldfields Mental Health Portal will deliver place-based low intensity support and psychological interventions to people of the Goldfields-Esperance region. The Goldfields Mental Health Portal provides:

  • a comprehensive assessment
  • assistance with a safety plan
  • assistance with a recovery plan
  • care coordination
  • brief therapeutic interventions suited to your needs e.g. counselling, linkages to services and agencies
  • group activities, supports and workshops
  • digital and telephone support
  • remote area assistance (outreach).
  • Hours
    Monday:9am - 5pm
    Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
    Wednesday: 9am - 7pm
    Thursday: 9am - 5pm
    Friday: 9am - 5pm
  • Address 168 Egan Street
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 9080 0334
  • Email kalgoorlie@centrecare.com.au
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Bega Garnbirringu Health Service – Social and Emotional Wellbeing

The SEWB centre is located in a safe and confidential space and our focus is to increase participation and engagement of Aboriginal people in mental health services. It provides support with suicide and self-harm as well as problems with alcohol and other drugs.

  • Hours Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
  • Address 21 Boulder Road
    Kalgoorlie, WA 6430
  • Phone (08) 9022 5549
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State and National Mental Health Services Services

Regional Australia Institute – Rural Health Connect

Rural Health Connect is a website and app that links people in rural Australia to psychologists via video conferencing technology. Their site allows people to conduct sessions with psychologists from the privacy of their own home with no travel or wait time and no stigma.
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Peer Pathways

CoMHWA’s Peer Pathways project is a West Australian, Statewide helpline for people with mental health challenges to find the supports needed to promote mental and physical wellbeing. Our Peer Navigators will assist you, your family and your carers to navigate services across the State.
  • Hours
    Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
  • Phone (08) 9477 2809
  • Phone 2 1800 552 002
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Here for You

A state-wide, confidential, non-judgemental, telephone service giving a single point of contact for anyone concerned about their own or another person’s alcohol and other drug use and/or mental health issues.  Contact is one-to-one with a qualified counsellor or professional peer practitioner based in WA. Peer practitioners have a lived experience of alcohol and other drug use and/or mental health issues and recovery and are trained to use their experiences to support individuals living with similar issues. Provided by the Mental Health Commission of WA.
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PsychHelp

PyschHelp offers a full range of telehealth based online psychological services across Australia. Their Psychologists are qualified and registered with a broad range of expertise. They provide a convenient, affordable, and confidential service for all clients with bulk billing also available

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ForWhen

ForWhen helps you access local services based in your state or territory. 
Mental health support for expecting and new parents.  Will connect parents that are struggling to navigate the complex waters of pregnancy and new parenthood to the critical mental health services you might need most.  Provided by Australia’s early parenting services, including Ngala in WA
  • Hours
    Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4:30 pm
  • Phone 1300 242 322
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Ozhelp Foundation

OzHelp is here to help and you are not alone. Their support services are always confidential and they are here to discuss anything that is troubling you.
No information will be passed onto your employer or anyone else about you. Conversations are between you and OzHelp at all times.
Some of the concerns we can help with include:
• Not coping at work
• Having trouble with relationships
• Can’t sleep
• Feeling down
• Can’t shake your worries
• Parenting or co-parenting issues
• Drinking too much
• Gambling issues
• A friend you are worried about
• Financial issues
If you just need some advice or someone to talk to then that’s okay too.
  • Hours
    Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm AEST
  • Phone 1300 694 357
  • Phone 2 02 6251 4166
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Mental Health Emergency Response Line

Anyone experiencing or dealing with others experiencing mental health distress or crisis across regional and remote callers can reach RuralLink.
  • Hours
     4:30pm Monday to Friday or 24/7 over the weekend.
  • Phone 1800 552 002
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Suicide Call Back

Suicide Call Back Service is a nationwide service that provides professional 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people who are affected by suicide. Suicide Call Back Service services include telephone chat services, online chat and video chat.

  • Hours 24 Hours, 7 days a week
  • Phone 1300 659 467
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SANE Help Centre

The SANE Help Centre provides counselling support, information and referrals to adults who identify as having a complex mental health issue, complex trauma or high levels of psychological distress. 
 
SANE services include:
• Telephone counselling
• Online chat service
• Email counselling 
• Support and community forums.
  • Hours
    Monday-Friday 10:00am - 10:00pm AEST
  • Phone 1800 187 263
  • Phone 2 03 9682 5933
  • Email helpline@sane.org.au
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Samaritans

The Samaritans provides telephone counselling for all sorts of worries so that you can feel completely comfortable in sharing what you are going through. 
The volunteers are here for you – and aren’t afraid to talk abut sensitive and difficult subjects including, but not limited to:
 
• Relationship or family problems
• Loss and bereavement
• Financial worries or job-related anxiety
• School, college or study-related stress
• Illness – your own or someone you care for
• Addiction or substance abuse
• Thoughts of suicide
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Rurallink

Rurallink gives easy telephone access to experienced community mental health staff, with a focus on supporting people with mental health issues.

It is a confidential service that meets the needs of the community and delivering continuous care and support where needed. The service provides a single point of contact providing information, advice, assessment, and where required, referrals to other mental health services.

  • Hours Monday-Friday 4.30pm-8:30am Saturday-Sunday 24 Hours
  • Phone 1800 552 002
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Lifeline

Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. They offer telephone, online chat and text support services. Telephone service are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Hours
    • Phone 13 11 14 available 24/7 days
    • Lifeline Text +61 477 13 11 14 available nightly
    • Online chat available nightly
  • Phone 131 114
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Call to Mind

Call to Mind is a telepsychiatry service that allows people across Australia to access quality mental health care. They have a team of psychiatrists ranging in availability and speciality to best meet your needs. Consults are held on a video-conferencing platform so you can attend your appointment from anywhere.

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Blue Knot Foundation

Blue Knot Helpline is a specialist service which support adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse, parents, partners, family and friends as well as the professionals who work with them.
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Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue provides mental health information and support for all Australians. Beyond Blue services includes:

  • Telephone support
  • Online chat
  • Email support
  • Online forums
  • Hours
    Telephone: 24 hours, 7 days a week
    Daily web chat: 11am–12am AEDST
    Email: response provided within 24 hours
    Online forums: 24 hours, 7 days a week
  • Phone 1300 22 4636
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Anglicare WA – StandBy Suicide Response

The StandBy program is focused on supporting anyone who has been bereaved or impacted by suicide at any stage in their life, including:

  • Individuals
  • Families
  • Friends
  • Witnesses
  • First Responders
  • Service Providers

StandBy is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing free face-to face and/or telephone support at a time and place that is best for each individual.

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