Media

For media enquiries contact Ivana Oroz-Bootsma, Manager Communications and Community Education on (08) 6272 1200.

All media enquiries regarding public mental health services, including after hours and urgent issues, are to be directed to the Department of Health on (08) 9222 4333.  

Reporting on mental health

  • Mindframe provides accurate information about suicide and mental illness and the portrayal of these issues in the media.
  • Response Ability provides information to support use of multi-media packages in the education and journalism fields of universities and tertiary colleges.
  • SANE Australia is a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness. It includes a helpline, the StigmaWatch program and a media centre.

24 Hour Emergency Services

Health Direct Australia

1800 022 222

Mental Health Emergency Response Line (MERL)

1300 555 788 Metro

1800 676 822 Peel

Rural Link

1800 552 002

More Mental Health Services

Media

head2head
Mental Health Week
media
Legislation