After Hours Care
Veteran care is often needed out of business hours and this list of agencies and contacts may offer assistance.
Veterans Mental Health issues take various forms – confusion, dementia, suicide threat, anxiety, aggression. There are varying degrees of resolution – GP through to hospital/clinic/facility admission, telephone helplines, family intervention. Medical emergencies are covered by the state health systems.
National
OPEN ARMS 24/7 Counselling Service: 1800 011 046; openarms.gov.au
Lifeline 24/7: 13 11 14; lifeline.org.au
Defence Force: 1800 624 608; defence.gov.au
ATAPS Suicide Support Line 24/7: 1800 859 585
Beyondblue: 1300 224 636; beyondblue.org.au
Kids Help Line 24/7: 1800 551 800; kidshelpline.com.au
Mensline Australia 24/7: 1300 789 978; mensline.org.au
Samaritans Help Line 24/7: 135 247; thesamaritans.org.au
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467; suicidecallbackservice.org.au/
Department of Veterans Affairs: 133 254; 1800 555 254; dva.gov.au/
South Australia
Veterans’ Health Advocate, The Jamie Larcombe Centre, Glenside: 1300 043 175
SA: Mental Health Triage Service: 13 14 65
Urgent Mental Health Care Centre, 215 Grenfell St, Adelaide 8448 9100; https://umhcc.org.au
Veterans’ Health Advocate: 7087 1387 (Mon-Fri)
RSL Care SA: 8379 2600
Andrew Russell Veteran Living: 0488 137 570; https://www.arvl.org/
Northern Territory
Mental Health Line 24/7: 1800 682 288
Standby Response: Top End & Central: 1300 727 247
Broken Hill
Mental Health Information and Support Service: 1800 011 511
Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit: 8080 1547
Far West Mental Health Recovery Centre: 8080 1365