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.
Sonder Australia's Mental Health Program
Sonder Australia's Mental Health Program is a comprehensive initiative aimed at promoting mental wellbeing and providing support to individuals facing mental health challenges. Tailored to the unique needs of each individual, the program offers a range of services and resources designed to enhance mental resilience and improve overall quality of life.
Adult Programs:
- Northern Adelaide Head to Health
A free service for adults who are experiencing distress, or who are worried about themselves or someone they care about.
- Safe Haven
Drop-in mental health service in Salisbury. Open Tuesday - Friday from 5 pm to 9 pm.
- Western Wellbeing Hub
Mental health services for adults, children and their families and new or expecting parents.
- Adult Wellbeing
No cost therapeutic counselling program for people with mild to moderate mental health concerns.
- Clinical Care Coordination - Metro
Service coordination for people experiencing the impact of severe and complex mental illness.
- Clinical Care Coordination - Regional
Therapeutic care and support for people experiencing the impact of severe & complex mental illness.
- Suicide Prevention Service
Support for people with suicidal thoughts.
- Booked Psychiatric Assessment
A one-off psychiatric case conference organised by GPs to ensure that their patient's mental health needs are met. Available for patients living in Playford, Salisbury or Tea Tree Gully.
- Shared Care with GPs
Clinical therapy service for people with chronic, severe and complex mental health conditions.
- Residential Wellbeing
Therapeutic counselling for people living in select residential aged care facilities across Gawler-Barossa.
- Counselling and Psychological Therapy
For NDIS participants.
Teen and Young People Programs:
- headspace
Youth friendly mental health service for people aged 12-25.
- headspace Early Psychosis
Expert support for young people who are experiencing an early episode of psychosis or are at risk of developing psychosis.
- Groups & Workshops
To find out which groups are currently available and details on how to join, simply get in touch with your closest headspace Centre
- Counselling and Psychological Therapy
For NDIS participants.
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).
Neami Southern Wellbeing Hub offers free, welcoming support for people experiencing mental health challenges.
They provide both individual and group supports that help people achieve the things they value for living well, which may include support to manage challenging or distressing emotions, support with relationships, or help to find the right support.
Their services are for:
- children and families on low incomes
- people needing different levels of intensity, and duration of mental health support.
Their services include:
- Evidenced-based Therapies: One on one support for people experiencing mental health challenges
- Low Intensity Interventions: Short-term mental health support including phone-based therapy and group support programs
- Suicide Prevention Service: Support to manage distress, prevent self-harm and suicide, and reduce the need for emergency support such as hospital admission
- Peer Program: support from a Peer Worker with their own lived experience of mental health distress who has been through recovery.
- Psychological Evidenced-based Therapies for Families and Children: Family focused services for children up to 11 years old presenting with mental health conditions
- Clinical Care Coordination: Support to coordinate with all the people involved in someone’s care and support networks to ensure the right support
- Perinatal Program: Individual and group services for women/expecting or new parents who are experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety
- Mothers and Infants dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) groups and other DBT groups: Therapy for mothers and individuals experiencing very strong emotions
- Shared Care Program: A long term evidenced based individual therapy service with experienced mental health clinicians for people experiencing mental health challenges
- Access to psychiatric assessment as required.
You can be referred to the Southern Wellbeing Hub via
- A GP issuing a Mental Health Treatment plan
- A provisional referral for community services
- Self-referral by presenting to the Hub Wednesday to Thursday, 12pm – 8pm.
StandBy is Australia’s leading suicide postvention program dedicated to assisting people and communities bereaved or impacted by suicide.
What they do
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 seven days a week, providing free face-to face and/or telephone support at a time and place that is best for each individual.
The program offers coordinated evidence-based support and resources (including connections to local services and groups) that is individualised for each person’s unique circumstance. This support is continued for up to two years to ensure those that engage with StandBy are not alone and receive ongoing support.
StandBy is guided by local advisory groups – which includes community stakeholders as well as those with Lived Experience. StandBy National is informed by our National Lived Experience Advisory Group.
StandBy builds community preparedness and resilience through extensive training to community and professional groups to ensure effectiveness and that duplicated effort is avoided. The program is also ideally placed to offer a settings-based approach, providing group support after a suicide for schools, workplaces and community groups.