After Hours Care
Veteran care is often needed out of business hours and this list of agencies and contacts may offer assistance when the RSL is unavailable.
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
Veterans Health Advocate: 7087 1387 (Mon-Fri)
Plympton Veterans Centre now operates from the Repat Veterans Wellbeing Centre 7117 5357. Out of Hours Overwatch: emails to enquiry@plymptonvc.org.au are regularly monitored and responded to. www.plymptonvc.org.au
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: 0418 575 680; Central Australia: 0439 842 155
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