Community-led
Safe Space
Monday & Tuesday Nights 5:30pm - 9:30pm
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3 Hilltop Arcade, 228 Pacific Highway Charlestown (top of Pearson Street Mall)
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Drop-in safe space for anyone experiencing emotional or suicidal distress.
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It can be hard to ask for help when things are overwhelming you, but talking to someone is powerful. Peer volunteers are here to listen and offer support. Even if you don't feel like talking, this is a space for you to just be safe and not be alone in your struggles.
Safe Haven
Safe Haven is a place where you can go to get calm and culturally sensitive support if you are experiencing distress or suicidal thoughts.
It is a safe place where you can talk openly about how you are feeling and what you’re going through.
A place where you can feel supported and not judged.
You can talk to suicide prevention peer workers who may have experienced suicidal distress and recovery, and who understand what you are going through.
If you don’t feel like chatting, you can spend time in a quiet space and listen to music.
It’s free and you don’t need an appointment
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22 Stewart Avenue, Hamilton East NSW 2303
Social Futures
You are not alone. StandBy is dedicated to supporting people bereaved or impacted by suicide.
StandBy is accessible seven days a week, providing free face-to face and/or telephone support. You can call us on 1300 727 247 from 6am to 10 pm each day for support.
We know that many people are impacted by each suicide death. This can include family members, close friends, kinship groups, colleagues and whole communities.
Our service is at no cost and here to support you over the phone or in person. We can assist you in finding the right sort of support. We can explain what might be happening with the police and other organisations following a suicide.
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1800 719 625
Suites 1 & 2/48 Ridley St, Charlestown NSW 2290
Stand By
StandBy Support After Suicide
Is an Australian Government initiative, established in 2002 to meet the need for a coordinated community response to suicide.
StandBy is Australia’s leading suicide postvention program dedicated to assisting people and communities bereaved or impacted by suicide.
What we do
The StandBy program is focused on supporting anyone who has been bereaved or impacted by suicide at any stage in their life, including:
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Individuals
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Families
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Friends
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Witnesses
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First Responders
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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 help ensure those that engage with StandBy are not alone and receive ongoing support.
StandBy now offers Peer Support and a Suicide Bereavement Counselling Service (SBCS) across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory to further support those impacted by suicide loss.
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.
StandBy is a program of Youturn.