If you or someone you love is struggling, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to go through it without support. This page brings together organisations, tools, and stories that offer help, hope, and guidance for navigating grief, youth mental health, suicide prevention, and parenting through loss. These resources have been chosen with care, in memory of Jordan, to help others feel seen, supported, and reminded that the best might still be yet to come. (Please reach out if you know of a useful resource or tool you’d like to see added to this list).
Crisis Support & Helplines (Australia)
- Lifeline – 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support)
- Kids Helpline -1800 55 1800 (for young people aged 5–25)
- Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636 – support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention
- Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467 (for people at risk or supporting someone)
- 13YARN – 13 92 76 (24/7 free and confidential crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, staffed by Indigenous counsellors)
Grief & Loss Support
- Griefline – 1300 845 745 – resources and counselling for all kinds of loss
- Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
- Thirrili – 1800 805 801 (24/7 support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities impacted by suicide or other loss)
Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing
- headspace – early intervention and support for young people aged 12–25
- Dolly’s Dream – free support and resources to help navigate the challenges of bullying and its impacts
- ReachOut – tools, peer stories, and support for young people
- batyr – preventative mental health education in schools and universities
- MindSpot Clinic – free online assessment and treatment for anxiety and depression
- Head to Health – portal for digital mental health resources, apps, and services
Parenting and Separation
- Raising Children Network – evidence-based parenting advice for all stages
- Emerging Minds – tools to support children’s mental health
- Smiling Mind – free mindfulness and mental wellbeing tools for families and educators
- MensLine Australia – 1300 789 978 (support for men with mental health, relationships, and family issues)
- Parental Alienation Awareness Australia – support and education about parental alienation
- Family Court Support – guidance and mental health resources for separated parents (especially dads)
- Fathers and Families – advocacy and support services for fathers navigating parenting after separation
Additional First Nations Support & Resources
- Healing Foundation – trauma-informed programs for Stolen Generations survivors and their families
- Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia – national leadership on Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing
- WellMob – digital collection of Indigenous-specific wellbeing tools and apps
- Deadly Story – culturally grounded resources to support connection to identity, culture, and Country
Screen Industry Mental Health
- Screen Well – mental health tools, workshops, and support for people working in film and screen industries
- Mindframe – supports safe media reporting, portrayal and communication about suicide, mental health concerns, alcohol and other drugs.
LGBTIQ+ Support
- QLife – 1800 184 527 (anonymous, free LGBTIQA+ peer support and referral)
- The Rainbow Shoelace Project – community-driven campaign raising awareness for LGBTIQ+ youth mental health
- Charlee – online programs and digital wellbeing support for LGBTQIA+ young people
- The Gender Centre – services and resources for gender-diverse individuals
Mindfulness & Mental Health Apps
- Smiling Mind – Free Australian mindfulness app with programs for kids, teens, adults, schools, and workplaces.
- Insight Timer – Free meditation app with thousands of guided sessions, talks, and music.
- Calm Harm – Helps young people manage the urge to self-harm with short, supportive activities.
- MindSpot – Free online mental health assessment and treatment with clinician support.
- MoodMission – Suggests simple, evidence-based activities to manage anxiety and depression.
- ClearlyMe – by Black Dog institute, a mental health ppp to see teens through tough times.
- Breathe (Stop, Breathe & Think) – Emotional check-ins with suggested meditations based on how you feel.
- Daylio – Mood tracker and self-care journal with visual insights over time.
- ThinkUp – Record and repeat your own positive affirmations to build resilience.
- I Am – Daily Affirmations – Sends you daily affirmations to boost positivity and confidence.
Additional Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources
- Black Dog Institute – research-backed support and tools for mood disorders, depression, and suicide prevention
- Beyond Blue – support for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention
- SANE Australia – support and education for people affected by complex mental health issues
- Mental Health Australia – national peak body for mental health sector advocacy
- RFDS Wellbeing Places – Mental Health & therapeutic services in regional NSW.
Stories, Films & Podcasts
- The Ripple Effect – lived experience stories about suicide in rural communities
- You Can’t Ask That – Suicide episode – confronting real questions answered by people with lived experience
- The Good Mourning Podcast – honest conversations on grief, love, and loss
- Solstice – a powerful documentary about suicide bereavement, connection, and hope
- Just A Farmer – feature film dealing with suicide and loss in regional communities.
- Evelyn – 14 years after Evelyn’s suicide, his family walk across the UK and try, for the first time, to talk about him again