If you need help right now
Phoenix Consulting is not a crisis service. We work by appointment, and this website is not monitored outside working hours. The services below are free and available 24 hours a day.
NT Mental Health Line
24-hour telephone triage, assessment and referral across the Northern Territory.
Lifeline
24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention. Text 0477 13 11 14, or chat online at lifeline.org.au.
13YARN
Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, answered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis supporters.
If you are worried about someone else
Every service listed above will talk to you about a person you are worried about, not only about yourself. You do not need their permission to ask for advice.
If you think someone is in immediate danger, do not leave them alone, and call 000.
Asking directly is safe
People often worry that asking someone about suicide will put the idea in their head. The research on this is clear and consistent: it does not. Asking directly gives permission to answer honestly, and is usually a relief.
"Are you thinking about suicide?" — plainly, without flinching, is the question that helps.
When we are back
If you would like to arrange ongoing support, call us on 08 89484444 during business hours, or request an appointment and we will call you back.
Tell us if you have been in crisis recently — it changes how quickly we try to fit you in.