Support Services available:

All‐hours Support Line (for ADF members and their families) – call 1800 628 036 (available 24/7). This is a confidential telephone service that provides access to mental health advice and referral for ADF members and their families.

Defence Member and Family Helpline (for ADF members and their families) – call 1800 624 608 (available 24/7); www.defence.gov.au/dmfs. The Helpline is available 24/7 for ADF members and their families, and is staffed by qualified human services professionals including social workers and psychologists. 

ADF Health and Wellbeing portal – www.defence.gov.au/health/healthportal. The ADF Health and Wellbeing Portal provides information on a wide range of Defence websites containing information on ADF Health and Mental Health services and supports, as well as links to many useful external resources.

Open Arms – Veterans and Families Counselling (for current and former serving ADF members and their families) – 1800 011 046; https://www.openarms.gov.au. Open Arms provides counselling and support programs to current and former serving ADF members and their families, and operates a free‐   call all‐hours crisis telephone service as well as providing face to face support. Members can sometimes feel more comfortable reaching out to Open Arms in the first instance as Open Arms is not part of Defence.

ADF Chaplaincy Services provide a 24/7 in person on call service that is regionally based. Families can call 1300 DEFENCE (1300 467 425) and ask to speak to the on-call Chaplain in their area.