You would never advise a friend to die. Tell yourself what you'd tell a friend.
The Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation provides clinically reviewed information, support pathways and prevention resources for people affected by suicide — those at risk, their families, their friends, and those bereaved.
Where do you need to start?
Three common places people arrive. Each one leads to the right information and support.
For over twenty years, providing a voice in the darkest moments.
The Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation is a nationwide, non-government, privately funded organisation focussed on providing an outlet for those considering suicide and for the families, friends and colleagues affected by it.
For more than twenty years we have run a nationwide dial-in recorded telephone message service — a twelve-minute service providing comfort, direction, reflection, and an alternative to the person making the call. Alongside, we have built a network of websites carrying the same clinically reviewed message to the individual and their community.
Clinically led
Our information is reviewed by practising clinicians with decades of experience in psychiatry and suicide prevention.
Privately funded, independent
Not-for-profit and non-government, so our advice answers only to evidence — never to funders or politics.
Explore by topic
Seven areas of comprehensive, clinically reviewed information drawn from over two decades of practice.
Mental Health
Foundations on mental illness, depression, resources, and how mental health connects to suicide risk.
ExploreDepression & Stress
Symptoms, treatment, antidepressants, anxiety, side effects and practical guidance for handling depression.
ExploreSelf Harm
Understanding self-harm, practical advice, treatment, and how family and friends can help.
ExploreSuicide Prevention
Fighting suicidal thoughts, community assisted prevention, practical advice, and what to do when someone you know is at risk.
ExploreVulnerable Groups
Resources for those at heightened risk: alcohol & drugs, LGBTQI, bullying, abuse survivors, and specific life stages.
ExploreRelationship Issues
Anger, bullying, family issues, feeling hopeless or worthless, abuse, and the stress of broken relationships.
ExploreAfter Suicide
Bereavement support, after a suicide attempt, grieving, and understanding the pain felt by those left behind.
ExploreClinical depth, patient-friendly language.
Our reference library covers every commonly prescribed antidepressant, the symptoms and subtypes of depressive illness, anxiety and panic disorders, and the side effects patients ask about most. Written for people living with depression — and the families trying to understand it.