Non-Emergency Supports
After-hours support, counselling services and helplines, advocacy for involuntary patients, individual advocacy, complaints, peer support and self help, housing and accommodation, domestic and family violence, abuse and assault, carer and family support, aged care services and supports, youth and childhood services and supports, alcohol and other drugs support, legal and financial assistance, multicultural services, LGBTI friendly services, mental health training and mental health and wellbeing apps and online resources.
Consumer and Peer-Led Organisations
Interstate consumer peak bodies, National consumer and carer groups, National consumer organisations, WA organisations of interest to consumers and WA Peer Support Groups.
Recommended by Consumers
Low-cost services and highly recommended services by CoMHWA members
Click below to access free resources by CoMHWA:
Advocacy Services – When you need someone to advocate on your behalf…
Self Advocacy Tips – Advocating for yourself and finding your assertive voice…
Seeking Financial Help – Finding the right people to help in financial crisis…
Supported Decision Making – When you need help making a decision…
Find Your Path. Build Your Support Team – A workbook to assist you to create a strong support team
Self-Advocacy Workbook – A workbook to prepare you to speak up for what you need
Mental health emergency or crisis?
Possible signs of a general emergency - which could be physical or mental health emergency and require urgent medical attention, include but are not limited to…
Unconscious / non-responsive
Confused / disoriented
Difficulty breathing / shallow or irregular breathing / not breathing
Fast or irregular heartbeat / chest pain
Slurred speech / drowsiness
Cold, clammy, blue or pale skin
Sudden severe pain or loss of movement
Nausea / vomiting
Evidence of physical trauma (bleeding or other injuries)
Evidence of consumption of alcohol, drugs, unknown quantities of medications or poisons.
Possible signs of a mental health crisis/emergency that require urgent medical attention, include but are not limited to…
Sudden and significant changes in symptoms / feeling very unwell
Thoughts of suicide, self-harm or harming others
Fear of life being in serious, imminent danger or of harm coming to you
Hearing voices that are highly distressing or telling you to suicide, harm yourself or others
Freezing - e.g. feeling unable to speak or communicate what is happening
Experiencing unusual, highly distressing and intrusive sensations, sounds, images or memories
Feeling 'unreal' - feeling distant, detached and disconnected from yourself, your surroundings or what is happening
Strong, distressing emotions you don't feel you are able to control - e.g. panic, agitation, rage, dread, despair, doom or hopelessness.