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Here are some links to organisations that provide support for people with liver disease and their families.

Emergency support

Call triple zero 000 and ask for an ambulance.

Cancer Support: Liver Foundation Nurse-Led Support Line – 1800 841 118

Our FREE nurse-led support line is available from 8:00am – 6:00pm (AEST). Call 1800 841 118 to speak to a friendly, expert liver nurse for advice and support. This line is free to call. Our friendly nurses are experts in liver disease and primary liver cancer. Our service is entirely free from judgement and open to absolutely everyone. You are welcome to call us, email us at support@liver.org.au and ask for us to call you back. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Help navigating the health system

The Australian health care system can be difficult to navigate.  Knowing the best person to talk to, or the best service to reach out to can be very difficult, especially if you have complex health challenges or a rare disease.  Nurse navigators are a wonderful service provided by some State Health Departments.

Liver information

Crisis support

  • Lifeline Australia (24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services) 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14
  • Beyond Blue (support for depression or anxiety) 1300 22 4636
  • Suicide Call Back Service (24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal) 1300 659 467
  • 13 Yarn (crisis support from a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support Worker) 13 92 76

Mental health support

  • Medicare Mental Health Centres and Kids Hubs can connect you with a range of mental health professionals for support, whatever your situation.Visit their website or you can make a free call to the national phone service on 1800 595 212 (weekdays 8:30am-5:00pm, excl. public holidays.
  • Blue Knot Foundation (support for complex trauma) 1300 657 380 or email helpine@blueknot.org.au  
  • headspace (support for young people 1800 650 890
  • FriendLine (support for anyone feeling lonely) 1800 424 287
  • Head to Health (free advice, assessment and referral into local mental health services) 1800 595 212
  • Kids Helpline (support children and young people aged 5 – 25) 1800 55 1800
  • MensLine Australia (professional telephone and online counselling for men) 1300 78 99 78, 24
  • MindSpot (free telephone and online service for people with anxiety, stress, low mood or depression) 1800 61 44 34.
  • QLife (LGBTI peer support and referral) 1800 184 527
  • SANE Australia (support for complex mental health issues) 1800 18 7263

Drug and alcohol support

  • Alcoholics Anonymous 1300 222 222
  • Alcohol and Drug Information Service (24 hour support line) 1800 250 015
  • Your Room (drug information and resources, NSW only) 1800 250 015
  • Counselling Online (chat to a professional drug & alcohol counsellor)
  • Family Drug Support (24 hour support line) 1300 368 186
  • Parent and family drug support line (WA) 08 9442 5000 or 1800 653 203 (country callers) 
  • Turning Point (information and links to support services for drug and alcohol addiction)
  • Kids Helpline (support children and young people aged 5 – 25) 1800 55 1800
  • Lifeline Australia (24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services) 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14
  • Lives Lived Well (support for people in QLD, NSW & SA with concerns related to alcohol and other drugs)
  • Hello Sunday Morning (change your relationship with alcohol)
  • Daybreak app (anonymous, safe and secure app which offers peer support, personal improvement activities)
  • SMART Recovery (evidence-based recovery method, that supports people with substance dependencies to lead a balanced life)
  • Sober in the Country (information and peer support for rural communities)
  • Swipe app (a brain training app that uses neuroscience to switch off the alcohol autopilot)

Relationship Support

Financial support

Support for Carers

  • The Carer Gateway Counselling Service is a free service for carers funded by the Federal government. It operates weekdays from 8am to 6pm.
  • Carer Help provides information and support for people caring for someone approaching the end of their life.

Support for Veterans

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Health Coaching – free programs

  • NSW Health Get Healthy Service offers free phone and online coaching to help you make lifestyle changes to improve your health. Delivered by NSW Health, it is available free to people over 16 years of age living in NSW.
  • The SA Better Health Coaching Service is a free and confidential telephone coaching service to support South Australians to be active, eat well and reduce the risk of chronic disease. It is free to eligible South Australians aged between 18 and 74 years, with a BMI of 27 or above who are seeking support to build and maintain healthy lifestyle habits.
  • My Heath for Life is a chronic disease prevention initiative with free, qualified Health Coaches that can help Queenslanders, 18 years and over, make healthier choices and 
create healthier habits.
  • 5 Ways to Wellbeing – practical tools and resources to discover how to improve psychological and emotional health.

Palliative Care Support

  • CareSearch – Evidence-based palliative care information and links to services, as well as resources for health professionals.
  • Palliative Care Australia –  Information and resources; can link you to your local palliative care office. Also has a directory of services.
  • South Australia Palliative Care Connect – a government service that provides information and links to palliative care and bereavement supports in SA.

 

Reviewed June 2025

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