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Mental health, loneliness and emotional support

Migration can mean living far from hugs, your language and the people who truly know you. When work, visa, study, money or relationship pressure is added, asking for help is not weakness: it is a way to stop carrying everything alone.

Immediate help

If you do not feel safe right now, do not stay alone

Call even if you do not know how to explain it. You do not need to have the right words.

000 Immediate danger or a life is at risk 13 11 14 Talk to Lifeline now, 24/7 1300 659 467 Suicide Call Back Service, 24/7

You can start by saying: “I am alone, I do not feel safe and I need someone to stay on the phone with me.”

Men, trades and construction

Toughing it out in silence should not be part of the job

In 2024, 2,529 men died by suicide in Australia: almost 7 every day. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Being a migrant can add isolation, visa and money pressure, racism and the expectation to support family from far away. Working more, drinking more, anger or disappearing from other people can also be ways distress shows up.

1300 642 111 MATES: construction, mining, energy and manufacturing 1300 78 99 78 MensLine: counselling for men, 24/7
International students

You do not have to protect your family by hiding that you are not okay

Study pressure, living costs, housing, work and loneliness can pile up. Your provider should have support services: ask for “student counselling” or “wellbeing support”.

1800 650 890 eheadspace: free support for ages 12 to 25 Study Australia Official student wellbeing and counselling options
Loneliness and disconnection

If what you need is a voice, company or a way back to community

Not everything starts with therapy. Sometimes the first step is an anonymous conversation or finding a nearby place where you can speak your language and meet people.

1800 424 287 FriendLine: a conversation when you feel lonely Ask Izzy Find nearby support and activities without giving your name SETS Settlement and community-connection organisations

For the next hour: message one person, move to a safe place where other people are present and choose one call from this page. It does not solve everything; it means you do not have to spend this hour completely alone.

While you connect with someone

Breathing exercise (2 minutes)

A reminder

Breathing or reading a message may help you through a few minutes; it does not replace talking to a person or receiving professional care.