Advocacy Tasmania provide a free statewide, independent and confidential advocacy service. This service is for people with mental health disorder, as well as their relatives and carers. Advocates can assist people to exercise their rights and responsibilities.
They support adolescents and adults who are:
- in hospital
- in the community
- in correctional facilities
- in rural and remote areas
They support people to exercise their rights to:
- be safe from harm including abuse, neglect and suicide
- shelter
- freedom and liberty
- fundamental health and wellbeing

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) provide information and assistance to small businesses and family enterprises, including referral to dispute resolution services.
The ASBFEO information line is open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and is closed on Australian National Public Holidays.

National, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance abuse disorders in Australia.

Cancer Council Tasmania is a not-for-profit organisation that works to minimise the incidence and impact of cancer on all Tasmanians through advocacy, raising awareness of cancer prevention and offering advice and support for those living with cancer and their carers.

Cancer Council Tasmania is a not-for-profit organisation that works to minimise the incidence and impact of cancer on all Tasmanians through advocacy, raising awareness of cancer prevention and offering advice and support for those living with cancer and their carers.

Cancer Council Tasmania is a not-for-profit organisation that works to minimise the incidence and impact of cancer on all Tasmanians through advocacy, raising awareness of cancer prevention and offering advice and support for those living with cancer and their carers.

Information and support, education and training, counselling and peer support for carers of people with a disability, frail, aged or with chronic illness.

Information and support, education and training, counselling and peer support for carers of people with a disability, frail, aged or with chronic illness.

Information and support, education and training, counselling and peer support for carers of people with a disability, frail, aged or with chronic illness.

CAMHS is available to young people who require assistance in managing emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. Can assist with depression, anxiety, self harm, eating disorders, compulsive behaviours, fears and phobias, hallucination and delusional thinking, sleeping problems and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

The Community Forensic Mental Health Service is a confidential statewide service that assists people who have a mental health issue and/or intellectual disability who are:
- involved with the criminal justice system, or
- assessed as high risk of becoming involved with the criminal justice system as a result of their mental health and associated behaviour.
The service offers mental health assessment, liaison, counselling, support, education, advice and referral to other services.
CFMHS has a Court Liaison Officer who provide assistance people eligible for the service who have to go to Court. Potential clients need to be referred for assessment.

The Mental Health Service delivers care to Tasmanians with a severe mental illness through community teams and inpatient settings. Mental health services also work in partnership with the community sector to deliver a range of services for people experiencing ill mental health.
Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health.

The Mental Health Service delivers care to Tasmanian’s with a severe mental illness through community teams and inpatient settings. Mental health services also work in partnership with the community sector to deliver a range of services for people experiencing ill mental health.
Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health.

The Mental Health Service delivers care to Tasmanians with a severe mental illness through community teams and inpatient settings. Mental health services also work in partnership with the community sector to deliver a range of services for people experiencing ill mental health.
Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health.

The Mental Health Service delivers care to Tasmanians with a severe mental illness through community teams and inpatient settings. Mental health services also work in partnership with the community sector to deliver a range of services for people experiencing ill mental health.
Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health.

A dedicated organisation committed to the support of Practitioners and organisations engaged in the emotional welfare and mental well being of people from Tasmania, Australia and Internationally.

Deaf Australia is the national peak advocacy and information organisation in Australia for deaf people who are bilingual (using both English and Auslan).
They advise government, industry and service providers about the needs and views of deaf people and work to improve deaf people’s access in a range of areas.

Disability Voices Tasmania is funded by the Department of Communities Tasmania and endeavours to help people with disability work together on issues that affect their rights, and help them with training and/or resources to develop their skills and experience to have more choices in, and control over, their lives and contribute to their community.

A community-based organisation that helps Australian’s to recover from mental illness through a program of mutual support and personal development.
It is free to participate in Grow programs, there are no assessments, no need for a diagnosis and no strict eligibility criteria.
Office is attended at irregular hours.
Meetings held in Devonport, Hobart, Kingston, Launceston. New Town and Ulverstone.

If you’re trying to improve your own mental health, or support somebody else with mental health issues, Head to Health provides links to trusted Australian online and phone supports, resources and treatment options.

A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.
Opening hours: Thursday 9am – 5pm. Appointment on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Headspace is the national youth mental health foundation. For young people aged 12-25yrs.
Headspace can help with: general health, mental health and counselling, education, employment, alcohol and other drug services.
Monday – Friday from 9am-5pm
Tuesdays from 11am-7pm

A free, youth-focused mental health service for young people aged 12-25. A team of professionals specialising in health related issues can help.

Hobart City Mission helps individuals and families in need. They provide housing, financial, emotional, advocacy, training and mentoring support to enable people to participate in community life to the best of their ability.

Langford Support Services provides community based integration and rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities and mental illness. Operates a wide range of services such as residential services, emergency and transitional support, respite program, mental health activity program and individual support programs.

Support service for wounded, injured or ill current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel.

The Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT) is a member based peak body. We represent and promote the interests of community managed mental health services and have a strong commitment to enabling better access and outcomes for every Tasmanian.

Mental health families & friends TASMANIA (MHFFTas) is a statewide leader in the provision of mental health carer support. MHFFTas promotes and improves the wellbeing of carers of people affected by mental ill health through support and education as well as providing systemic advocacy from a carer/family perspective drawing on lived experience to improve mental health services.
It aims to improve the quality of life for the one in five Tasmanian families, friends, carers and people living with mental health issues and mental illness.
Carers are people who provide unpaid physical, practical or emotional support to a family member, friends, neighbours or colleagues with mental ill health.

The Office of the Ombudsman and Health Complaints Commissioner administers the Mental Health Official Visitors Program.
Mental Health Official Visitors check on the care and treatment of patients in State run mental health hospitals and other approved facilities and can receive complaints from patients.

The Mental Health Tribunal is an independent body established under the Mental Health Act 2013. It protects the rights, safety, inclusion and dignity of people being involuntarily treated for mental illness.
The Mental Health Tribunal is responsible for civil and forensic matters. The Mental Health Tribunal’s main function is:
- to authorise and review the treatment of people with mental illness, who don’t have the capacity to make decisions and provide informed consent for treatment.
This includes deciding:
- when people with a mental illness can be detained in a hospital or other treatment facility
- what treatment a doctor can provide when it has been decided that the person is too unwell to make treatment decisions for themselves.
The Tribunal is independent. It is not connected to any hospital or other facility or organisation that provides mental health services.

Mental Health Services in Tasmania provides assistance to people of all ages with serious mental health issues. Services are delivered regionally throughout Tasmania within four service streams: Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Adult Community Mental Health, Older Persons Mental Health and Inpatient and Extended Treatment Mental Health. Access to all services is via the Mental Health Services Helpline. The Helpline is a confidential phone service that you can call 24 hours, 7 days a week for advice, assessment and referral. The Mental Health Services Helpline may refer you to a specialist mental health service or provide details for another service to assist you