Lifeline Hunter is a local Lifeline Centre operating independently in the region located in Newcastle. Lifeline Hunter is a member of Lifeline Direct (LLD), a collaborative of local Lifeline Centres across 8 regions that share administrative and other support services. Sharing resources not only reduces administration costs but enables the Centres access to support in areas that they may not have previously had, all while maintaining to operate and serve their local communities. LLD encompasses the Hunter Region, Central Coast in NSW, Northern NSW, New England & North West NSW, Bondi & Eastern Suburbs in NSW, Geelong and South West Victoria, Western Melbourne and Central Australian in the Northern Territory. Lifeline Direct as a model focuses on supporting the development and ongoing implementation of suicide prevention programs in their local communities while looking for opportunities to grow Lifeline's services in areas where they do not currently exist. Lifeline Hunter services include; • 24/7 Telephone Crisis Line – 13 11 14 • 24/7 Text Crisis Line - 0477 13 11 14 • 24/7 Online Crisis Support Chat - www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/ • Face-to-face, video and phone counselling services • Suicide prevention and mental health training Today, on average in Australia there is a new call to Lifeline’s 24 hour crisis line 13 11 14 every 30 seconds. As a charity we rely on the support of people and organisations in the community to support our life saving work. - Please note we are unable to provide crisis support on LinkedIn. Call Lifeline on 13 11 14 for crisis support or use our online crisis support chat service every night. www.lifeline.org.au/crisischat Call customer service on 1300 152 854 for Lifeline Direct enquiries Dial 000 if life is in danger. To find out more or to make a donation visit www.lifelinedirect.org.au/hunter