CRISIS
SUPPORT
SERVICES
Supporting Australians when they need it most
Crisis Support Services (CSS) is Australia's leading specialist telephone and online counselling and training provider.
With a proud 50 year history, CSS has supported hundreds of thousands of Australians through their most challenging times
with professional counselling, information and referrals to quality services.
As the only organisation within Australia to have gained international accreditation from the world-renowned American
Association of Suicidology, CSS plays an integral role in Australia's mental health sector by setting the benchmark for
quality across the telephone and online counselling industry. The organisation also provides specialist mental health training
to a range of community organisations and corporates, offering insights into the wide range of complex issues relating
to mental health and wellbeing.
LATEST
NEWS &
EVENTS
New suicide prevention plan in SA
A new suicide prevention strategy in South Australia will focus on common risk factors as well as eduction and research.
Excessive gamers more depressed
Excessive video gamers may have higher levels of anxiety and depression, according to preliminary studies at Victoria University.
Ravaged Darling Downs farmers battling silent war
The Darling Downs farming community is banding together to stave off the black dog of depression.
Suicides fall at Xmas, rise in new year
Contrary to popular belief, suicide rates actually decline at Christmas but rise in the new year.