Services
SIMILAR SERVICES IN OTHER STATES
| NSW | Doctors’ Health Advisory Service | 24 hrs/7 days | 02 9437 6552 |
| QLD | Doctors’ Health in Queensland | 24 hrs/7 days | 07 3833 4352 |
| WA | Doctors’ Health Advisory Service WA | 24 hrs/7 days | 08 9321 3098 |
| SA | Doctors’ Health SA | 24 hrs/7 days | 08 8366 0250 |
| NT | Doctors’ Health NT | 24 hrs/7 days | 08 8366 0250 |
| ACT | Doctors’ Health Advisory Service | 24 hrs/7 days | 02 9437 6552 |
| VIC/TAS | AMA Peer Support Line or TDHP | 8am-11pm/7days | 1300 853 338 or 1800 991 997 |
MORE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU STAY HEALTHY AND SUPPORT FOR WHEN YOU ARE NOT
DRS4DRS (www.drs4drs.com.au) has been developed by the medical profession for the medical profession. We are here for all the profession and our medical students.
This website of information and contacts complements the network of doctors’ health advisory and referral services, which offer an independent, safe, supportive and confidential service. https://www.drs4drs.com.au/getting-help/
DRS4DRS promotes the health and wellbeing of doctors and medical students across Australia. For information on how to stay well visit our website. https://www.drs4drs.com.au/staying-well/
We’re here to help you find the support you need – online resources, referral services and importantly for wellbeing, we’ll help you find a GP.
In addition to these, Doctors Health Services Pty Ltd (DrHS) is also making available a confidential and free telehealth service specifically for doctors and medical students who are struggling with their mental health. Call 1300 374 377 (1300 Dr4Drs) for crisis and non-urgent mental health support. Full details here. (link to https://www.drs4drs.com.au/getting-help/#telemedicine)
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
DRS4DRS – 1300 374 377 (1300 Dr4Drs)
http://www.drs4drs.com.au
Beyond Blue – The National Depression Initiative
www.beyondblue.org.au
Lifeline
www.lifeline.org.au
SANE Australia
www.sane.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of Victoria (ADAVIC)
www.adavic.org
Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria
www.eatingdisorders.org.au
Wellways
https://www.wellways.org/
DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES
Alcoholics Anonymous
Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre
www.turningpoint.org.au
Counselling Online
www.counsellingonline.org.au
Reconnexion
Narcotics Anonymous Victoria Australia
http://www.navic.net.au
Family Drug Support Australia
www.fds.org.au
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Medical Board of Australia
www.medicalboard.gov.au
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
www.ahpra.gov.au
AMA Victoria
www.amavic.com.au
Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria
www.pmcv.com.au
Health Education Australia Limited
www.heal.org.au
Victorian Medical Benevolent Association
Ph: 9496 4205
VDHP 