The Mental Health Commission is providing a $1.35 million funding boost to Kids Helpline to support more young Western Australians.
Kids Helpline, provided by yourtown, is a free phone and online counselling service for young people aged five to 25 experiencing mental health issues.
Last year the helpline responded to over 10,000 young people in WA with many of these calls made outside of business hours.
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of our State and its waters. The Commission wishes to pay its respects to Elders both past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples seeing this message.
We recognise the individual and collective expertise of those with living and lived experience of mental health, alcohol and other drug issues and suicidal crisis, including their families and carers.
