Drought Mental Health Support, South Australia

Free support is now available for people in regional South Australia whose mental health and wellbeing has been affected by drought. 

Drought can impact people in different ways. It can cause financial stress, loss of livestock and crops, and impact people’s employment and business. 

These pressures in turn can lead to grief, anger, depression, social isolation, relationship difficulties, trouble sleeping, impacts on physical health, poor concentration and lack of interest in daily activities.

About Drought Mental Health Support

The Drought Mental Health Support program provides individual counselling, and support for families and carers. We help you build a recovery plan to address the problems affecting your mental health and wellbeing. We also connect you with organisations that can help you solve other issues.

You can receive one-on-one or group support over the phone or via telehealth. We also do outreach – we can come to your home or meet you somewhere else in your community.

We also provide case management and psychosocial recovery planning for other organisations.

Drought Mental Health Support is staffed by trained and experienced Mind Counsellors and Community Mental Health Practitioners. The service is funded by the Government of South Australia.

Who is this service for?

The service is designed for people 16 and over, living in regional and remote areas of South Australia who are impacted by drought – not just farmers. This includes Flinders and Upper North, Mid North and Yorke Peninsula, Eyre and Far North regions. 

How do I access the service?

People can access Drought Mental Health Support by calling Mind Connect on 1300 286 463 or by emailing [email protected] You don’t need a doctor’s referral or a Medicare card to access this service.

Why choose Mind for psychosocial support services?

Mind Australia provides individualised, evidence-based and recovery focused support to more than 11,000 people experiencing mental health and wellbeing concerns in Australia every year.

Mind partners with health, community, and government organisations to provide holistic support and a safe environment for people experiencing mental health and wellbeing concerns to live in the community.

Mind is one of the largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services in Australia with a range of residential, mobile outreach, centre-based and online services.

We are a leading employer of people with lived experience of mental ill-health, recognising their unique ability to connect with and motivate clients and guide recovery.