We understand grief. We listen with compassion, and without judgement.
Griefline provides free counselling support to anyone experiencing grief, loss and the many related feelings that occur as a result. You are not alone.
Griefline is a free national helpline offering confidential telephone counselling 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We provide early intervention and prevention of mental health difficulties which may compound a person’s experience of grief and loss. Griefline is available nationally inclusive of remote, regional and rural communities, in addition to all metropolitan regions, Australia wide.
In addition to our helpline, the Griefline website is filled with practical information, tools and resources, as well as moderated forums to help you understand and navigate your experience with grief and loss.
Phone Counselling
It is free and confidential to speak with one of our trained and experienced volunteers. They are here for you and are ready to listen, without judgement, when you are ready to talk.
Our telephone counsellors are skilled and compassionate and will provide you with tools and coping strategies to support you during the healing of your grief and loss.
Call 1300 845 745
Online Forums
Seeking support but don’t want to speak to a telephone counsellor yet? Our online moderated forums, are an alternative to telephone counselling, and are a safe and confidential space to connect, give and receive support.
Griefline offers online moderated forums for people experiencing grief and loss, isolation and loneliness, along with dedicated forums for bushfire survivors and first responders. This creates the opportunity for anyone, in remote, rural, regional or metropolitan areas across Australia to share their experiences with each other.
Sign up here
Grief and Loss Resources
In addition to our free telephone counselling services and online forums, the GriefLine website is filled with evidence-based resources to help you understand and navigate your experience with grief and loss.
Our resource hub is a space for help-seekers to read stories and articles about the very real human experience that is grief and loss. It is a place to find tools and coping strategies, information and ideas, as well as events and organisations that are dedicated to supporting the community and individuals who are struggling with grief, loss, loneliness and isolation.
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Wishing everyone a safe, healthy and relaxing Easter.
We recognise that the Easter holiday may bring feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Do check in on each other and if you find that you are struggling know that Griefline is here to support you.
📞 1300 845 745
💻 griefline.org.au/forums
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Griefline is currently inviting referrals from individuals, community groups, local government, allied health and other organisations who want to support community members at risk of experiencing loneliness, isolation, grief and loss.
When you nominate specific individuals who are keen to be a part of the Care-to-Call Project, Griefline’s trained volunteers will reach out with a friendly phone call. Our caring volunteers are there to listen, empathise and re-connect them with the community.
Register someone in need, or yourself at https://griefline.org.au/care-to-call and we’ll start the process of contact.
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While COVID forced us apart, in some ways it brought us together.
With a shared experience of isolation, many of us turned to online groups as a useful tool for reducing loneliness.
Like the 45,000 people who joined the $85 Jumbuck Mini Spit Society Facebook page. A poster child for the benefits of social media, an online space to share and learn, with spit-roasting hacks and banter, where cooking up a seriously good feed strengthens relationships and forges new social connections.
“It has gotten me through these tough lockdowns...”
- Magic Meat, Member of the $85 Jumbuck Mini Spit Society
And then there's the hundreds of people who joined the Griefline Online Forums. Tapping into a space that has proven benefits for those experiencing loss...
"I think it’s comforting to know you’re not alone in your experience of grief even if the people on here are ‘virtual’”
- Griefline Online Forums Member
Today, this unlikely duo is teaming up to continue their efforts to reduce loneliness and isolation in the community.
You can find out more about the ‘society’ on the Griefline Resource Hub
https://griefline.org.au/resources/mini-spit-society/
And check out their new merchandise range with proceeds going to Griefline’s latest programs designed to support those experiencing grief, loss, loneliness and isolation.
www.minispitsociety.com.au
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Announcing Griefline's partnership with the $85 Jumbuck Mini-Spit Society
Griefline supports Australian's in their grief by providing space to be heard without judgement or labels. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, most of us were forced into lockdown and the sense of isolation saw demand on Griefline's services grow exponentially. Many callers shared that they were experiencing a sense of grief as a result of loneliness and loss of connection with community.
At the same time the $85 Jumbuck Mini-Spit Society was taking off, starting as a modest Facebook community sharing meat-lovers recipes, jokes and stories, within weeks 20,000 followers had signed up. Without even knowing it, they were all helping each other through loneliness and isolation and preventing mental health issues from arising.
Today the society marks the launch of their new website and merchandise range which is sure to be a winner with the 45,000 current society members.
Not content to celebrate with a good meal and some mates, the society has pledged to continue their work in spreading mateship, supporting good mental health, and helping those struggling with grief and loss by teaming up with Griefline.
That’s why the $85 Jumbuck Mini-Spit Society has pledged to donate proceeds from their new range of merchandise. All contributions made to Griefline by the society will be funnelled into the development of resources to help people experiencing grief, loss, isolation and loneliness. The programs and initiatives include an online moderated 'loneliness and isolation' forum, meditations and podcasts, articles and information all designed to educate and inform about the psychological effects of loneliness and how to reduce it.
The Mini-Spit society is the epitome of community and connection. It shows us that we can still feel connected with each other, even while being physically separated.
For more info, visit: https://www.minispitsociety.com.au/
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Our thoughts are with those affected by the floods affecting Australians across the east coast.
If you have been directly affected, you may be feeling distressed and overwhelmed, so please reach out for support. Local authorities can point you in the right direction for up to date information, as well as access to physical and mental health aid – such as:
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - @qld_fes
NSW SES - @nswses
Victoria State Emergency Service - @vicsesnews
Australian Red Cross - @redcrossau
☎️ In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) immediately
The aim is to ensure you are safe, getting your urgent needs met, have a clear understanding of the current flood situation, and are able to tap into your strengths & coping skills to get you through these early stages.
For anyone struggling with feelings of grief and loss triggered by the stories and pictures of the floods, Griefline can offer you several avenues of support:
💻 Access informative content on coping with Natural Disasters at our Resource Hub: https://griefline.org.au/resources/
💻 Find and share support with others on our online Flood Forum: https://griefline.org.au/online-forums/topic/care-and-support-for-those-affected-by-the-floods/
📞 Or call the Griefline helpline on our toll-free number: 1300 845 745
Members of the community who would like to leave messages of support, hope or guidance to those experiencing grief and loss resulting from the floods are welcome to join our growing online forums community here: https://griefline.org.au/forums/
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International Women's Day may have come and gone, however we have dedicated the month of March to celebrate and recognise the contribution women are making in and around the Griefline community.
Last week we co-hosted a networking event with 50 women who embody the business, philanthropic, cultural and socioeconomic achievements in our community.
The pictures below show how these women #choosetochallenge gender bias, raise awareness for women's rights and take action for equality.
We wish to thank our event partners and sponsors Nicky Mackie from @peopleassets and @sarahgodfreyau from MovingMindsets Psychology Clinic for hosting our event and ensuring our guests were well fed, hydrated and didn't go home empty handed!
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