Mental Health and Wellbeing
If you are in a crisis situation
Call Police or Ambulance on 000 or Monash Security 333 (9905 3333)
For specialist advice and support or if you have concerns for someone else, please contact Safer Community, 990 51599 (9am - 5pm, weekdays), safercommunity@monash.edu
Phone counselling open 24/7; free and confidential for:
Monash Students: 1300 788 336
Monash Staff: 1300 360 364
Lifeline (24 hrs) 13 11 14
BeyondBlue Helpline: 1300 224 636 (www.beyondblue.org.au)
Suicide prevention line: 1300 651 251
People who can help in the School
Mental health first aid ambassadors help improve mental health literacy across the University, and can offer mental health interventions for staff and students, keeping information confidential where appropriate.
 | Dr Isobel Booksmythe, ARC DECRA Postdoctoral Fellow T: +61 3 9905 4619 19 Rainforest Walk, Level 1, Room 100 |
 | Nicole DeRycke, HDR Officer T: +61 3 9905 6040 Biological Sciences, 25 Rainforest Walk, Level 1, Room 105 |
| Kate Elliott, Honours Technical Coordinator T: +61 3 9905 0508 25 Rainforest Walk, Level 1, Room 114 |
| Fernando Gordillo Altamirano, PhD Student fernando.gordilloaltamirano@monash.edu Fernando is a Medical Doctor and a first-year PhD student in the Barr Lab. See his Facebook post here. Find other student mental health champions here. |
| Fiona Hibbert, HDR and Education Officer T: +61 3 9902 0880 25 Rainforest Walk, Level 1, Room 105 |
 | Dr Joslin Moore, Senior Lecturer, Ecology |
 | A/Professor Anne Peters, Research Training Director T: +61 3 9905 6287 19 Rainforest Walk, Level 1, Room 108 |
 | Lesley Wiadrowski, Infrastructure and Resources Officer T: +61 3 9905 5678 25 Rainforest Walk, Level 1, Room 104 |
 | Winston Yee, Lab Manager, Damian Dowling Lab Group T: +61 3 9905 3864 25 Rainforest Walk, Level 4, Room 442 |
Dealing with grief and loss
Other Services
Monash Counselling Service
Drop-in or call 9905 3020 9am - 5pm weekdays.
University Health Service, 21 Chancellors Walk, Campus Centre, Ground floor.
Make an Appointment
Monash Mental Health Resources
Monash Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Students
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Staff
Mental Health and Emergency Contacts