Teen & Youth Support Directory
Find support, guidance, and youth-friendly resources to help young people navigate challenges, build confidence, and access the help they need in a safer, calmer way.
Whether you are a young person looking for support or someone helping a teen or youth find the right pathway, this page is here to make things feel a bit easier to start.
Need urgent help right now?
If a young person is in immediate danger, unsafe, or in serious distress, go to urgent support first. You do not need to figure everything out alone in a crisis.
Support pathways for teens & youth
Choose the section that feels closest to what is needed right now. This page is designed to be a starting point, not a test you have to get right.
Youth mental health support
Mental health services, wellbeing support, counselling pathways, and youth-focused help for emotional distress, anxiety, low mood, overwhelm, or general mental wellbeing.
Find supportCrisis & immediate help
Urgent support services if a young person is in distress, at risk, unsafe, or needs immediate emotional or crisis support.
Get helpSchool & education support
Help with school-related stress, learning needs, attendance, inclusion, educational wellbeing, and finding the right supports around school life.
ExploreIdentity & inclusion support
Support for identity, belonging, inclusion, self-understanding, and finding spaces that feel safer, more affirming, and more respectful.
Learn morePeer & community support
Connect with supportive communities, moderated spaces, youth groups, and peer-based support that can reduce isolation and help young people feel less alone.
JoinSupport for families
Resources for parents, carers, and support people helping teens and youth navigate challenges, find services, and build safer support around them.
View resourcesExplore more support
You can also continue into other support areas depending on the young person’s needs, identity, health challenges, or the type of support that feels most relevant.
You can go one step at a time
If things feel big right now, it is okay to slow down. You do not have to read everything at once.
- Take one slow breath in and out
- Unclench your shoulders or jaw
- Look around and name 3 things you can see
- Take a sip of water if you can
- Come back when you feel more ready