Free mental health & burnout support near you
Wherever you are in the Territory, there’s local help — and a lot of it costs nothing. Pick your town for a plain, current list of who to call, who they’re for, and what it costs.
If you’re in crisis right now: call 000 if life is in danger. For urgent mental health support, call the NT Mental Health Line on 1800 682 288 (24 hours) or Lifeline on 13 11 14. BurNTout is a screening and resource tool, not a crisis service.
Burnout shows up differently across the Territory — the build-up in the Top End, FIFO swings out of the centre, the long isolation of remote work. But the pattern in the data is consistent: of the NT workers who’ve taken the BurNTout audit, 54% scored High or Severe. You’re not soft, and you’re not alone.
Each location page lists real, verified local services — not just national hotlines — with a clear note on who each one is for and what it costs. We check them regularly and say so when something’s in transition.
Choose your location
More NT locations are being added. If your town isn’t listed yet, the Territory-wide services below cover everyone.
Territory-wide — for everyone, everywhere in the NT
These services cover the whole Territory, free, no matter where you are:
- NT Mental Health Line 1800 682 288 24-hour triage and crisis, free, NT-specific
- Medicare Mental Health 1800 595 212 Free, no appointment or referral needed
- Lifeline 13 11 14 24/7 crisis support
- 13YARN 13 92 76 By and for First Nations people, 24/7
- MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78 Free, for men, 24/7
- Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 24/7, free, counsellors available via phone and chat
Not sure if it’s burnout?
Take the free, anonymous 4-minute BurNTout audit. No sign-up, no data sold — just a clear picture across workload, recovery, autonomy, support and meaning, with NT-specific resources matched to your score.
Take the free audit →