Community & Business
4 April, 2025
New helpline for regional women
A NEW Women’s Wellbeing Line is providing support to women who are geographically or socially isolated from health services.
The $11.3 million virtual service provides essential mental healthcare, counselling, pregnancy loss advice and health referrals.
Women’s Health and Equality Queensland operates the service via a call line (1800 4 WOMEN), email and webchat six days a week.
Staffed by trained counsellors and midwives, the service offers a telephone and web chat service and will soon offer face-to-face video conferencing.
Since December 2024, the service, 1800 4 WOMEN, has assisted nearly 180 people, who sought support for non-crisis mental health support, grief and loss counselling following pregnancy or neonatal loss, midwifery support and advice, and domestic and sexual violence counselling.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said the government was committed to boosting mental health services across the state.
“The service responds to the vital need for more accessible women-focused mental health and wellbeing care statewide and is a lifeline for many Queensland women, especially in regional, rural and remote areas.”
“Another way we are delivering on our commitment to boost mental health services is through the provision of 30 perinatal mental health for new mothers and their families,” Minister Nicholls said.
The Women’s Wellbeing Line operates Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm, and Saturday from 9am to 5pm.
To access the service, call 1800 4 WOMEN (1800 496 636), email wellbeing@wheq.org.au, or connect via webchat by going to https://wheq.org.au/1800-4-women/
