Telephone counselling and support

Lifeline

This is a 24/7 telephone counselling service. Lifeline offer trained counsellors to take your call and work with you to support you through any emotional crisis you might be experiencing. Lifeline focus on crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support.

MensLine

1300 78 99 78
www.mensline.org.au

This is a 24/7 telephone counselling service for men. MensLine Australia provides telephone support, information and a referral service, helping men to deal with relationship problems in a practical and effective way.

Cancer Information and Support in Australia

13 11 20
www.cancer.org.au

Specially trained staff are available to answer your questions about cancer and offer emotional or practical support. It is available between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. The helpline is run by Cancer Councils in each state and territory and some states have extended hours, health professionals on staff and multilingual services. For more information, you can visit the individual Cancer Council websites provided below.

CANCER INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN NEW ZEALAND

0800 CANCER | 0800 226 237

https://cancernz.org.nz/

Information, practical assistance and emotional support is available through the Cancer Information Service and Helpline. The helpline is open Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm. Calls to the helpline are free.

Information

General - information, support, advocacy

The Cancer Council Australia www.cancer.org.au - Australian
Livestrong www.livestrong.org - American
Macmillan Cancer Support www.macmillan.org.uk - British
Testicular Cancer Resource Network www.tc-cancer.com - Information and support including support forum
The Testicular Cancer Resource Center tcrc.acor.org - Information and support

State-specific Cancer Council websites - information, support, advocacy and state-specific resources

The Cancer Council NSW www.cancercouncil.com.au/nsw
The Cancer Council Queensland www.cancerqld.org.au
The Cancer Council WA www.cancerwa.asn.au
The Cancer Council Victoria www.cancervic.org.au
The Cancer Council SA www.cancersa.org.au
The Cancer Council Tasmania www.cancertas.org.au
The Cancer Council ACT www.actcancer.org
The Cancer Council NT www.cancercouncilnt.com.au

Clinical trials for testicular cancer

Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP) www.anzup.org.au

Support Groups/Networks/Forums

Cancer Connections www.cancerconnections.com.au
TC-cancer forum www.tc-cancer.com/forum/forum.php

Survivorship

Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre https://www.petermac.org/services/support-services/australian-cancer-survivorship-centre - support regarding ongoing side effects of treatment, fear of a cancer recurrence or other physical, emotional, financial and social concerns
Cancer Council NSW www.cancercouncil.com.au/testicular-cancer/after-cancer-treatment - TC-specific survivorship information and support

Physical health - evidence-based health advice and information

Health Direct Australia www.healthdirect.gov.au
Better Health Channel www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Mental health information and support services

beyondblue www.beyondblue.org.au www.mantherapy.org.au
beyondblue helpline www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/get-immediate-support
Free mindfulness recordings www.freemindfulness.org/download
Meditation www.getsomeheadspace.com/
Meditation videos by Stephen Procter www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hi_MLiL7m4
Tai Chi videos by Stephen Procter www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXtngUi6mfw
Black Dog Institute www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
The Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) www.crufad.org
Mind Health Connect www.mindhealthconnect.org.au
Suicide Call Back Service www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au

Fertility and hormonal concerns

Andrology Australia www.andrologyaustralia.org
Fertile Hope www.fertilehope.org

Self-examination

Andrology Australia www.andrologyaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/AA3900_TesticularCancerBook_WEB.pdf

Relationships

Relationships Australia www.relationships.org.au

Legal and financial

Cancer Council Referral Service www.cancercouncil.com.au/31192/get-support/practical-support-services-get-support/legal-financial-support/pac
Government illness support www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/subjects/payments-for-people-living-with-illness-or-disability
Centrelink sickness allowance www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/sickness-allowance
Centrelink Disability supportwww.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/disability-support-pension
Financial Counsellors’ Association of NSW www.fcan.com.au
Financial Planning Association of Australia www.fpa.asn.au
Consumer Credit Legal Centre NSW cclcnsw.org.au/
Consumer Action Law Centre VIC consumeraction.org.au
Law Access NSW www.lawaccess.nsw.gov.au
Legal Aid NSW www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au
Legal Aid VIC www.legalaid.vic.gov.au

For Medicare-related matters
- Medicare Australia www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/medicare
- Commonwealth Ombudsman www.ombudsman.gov.au

For private health insurance
- Australian Government Health Insurance Policy site www.privatehealth.gov.au
- Private Health Insurance Ombudsman www.phio.org.au