Connected by a shared purpose to listen, without judgment.

More than 4,000 crisis supporters answer the phone, respond to texts, and sit with people in their hardest moments. They don't carry that alone. As part of a national community, they debrief the hard shifts together, hold space for each other, and find strength in collective purpose.

Learn more about what is required and how to volunteer as a crisis supporter.

Working side by side, building local capacity.

Community volunteers deliver programs, co-facilitate sessions, and support people face to face through counselling, Connect Hubs, and rapid response. They're locally embedded, trusted voices, building community capacity for suicide prevention where people live, work, and gather.

To find out what volunteer roles are available, contact your local Lifeline Centre.

Building friendships while raising the funds that make it all possible.

Retail volunteers staff Lifeline's op shops and book fairs across Australia. They build friendships through shared shifts, familiar faces, and teamwork. The funds they raise are what make 24/7 crisis support possible. 

To find out what volunteer roles are available, contact your local Lifeline Centre.

Contributing expertise through shared commitment.

Professional volunteers donate their skills through boards, committees, and projects. They strengthen how Lifeline operates, enabling the network to listen at scale. Their contribution is woven into the fabric of the volunteer community, even if it looks different from the outside.

To find out what volunteer roles are available, contact your local Lifeline Centre. 

Lifeline also partners with organisations to offer workplace volunteering opportunities. 

To find out more, visit our Corporate Partnerships page.