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i.am is a safe space founded on lived experience and peer support.

i.am is a safe space founded on lived experience and peer support.

i.am
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i.am
helps children & young people

i.am is a service supporting young people to identify their hopes and reach their future goals.

i.am is available to everyone experiencing suicidality up to and including 25 years of age who live in Western Sydney, Southwestern Sydney, the Mid-North Coast or the Tamworth region.

We are here to help you to navigate the complex systems of supports available in your region. Whether you need clinical, non-clinical, health or housing support, we will guide you to access these services and reach your personal goals.

We will work with you to develop a support plan to address factors that impact your wellbeing such as:

  • family and home life
  • interpersonal relationships and challenges
  • bullying
  • drugs and alcohol use
  • emotional or mental wellbeing
  • education and employment, and
  • navigating gender and sexual identity

i.am welcomes everyone irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation or gender identity.

i.am welcomes everyone irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation or gender identity.

i.am provides support

i.am is a safe space founded on lived experience and peer support.

i.am is about human connections and listening. It’s a direct service, provided mainly on weekdays, focusing on after-school hours up to 8 pm, to young people with lived experiences of suicide, suicidality, and self-harm. Our support is not the same for everyone! We can provide support in your home, local park, cafe, and even shopping. As a service, we work hard to achieve the goals you set your way.

i.am has been co-produced by young people, for young people. So, the support you receive is unique to you, your recovery and the goals you have for your future.

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Vietnamese

i.am is referral-based

So, you probably wonder how it works?

Well, anyone can recommend you to the service. Even yourself.

The only prerequisite we ask for is that the referred person is under 25 and lives in Southwest Sydney (Bankstown, Liverpool or Fairfield); Western Sydney (Mt Druitt); the Coffs Harbour or Nambucca areas of Mid North Coast NSW; or the Tamworth area of Hunter New England.

People who can refer can be:

  • yourself
  • GPs
  • hospital
  • friends
  • family
  • person needing support
  • schools
  • youth services
i am enough story
Resilience, independence, and making healthier life choices
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i am worthy story
The increase in my self-confidence and self-worth is priceless
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i.am referral process is easy

Consent is required for all referrals coming into i.am program by the child or young person.

Complete our online form here or download the referral form here and email it to us at iam@newhorizons.org.au

If you have a brochure or have seen a poster, scan the QR code & get the help you need.

Or give us a call on 
1300 426 4373
(1300 IAM HERE)

i.am heard

“I feel understood and not judged, and not like I’m crazy. It’s easier than I thought it would be.”
Sam
“Sharing helps me so much, without judgement.”
young person from i.am program
“The focus group is such a good experience. It was a moment where I felt safe and free to discuss my story and journey with people who have gone through similar experiences.”
William
“I feel seen and I feel like you’ve understood the essence of what I’ve been talking about and I think it’s a really valuable experience.”
Tyler
“I needed to be reminded of the important things, and actually time spent with me out in the community or at home and just, almost like, a friend to show me the way, instead of telling me I needed them to show me.”
Edi
“There’s a lot of connections you lose when you have a mental illness.”
SB
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i.am is my story

“I love that it’s not a clinical service. No one wants to talk about how they feel in a clinical environment. The vibes were simply immaculate in the service, the support from Kalei was friendly and non-clinical, and I felt comfortable talking to her.”

Young person graduating i.am program

i.am complicated

“I would have more confidence in the program from the start. I gained confidence in the program over time, having an open mind would have been helpful from the start.” 

Young person graduating i.am program

 

i.am human

“I have learnt how to control the way I express how I am feeling. I have learnt how to communicate without damaging.” 

Young person graduating i.am program

 

Meet the team & locations

To determine what catchment area you fall in, please click here

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Other Help & Support Helplines

Please note, i.am is not a 24/7 crisis support.

In case of an emergency or immediate risk of harm to yourself or others, please contact emergency services on 000 or visit your local emergency department.

Mental Health Access Line
1800 011 511

Lifeline
13 11 14

Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800

QLife
1800 184 527

Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636

SANE Australia
1800 187 263

Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467

In case of an emergency, or immediate risk of harm to yourself or others, please contact emergency services on 000 or present to your local emergency department.

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i.am is a safe space founded on lived experience and peer support. We welcome everyone irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation or gender identity. We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet and pay respect to their Elders, past, present & future.

i.am support lives here   |    1300 426 4373 (1300 IAM HERE)   |   iam@newhorizons.org.au

i.am is a psychosocial program run by New Horizons Enterprises. © 2024 New Horizons