The Australian Institute of Sport is ramping up its focus on athlete wellbeing by launching an audit of mental health.
Results from the survey won't be made public but will go towards improving services for athletes.
More than 2000 athletes from Australian Sports Commission funded sports, including swimming, athletics, hockey and rowing, will be able to complete the anonymous online survey.
"We have no intent of releasing the data to the general public consumption, it's being collected to be able to inform our services so they can improve," AIS deputy director for athlete wellbeing Matti Clements told AAP.
It comes on the back of a summit in June that launched the AIS's Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement division, headlined by swimming legend Ian Thorpe.
The five-time Olympic gold medallist will continue to represent athletes on the AIS's advisory committee.
Thorpe has been vocal in his views about sporting bodies easing the burden on athletes leading into major events, calling for medal targets at the Olympics to be scrapped.
He is better placed than most to help the AIS after being thrust into the spotlight at 14, becoming one of Australia's highest-profile athletes and experiencing mental health difficulties.
Along with the survey, the AIS will set-up services in major cities across the country for athletes to call on if they are struggling with their mental health.
The first referral network will be established in Canberra before being rolled out across Australia, including the Gold Coast, by the end of the year.
"The athletes will have access to private practitioners, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists, that are endorsed by the AIS and they will be the best people for these roles," Clements said.
