Demand for crisis support has reached record levels in Australia with Lifeline receiving more than one million requests for help last year.
In 2015, Lifeline received 977,503 calls - 831,849 of which were answered - and 44,470 online chat requests.
Lifeline chief executive Pete Shmigel said on Wednesday the crisis support service was aiming to secure funds to create a complementary text-based service that could be used to check in on people following a suicide attempt.
* For support and information about suicide prevention, call Lifeline on 13 11 14
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