What is Healthmate? 

Healthmate is a free and easy-to-use online tool that allows former players and their families to ask questions and receive dedicated, confidential and helpful information across ten important pillars underpinning their wellbeing.

Psychological

Mental Health & Concussion

Career

Professional Development

Cultural

Diverse Communities

Financial

Financial Support

Female

Women’s Health & Career

Physical

Injury Management & Fitness

Family

Support & Community

Identity

Transition & Belonging

Environmental

Alcohol & Drugs

Aged Care

Carer Support

Where to begin?

Click “Let’s Chat” and select from any of the ten wellbeing pillars – pick a prompt to explore, or simply type and/or speak naturally to begin your own private conversation with Healthmate.

Let's chat!

“It was tough, particularly early in my career, and I never felt like I had this sort of support before! Just knowing where to look was all I needed.”

❤️‍🩹Former AFLW Star

“On Healthmate‘s prompting, I finally reached out to my GP… he’s now more impressed with this valuable online tool than I am!!
Thank you, it was a great help.”

🙏🏼 A Good Ordinary Player

Want to know more?

FIFTHQTR is not here to replace the work already being done across the sector but strengthen, support and extend it. Healthmate helps up:

  • Provide 24/7 confidential support, no matter where you live.
  • Offer guidance that many players have said they wish they had earlier in life.
  • Give families and partners an easy way to find information when they need it.
  • Strengthen the connection between past players and the broader football community.
  • Make sure no one feels they have to navigate difficult situations alone.

Healthmate provides immediate access to support across many areas of life, including injury, transition, work pressures or personal challenges.

Whether you have played the game, or supporting someone who has, guidance and resources are personalised to your unique experiences.

Click “let’s chat” above and make your way to the Healthmate platform where you will have access to an easy-to-use, qualified digital tool that allows past players and their families to ask questions and receive helpful information across ten wellbeing areas. 

Once you select from one of these areas, type in a question in plain English, just as you would ask a friend, and the Assistant will provide practical guidance, next steps, and links to trusted services. If it’s easier, you can voice record your questions directly through the platform. 

No! At no time will Healthmate ask for your name or any other personal information.

Healthmate is only here to understand your situation and provide the information you need to help guide your next steps or connect you with the right people.

If you have been directed by Healthmate or feel the need to reach out to a FIFTHQTR team member, you may be asked to provide personal information. To read how FIFTHQTR captures, protects and shares personal information, see our Privacy Policy below.

The FIFTHQTR Foundation values and respects the privacy of the people they deal with and is committed to protecting their privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

FIFTHQTR collects personal information that it deems necessary to carry out support for the individual in question, including sensitive information if provided. Individuals do not have to provide FIFTHQTR with any personal information and can engage anonymously. Collected information is used to assist FIFTHQTR in the provision of their services whilst also being used to help improve the quality of these services, where necessary. FIFTHQTR maintains strong physical and technological measures to secure personal information, only distributing information to engage service providers and/or otherwise where consent is given.

You can find our full Privacy Policy at the bottom of the page or follow this link.

If you are interested in learning more about the Healthmate platform or about the work FIFTHQTR provides, click ‘Contact Us’ below to sign up to the newsletter or get in contact.