Useful Links Helpful phone numbers
Websites:
Mental Health Resources:
Beyond Blue: works to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.
SANE Australia: an independent national charity helping people affected by mental illness through campaigning, education and research.
ORYGEN Youth Health: a youth-specific service, including early intervention, research and education.
Lifeline's Just Ask: Lifeline's rural mental health information service, providing information and referral for people with mental health problems, and to friends, relatives and others who want to know how to help. Provides information about relevant local services, as well as books and web sites.
Moodgym Training Program: Delivering cognitive behaviour therapy
for preventing depression.
for preventing depression.
DepressioNet: At depressioNet.com.au you will find resources to locate help and healthcare professionals as well as information about causes, symptoms and various treatment options in managing depression.
Mindframe: provides practical advice and information to support the work of media professionals by informing them about sensitive and appropriate reporting of suicide and mental illness.
Mental Health Information Centre: This guide to mental health disorders and their treatment was designed specifically to help doctors in general practice deliver good mental health care in the community.
General Health Resources
Victorian Dept. of Human Services: this site is a gateway to information relating to the provision of health services in Victoria.
Better Health Channel: The Better Health Channel was established in May 1999 by the Victorian (Australia) Government. Its role is to provide the community with access to online health related information.
Health Insite: HealthInsite is an Australian Government initiative, funded by the Department of Health and Ageing. It aims to improve the health of Australians by providing easy access to quality information about human health.
Services & Organisations
Vicserv - Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria (VICSERV) Inc., known as VICSERV, is the peak body for Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services in Victoria.
Primary Care Partnerships Statewide Health Services Directory: Australia's most extensive directory of community support services providing access to 104,131 health, welfare and community service records.
Commonwealth Family and Community Services national service directory: The Community Portal provides access to online services and information for Australian community organisations and communities.
Carer Support Services
Victorian Carers Services Network: In 1996 the Commonwealth Government through its Commonwealth Respite for Carers Program and the Victorian Government through its Victorian Carers Initiatives provided funds to improve services for carers. As a result ten new services were set up throughout Victoria, one in each Victorian health region, and two in the Barwon region. The aim of these services is to provide information, carer support and respite co-ordination for carers. These ten services together with Carer Resource Centre and Carers Victoria form the Victorian Carer Services Network.
Carers Association of Australia: Carers Australia is the national voice of carers. Carers are usually family members who provide support to children or adults who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition or who are frail aged.
Inner South Parents & Friends: a community support group for the families and friends of people with a serious mental illness in the Inner South East region: the Cities of Stonnington, Port Phillip and Glen Eira as well as carers from outside these areas who might be seeking information and support.
Multicultural Services:
Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc (ADEC): ADEC strives to empower people with a disability from non-english speaking backgrounds, their carers, and families to fully participate as members of the Victorian community.
Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit: The VTPU is a statewide unit which supports area mental health and psychiatric disability support services in working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities throughout Victoria.
Employment & Job-Search Related Services:
Services:
Panic, Anxiety and Depression Assistance (VIC) - (03) 9886 9400
GROW Support Groups (National) - 1800 558 268
Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill (ARAFMI) VIC - (03) 9810 9300
Panic, Anxiety and Depression Assistance (VIC) - (03) 9886 9400
GROW Support Groups (National) - 1800 558 268
Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill (ARAFMI) VIC - (03) 9810 9300
Panic, Anxiety and Depression Assistance (VIC) - (03) 9886 9400
Help & Support / Counselling Lines
Beyondblue info line (National) - 1300 22 46 36
Lifeline (National) - 13 11 14
Just Ask Rural Mental Health Information & Referral Line (National) - 1300 13 11 14
SANE Australia Helpline (National) - 1800 187 263
Suicide Helpline (VIC) - 1300 651 251
Mensline Australia (National) - 1300 789 978
Australian Psychological Society Referral Line (National) - 1800 333 497
Kids Helpline (National) - 1800 551 800.
Lifeline (National) - 13 11 14
Just Ask Rural Mental Health Information & Referral Line (National) - 1300 13 11 14
SANE Australia Helpline (National) - 1800 187 263
Suicide Helpline (VIC) - 1300 651 251
Mensline Australia (National) - 1300 789 978
Australian Psychological Society Referral Line (National) - 1800 333 497
Kids Helpline (National) - 1800 551 800.
|
Home | About Us | Support Us | Programs | News / Events | Publications | Contact Us | Sitemap |