Useful links

General Mental Health
SANE Australia

The National Mental Health Charity, providing fact sheets and information about mental health topics.

Mental Health Association of NSW

Mental Health Association of NSW http://www.mentalhealth.asn.au Offers information and education advice about protecting mental health, mutual support and advocacy services.

National Mental Health Commission

The Commission plays a key role in the Government’s commitment to long-term reforms in mental health.

Mental Health Council Australia

An independent, national representative network of organisations and individuals committed to achieving quality mental health in Australia.

Australian Centre for Post-Traumatic Mental Health

Trauma related research, training and policy development, helping organisations and health professionals who work with people affected by traumatic events.

Beacon

Beacon is your portal to online applications for mental and physical disorders. A panel of health experts categorise, review and rate websites and mobile applications.

General Health
ABC Health

The latest health news from Australia and around the world, as well as tips and information to help you improve your health and wellbeing.

Health Insite

Independent information on diseases, fitness, aging, and health services. Includes a newsletter and events calendar. Sponsored by the Australian Government.

Better Health Channel

Health and medical information for consumers. Includes healthy living, weight management, recipes, physical activity, pregnancy, nutrition, children's health, and more…

Evidence based assessing tool

Anxiety Online / Mental Health Online

Anxiety Online / Mental Health Online is a comprehensive online mental health service offering information, assessment, online diagnosis and treatment programs ("eTherapy") for the anxiety disorders.

MoodGYM

A free self-help program to teach cognitive behaviour therapy skills to people vulnerable to depression and anxiety.

myCompass

myCompass is an interactive self-help service that aims to promote resilience and wellbeing for all Australians. It is a guide to good mental health – it points you in the right direction.

Depression
beyondblue

Australian organisation provides information about depression and anxiety to consumers, carers and health professionals.

Black Dog Institute

The Black Dog Institute is a world leader in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.

BluePages

Information about depression compiled by the Australian National University's Centre for Mental Health Research.

Anxiety
Anxiety treatment Australia

Anxiety Treatment Australia provides information about anxiety disorders and the treatment options available.

Shyness and Social Anxiety Assistance

Shyness & Social Anxiety Treatment Australia provides information about social anxiety disorder, the treatment options, psychologists around Australia.

Anxiety Recovery Centre

ARCVic is a state-wide, specialist mental health organisation, providing support, recovery and educational services to people and families living with anxiety disorders.

Suicide
Lifeline

Lifeline provides all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to online, phone and face-to-face crisis support and suicide prevention services.

Suicide Prevention Australia

Suicide Prevention Australia is the national peak body for the suicide prevention sector in Australia.

Children
Kid's Helpline

Kids Helpline is Australia's private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.

Raising Children network

The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-15 years.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)

COPMI promotes better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illness.

Youth
Youth beyondblue

Youth beyondblue is an organisation devoted to increasing community awareness and understanding of depression, anxiety and related disorders amongst young people.

Reach Out

The ReachOut.com site provides young people with the information, help, support, advice and connections they need to manage mental health difficulties.

Reach Out – Parents

This site provides resources to help parents support their teenagers through everyday issues and tough times.

headspace

Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation.

Financial Issues

Moneyminded

MoneyMinded is a financial education program which helps people make informed decisions about the use and management of their money.

Drug Info

DrugInfo is a program of the Australian Drug Foundation. We provide easy access to information about alcohol and other drugs.

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre

The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Substance Misuse Prevention and Service Improvements Grants Fund.

Family Drug help

Family Drug Help (FDH) is a service designed specifically to address the support and information needs of parents, other family members and significant others of someone with problematic alcohol or other drug use.

American Lung Association

Save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research.

Quit Smoking Community

Helping people quit smoking through a combination of quality information and strong community support.

Bullying & Multicultural

Cybersmart

Designed to help children and whole families find out how to be cybersmart and use the Internet safely.

Cyber Safety

An Interactive Guide to Staying Safe on The Internet

Mental Health in Multicultural Australia

The MHiMA project is funded by the Australian Government, Department of Health & Ageing to provide a national focus for advice and support to providers and governments on mental health and suicide prevention for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples using this content are advised that it may contain images, names or voices of people who have passed away.