Useful Links
Resources to help you through a Mental Health Crisis
2021 Lockdown
- Maggie Dent – How to home school during the lockdown
Support after Suicide
- Suicide Prevention Collaborative – Support after Suicide
- SSPAN – Resource – Supporting children and adolescents bereaved by suicide
- Beyond Blue – Information and advice for people recently bereaved by suicide
- Jesuit Social Services – Support After Suicide
- StandBy Support – Free books to support children and teens after suicide
- Lifeline – Survivors of suicide brochure
COVID 19
- NSW Health – https://www.health.gov.au/
- Coronavirus Australia App – Get the App
- Carer Gateway – the National Carer Support Service, including access to Emergency Respite – Call 1800 422 737
- Lifeline – Mental health and wellbeing during the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak – Call 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue – Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak – Call 1300 224 636
- Black Dog institute – Coronavirus: Resources for anxiety, stress & wellbeing
- This Way Up – Online wellbeing courses
Bushfire resources
- Red Cross – Returning home after a bushfire
- Children’s Health Queensland – Birdie Books
- Australian Psychological Society – Helpful fact sheets
- Legal Aid – Help for victims of natural disasters
How to help those at risk of suicide
- Lifeline – Helping someone at risk of suicide toolkit
- Youth Beyond Blue – Suicide prevention – knowing the signs
- Beyond Blue – Supporting someone in the workplace at risk of suicide
- headspace – If your friend is not ok
- Rural men – You Got This Mate website
Self harm
- Lifeline – Self harm fact sheet
- Beyond Blue – Self harm and self injury
- headspace – Self harm fact sheet
Grief
- Grief Link http://www.grieflink.asn.au/coping-with-grief.asp
- Beyond Blue – Grief and loss fact sheet
- Lifeline – Grief and loss fact sheet
- headspace – Grief fact sheet
Mental Health
Carers
- Lifeline – Carers of people with mental illness
Youth
- headspace – headspace.org.au
- Create your Future – createyourfuture.org.au
- Kids Helpline – kidshelpline.com.au
- Australian Medical Association Child & Youth – ama.com.au
Chronic Health
- Lifeline – Living with a chronic health condition
General
- General – E Mental Health Prac
- Veterans and Families Counselling – Open Arms
- Legal – Legal Aid NSW
- Gambling – NSW Gambling Help
- Sexual Health – Like it is
- Menstruation and Mental Health – YouTube
Natural Disaster (bushfires, floods, cyclones, drought and other traumatic ‘natural’ events)
- Lifeline – Getting through the drought
- Lifeline – Coping with community crisis
- Beyond Blue – Emotional responses after a disaster
- Lifeline – Coping with loss and change in a community after a natural disaster
- Beyond Blue – Looking after yourself and your family after a natural disaster
- Lifeline – Helping children cope after a natural disaster
