Useful Resources
General Mental Health
SANE Australia
The National Mental Health Charity, providing fact sheets and information about mental health topics.
Mental Health Association of NSW
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.
MindSpot
Learn how anxiety, depression and chronic pain affect emotional wellbeing.
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 & Youth
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 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.
Finances
Moneyminded
MoneyMinded is a financial education program which helps people make informed decisions about the use and management of their money.
Bullying
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.