USEFUL LINKS
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS NUMBERS
Mental Health Service Helpline (Tasmania only)
PH: 1800 332 388.
24/7 statewide service for mental health crisis.
PH: 13 11 14.
24/7 nationwide crisis support & suicide prevention service.
PH: 1300 78 99 78.
Telephone and online support helping men with relationship and family concerns.
PH: 1800 55 1800.
A free, private & confidential, telephone & online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 - 25.
SCHOOL & LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Information and support for people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Tips on managing study and exam stress.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH
Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder and its management.
Information for parents on talking with young people on body image.
Information for parents, students and teachers about bullying, what to look out for and tips on what to do to help.
Information and support for adolescents and young adults, and their parents on a range of mental health, social and emotional difficulties.
Information for young people on the importance of sleep and tips for improvement.
Guidelines for parents, caregivers and teachers.
Australian Childhood Foundation
PARENTING & FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Information for parents, young people and children on a large range of emotional, behavioural, relationship and family topics.
Australian Government website providing access to information about family relationship issues.
Understanding and managing relationship problems.
ADULT MENTAL HEALTH
Anxiety
Understanding and managing anxiety.
Australian organisation providing information about depression and anxiety.
How to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis.
Understanding and managing depression.
Understanding late-life depression.
Information about understanding and managing eating disorders.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Information and management.
Tip sheet with advice on ageing positively.
Understanding and managing stress.
Information and support.
Understanding and managing psychological trauma.
Information and resources to help manage stress in the workplace.
PROFESSIONAL BOARDS & ASSOCIATIONS
Psychology Board of Australia - Governing registration body of Australian psychologists.
Australian Psychological Society (APS) - Largest professional
association for psychologists in Australia.
Australian Association of Social Workers - Professional body for social workers in Australia.