SOURCES OF IMMEDIATE HELP

• Lifeline www.lifeline.org.au Ph. 13 11 14

• Kids Help Line  www.kidshelp.com.au Ph: 1800 55 1800

• Mensline www.menslineaus.org.au Ph: 1300 78 99 78

• SANE Helpline: www.sane.org Ph: 1800 18 SANE (7263)

• Suicide Callback Line www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au Ph: 1300 659 467

• beyondblue Help Line www.beyondblue.org.au Ph: 1300 22 4636

HIGH QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH WEBSITES

• What Works For You – this website aims to improve treatment for young people with mental health problems by gathering information about what works in the real world: whatworks4u.org

• Caregivers for People with Bipolar Disorders – a wealth of evidence based information and suggestions to help people who give care to people with bipolar disorder: bipolarcaregivers.org

• Parenting Strategies – Parents struggling to cope with teenage drinking can test their skills and receive personalised advice on how to confidently manage their child’s alcohol use: www.parentingstrategies.net

• Mental Health Wiki –Collaborative wiki site with comprehensive up to date information about a variety of mental health topics: www.mentalhealthwiki.org/

• Mood Memos – Email-based self-help for mild depression: www.moodmemos.com

• Youth beyondblue – Australian depression website for young people: www.youthbeyondblue.com

• Reachout – Covers a range of issues for young people, including mental health problems: www.reachout.com.au

• beyondblue – comprehensive website on depression: www.beyondblue.org.au/

• Bluepages – Good evidence based website on depression: bluepages.anu.edu.au/

• CRUfAD – Good Australian website on anxiety disorders: www.crufad.com/

• NDARC – Good Australian website on alcohol and drugs: ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/

• Australian Alcohol and Drug Information Network www.adin.com.au

• NIMH – Excellent US site for information on all mental health areas: www.nimh.nih.gov/

• The MoodGYM – Innovative interactive cognitive behaviour therapy site: moodgym.anu.edu.au/

• ASIST – Course on Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training: www.livingworks.org.au/

• SANE – Wide range of information on mental health, with around 40 factsheets plus translations and podcasts and access to Helpline Online: www.sane.org

• Living Is For Everyone (LIFE) -  This official site of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing National Suicide Prevention Strategy is a suicide and self-harm prevention resource providing the best available evidence and resources to guide activities aimed at reducing the rate at which people take their lives in Australia: www.livingisforeveryone.com.au