~ GENERAL INFORMATION ~

The Centre for Clinical Interventions | www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
Free information for mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, body dysmorphia, disordered eating, bipolar disorder and distress intolerance.

Head to Health | www.headtohealth.gov.au
Assistance to find the right resources for many mental health concerns.

Get Self Help | www.getselfhelp.co.uk//index.html
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has been proven to help mental health problems. This website provides CBT self-help and therapy resources, including worksheets and information sheets and self-help mp3s.

Psychology Tools | www.psychologytools.com/self-help.html
A reliable source of psychological self-help for the public.

Psych Central | www.psychcentral.com
Home of down-to-earth, reliable, objective mental health symptoms and treatment information. An independent source of education on mental disorders and mental illness.

Beacon | www.beacon.anu.edu.au
An online mental and physical health information portal that is free to access.

Mindhealthconnect | www.mindhealthconnect.org.au
A free online portal to find information about mental health resources that really work.

Mental Health in Multicultural Australia | www.mhima.org.au
Information and links to mental health services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and support for professionals.

ACT Mindfully | www.actmindfully.com.au
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique and creative model for both therapy and coaching; a type of therapy based on the innovative use of mindfulness and values. The aim of ACT is to maximise human potential for a rich, full and meaningful life; to cultivate health, vitality and well-being through mindful values-based living. The name reflects a key message: accept what's out of your personal control and commit to action that improves your life.

Mindfulness | www.mindful.org
Mindful is dedicated to inspiring, guiding, and connecting anyone who wants to explore mindfulness - to enjoy better health, more caring relationships, and a compassionate society.

~ ONLINE CRISIS SUPPORT/ONLINE COUNSELLING ~

Suicide Call Back Service | www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/register
Free nationwide 24/7 professional telephone and online counselling for anyone affected by suicide.

Lifeline | www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/
Online crisis support chat. Chat with a trained crisis supporter available every night. Phone support available 24/7.

MensLine | www.mensline.org.au
24/7 free professional telephone and online counselling service for Australian men.

QLife | www.qlife.org.au
Online ‘chat’ (or phone) counselling for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.

eheadspace | www.eheadspace.org.au
Online ‘chat’, email or phone support with a qualified youth mental health professional for young people 12-25 yrs and parents and carers worried about a young person.

KidsHelpline | www.kidshelp.com.au
Online ‘chat’ or email counselling for young people 5-25 years. Phone support available 24/7 also.

~ ADDICTIONS ~

DASSA | http://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/clinical+resources/clinical+topics/substance+misuse+and+dependence/drug+and+alcohol+services+south+australia+resources+and+publications
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA) is a statewide health service that offers a range of prevention, treatment and education services for people with alcohol, and other drug issues.

Counselling Online | www.counsellingonline.org.au
Text-based (or phone) counselling 24/7 for people concerned about their own or another persons’ drug or alcohol use.

OnTrack | www.ontrack.org.au
OnTrack aims to support the Australian community to achieve mental and physical health and wellbeing. OnTrack offers free access to online programs, information, quizzes and advice.

Gambling Help Online | www.gamblinghelponline.org.au
Text and email (or phone) counselling for people concerned about their own or another person’s gambling.

ReachOut | www.au.reachout.com/tough-times/addiction
ReachOut is Australia’s leading online mental health organisation for young people and their parents. Providing practical support, tools and tips to help young people get through anything from everyday issues to tough times.

~ EATING DISORDERS ~

Butterfly Foundation | www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
Information and referrals for people concerned about eating disorders plus phone and email support.

Centre for Clinical Interventions | www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
Free information for mental health concerns including body dysmorphia and disordered eating.

~ EMOTIONS ~

(including worry, anxiety, depression, grief and loss)

BluePages | www.bluepages.anu.edu.au
Provides information about depression and its treatment, as well as resources for young people.

beyondblue | www.beyondblue.org.au
beyondblue promotes good mental health, tackles stigma and discrimination, and provides support and information on anxiety, depression and suicide to everyone in Australia.

Black Dog Institute | www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Black Dog Institute aims to improve the lives of people affected by mental illness through the rapid translation of high quality research into improved clinical treatments, increased accessibility to mental health services and delivery of long-term public health solutions.

Centre for Clinical Interventions | www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
Free information for mental health concerns including worry, anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, health anxiety, distress intolerance, and depression.

WayAhead | www.understandinganxiety.wayahead.org.au
Helping you get way ahead of your anxiety.

Anxieties | www.anxieties.com
A free internet self-help site for persons suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder – OCD, fear of flying and post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD.

DBT Sydney | www.dbtsydney.com.au
Through DBT many people have learned to make sense of their feelings, manage them more effectively, and live fuller, richer lives.

DBT Self Help | www.dbtselfhelp.com/index.html
This site was written primarily by PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH DBT, not DBT professionals. For this reason, consider the source of any given document.

Grief.com | www.grief.com
Dedicated to help everyone deal with the often unknown terrain that comes along with all kinds of grief. Through education, information and other helpful resources the hope is to make the challenging road of grief a little easier.

Authentic Happiness | www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/home
Providing free resources where people can learn about Positive Psychology through readings, videos, research, opportunities, conferences, questionnaires with feedback and more.

~ HEALTH ~

Centre for Clinical Interventions | www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
Free information for mental health concerns including health anxiety.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Clinic | www.IBSclinic.org.au
Free online mental health service offering information, assessment, and a structured treatment program ("eTherapy") for individuals with IBS and associated psychological distress.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease | www.IBDclinic.org.au
Free on online mental health service offering information, assessment, and online treatment programs ("eTherapy") for anxiety and/or depression for individuals with diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

Gastroparesis | www.gastroparesisclinic.org
Free online mental health service offering information, assessment, and a structured treatment program ("eTherapy") for individuals with gastroparesis and associated psychological distress.

Pain Australia | www.painaustralia.org.au
Painaustralia is a leading national advocacy body working to improve understanding and treatment of acute, chronic and cancer pain. Offering free information and links to support groups and health professionals.

painHEALTH | www.painhealth.csse.uwa.edu.au
Clinically supported information, tips, support and personal stories to help manage musculoskeletal pain.

~ PARENTING AND YOUNG PEOPLE ~

Raising Children | www.raisingchildren.net.au
Raising Children Network is the complete resource for Australian parents, taking you from pregnancy to newborns to teenagers. Offering evidence-based content you can trust on hundreds of topics about raising children and looking after yourself as a parent.

What Were We Thinking? | www.whatwerewethinking.org.au
Information, support and apps for first-time parents.

Resources for Young People

Kids Matter | www.kidsmatter.edu.au
KidsMatter is an Australian mental health and well-being initiative set in primary schools and early childhood education and care services (like preschools, kindergartens and day care centres).

eHeadspace | www.eheadspace.org.au
A confidential, free, anonymous, secure space where 15-25 year olds can chat, email or speak with qualified youth mental health professionals.

BITE BACK | www.biteback.org.au
An ever-changing space which aims to improve the wellbeing and mental fitness of 12-18 year olds, based on the principles of positive psychology.

ReachOut | www.reachout.com
A mental health website for people under 25.

Youth Beyond Blue | www.youthbeyondblue.com
Mental health education and links to phone support for 12-25 year olds.

The Toolbox on ReachOut.com | www.au.reachout.com/sites/thetoolbox
Recommended apps endorsed by mental health professionals and young people aged 13-25. Includes links to apps, reviews and information.

~ SELF-COMPASSION : SELF-ESTEEM ~

Self Compassion | www.selfcompassion.org
All-in-one resource for self-compassion. Free questionnaires, worksheets and exercises.

Centre for Clinical Interventions | www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
Free information for mental health concerns including assertiveness, self-compassion, and self-esteem.

Recovery Hub | www.recovery.awh.org.au/self-help
The Recovery Hub contains many activities, articles, and practical resources to provide choice, encourage hope and inspire you to improve your health, wellness and live a positive lifestyle.

~ SEXUALITY ~

Kinsey Institute | www.kinseyinstitute.org/index.php
Investigating the science of love, its connection to sexuality, and their collective impact on our humanity.

Shine SA | www.shinesa.org.au
SHINE SA is a leading provider of primary care services and education for sexual and relationship wellbeing. SHINE SA’s service and education delivery model works to provide sexual health education, early intervention, health promotion, clinical services and therapeutic counselling.

ACON | www.acon.org.au
ACON provide online resources for HIV prevention, HIV support and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) health.

The Gender Centre | www.gendercentre.org.au
Services for the transgender and gender diverse community. The Gender Centre is committed to developing and providing services and activities, which enhance the ability of the transgender, gender questioning and gender diverse community to make informed choices.

Twenty10 | www.twenty10.org.au
Gay and lesbian counselling service for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, non-binary, intersex, questioning, queer, asexual and more (LGBTIQA+), and others of diverse genders and sexualities, their families and communities. Telephone support and webchat services are provided.

Transcend | www.transcendsupport.com.au
Transcend provides parent/carer support, community connection, information, advocacy and fundraising.

~ SOCIAL GROUPS ~

Social Interest Groups Adelaide | www.meetup.com/cities/au/adelaide
Getting together with real people in real life makes powerful things happen. Side hustles become careers, ideas become movements, and chance encounters become lifelong connections. Meetup brings people together to create thriving communities.

SA Community | www.sacommunity.org
SAcommunity is South Australia's community information directory.

~ THOUGHTS ~

Centre for Clinical Interventions | www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
Free information for mental health concerns including unhelpful thinking styles.

Head to Health | www.headtohealth.gov.au
Assistance to find the right resources for many mental health concerns.

CBT Australia | www.cbtaustralia.com.au/index.php
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is the term used for therapies that share the underlying assumption that people are disturbed not by events in their lives but by their beliefs about those events. It is a logical and practical approach to help people with their emotional problems.

~ TRAUMA ~

Adults Surviving Child Abuse | www.blueknot.org.au
Information, phone support and referral services for people seeking help for complex trauma from childhood.

1800 RESPECT | www.1800respect.org.au
National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service. Information, phone and online counselling 24/7 for people seeking help for themselves or someone else.

Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health | www.phoenixaustralia.org
Phoenix Australia is a not-for-profit organisation and national centre of excellence that promotes recovery for the 15 million Australians affected by trauma.

At Ease | www.at-ease.dva.gov.au
At Ease can help veterans, ADF personnel, and family members identify the symptoms of not coping. When you need to reach out, seek treatment or identify effective ways to move forward, At Ease can provide tips, treatment options and resources.

Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors | www.asetts.org.au
ASeTTS provides holistic services for refugee survivors of torture and trauma to rebuild their lives.

Trauma Sensitive Yoga Australia | www.traumasensitiveyogaaustralia.com
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Australia is committed to expanding the awareness of trauma sensitive practices within the traditional yoga class format, as well as supporting mental health clinicians to integrate trauma informed yoga practices into their work.

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