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Mind
your Mind Kit: Promoting positive mental health amongst young people
Website and fact sheets aimed at young people, complied by the Office
of Youth Affairs, Northern Territory Government.
Auseinet
Ausienet informs, educates and promotes good practice in a range
of sectors and the community about mental health promotion, prevention,
early intervention and suicide prevention across the lifespan.
Australian
Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Assoc (AICAFMHA)
The overall aim of the association is to actively promote the mental
health and well being of infants, children, adolescents and their
families and carers.
Note: There are a substantial number of useful links available on
this site.
Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare
Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and
information.
Australian
Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network
This site provides key resources on mental health outcomes and case
complexity measurement and provides a forum for sharing ideas, views
and experience. The site is intended to be used by clinicians, managers,
consumers, carers, policymakers, researchers and all other interested
stakeholders.
Australian
National Mental Health Strategy
The National Mental Health Strategy is a joint partnership between
State, Territory and Commonwealth governments to improve the lives
of people with a mental illness.
Beyond
Blue
Beyondblue's' major goal is to increase community awareness of depression.
DepressioNet
DepressioNet provides an on-line resource for Australians living
with depression and provides a place for families and friends to
go to for information, help & support. The dNet team are Australians
from a variety of backgrounds that have personal experiences with
depression.
Early
Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre
EPPIC is an integrated and comprehensive psychiatric service aimed
at addressing needs of older adolescents and young adults with emerging
psychotic disorders in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne,
Australia. Visitors can find out about pilot projects, the latest
research and services offered by the centre.
Mental
Health & Wellbeing, Commonwealth Dept. of Health and Ageing
The site for National Policy information, Mental Health issues and
publications.
The site includes information on the range of projects funded under
each Strategy, key documents (eg. National Standards for Mental
Health Services, Youth Suicide in Australia: a background monograph,
National Mental Health Policy, Youth Suicide in Australia: a national
youth suicide prevention strategy, Community Awareness Program pamphlets
on mental illness), publication lists and some links.
Information on the mental health consumer/carer advisory body NCAG
(National Community Advisory Group) is also available, along with
NCAG publications.
Mental
Health Council of Australia
The Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) is the independent,
non-government sector peak body established under the National Mental
Health Strategy (http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/) to represent
and promote the interests of the mental health sector and advise
on mental health in Australia.
Mental
Health Foundation Australia (MHFA)
MHFA aims to raise funds to promote: Mental health & wellbeing,
Public involvement in mental health, Removal of the stigma linked
with mental illness, Research on mental health issues, Effective
prevention programmes, Mental health education.
Mental
Health Report
This Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care site includes
information on expenditure community-based services, service mix,
case management consumers and carers, standards, legislation and
consumer rights, workforce, research, and more.
Multicultural
Mental Health Australia
Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) provides national leadership
in mental health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally
and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. MMHA links a wide
range of state and territory mental health specialists and services,
advocacy groups and tertiary institutions to promote the mental
health and well being of Australia's diverse communities.
National
Early Psychosis Project (NEPP)
This site has information about early psychosis, a database of resources
for clinicians, carers and people with a mental illness, information
about events happening in regard to early psychosis and discussion
groups.
Reach
Out
Reach Out is the world's first online youth suicide prevention service.
It consists of three sites: 1) Chillout is an interactive site that
provides relevant information and allows youth to post their ideas
and concerns. 2) Parents and Friends provides general information
about suicide and suicidal behaviour. 3) The Professional Forum
provides information for professionals and is password protected.
The
Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria
The Mental Health Research Institute is the only medical research
institute in Australia devoted solely to the scientific investigation
of the causes of serious psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia
and Alzheimer's disease and the development of improved treatments
for these disorders.
World
Health Organisation (WHO) - Mental Health
Information on global issues, research, policy and collaborative
programmes in Mental Health.
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