Online mental health resources

There is a wide range of online resources to help you find support for mental health issues. Resources are categorised by topic, and listed in alphabetical order.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advocacy Apps Bipolar Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder CALD Carers / parents COVID 19 (Coronavirus) Depression and anxiety Disability Eating disorders Employment Families where a parent has a mental illness Family Violence Finding Help General Grief Indigenous

Legal LGBTI Loneliness Medicines and other treatments Men National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Online support Online training Perinatal & postnatal Physical health Professionals Schizophrenia Schools Sexual abuse Suicide information Training Women Youth

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

• 13Yarn - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander 24/7 crisis support line 
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health - RANZCP
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - beyondblue
• Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet - Mental Health Resources for Workers
• Black Rainbow - Australia’s first and only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait LGBQTI suicide prevention national advocacy platform and national touchpoint 
• First Nations Peoples - Beyond Blue
• Headspace - Resources for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• iBobbly - A social and emotional wellbeing self-help app for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 15 years and over
• Lifeline Narrm - exists to support people in crisis and save the lives of those experiencing thoughts of suicide. Highly skilled volunteers provide 24/7 support via our local 13 11 14 crisis support service 
• Manual of Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
• MindSpot Indigenous Wellbeing Course - designed to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 18 years and over to learn to manage mild, moderate and severe symptoms of depression and anxiety  
• Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2020
• Thirrilli - Provides crucial supports to Aboriginal people suffering grief, loss and trauma due to the loss of a loved one through suicide and other critical incidents 
• WellMob - Social, emotional and cultural wellbeing online resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
• Yarning SafeNStrong - 24/7 free and confidential counselling service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (1800 959 563)

Advocacy

• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Office of the Public Advocate
• Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council
• Women's Mental Health Network Victoria 

Apps

• A Guide to Digital Mental Health Resources (eMHPrac)
• BeyondNow – Your suicide safety planning app
• Check-in (beyondblue) - makes it easier for young people to reach out to friends who are struggling
• eHelp - headspace resource listing a range of apps to assist young people with their mental health
• Head to Health - provides links to trusted Australian online and phone supports, resources and treatment options
• iBobbly - A social and emotional wellbeing self-help app for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians aged 15 years and over 
• Living Well - to assist men who have been sexually abused in childhood
• MyAus  Multilingual COVID-19 
• myCompass - A mental health tool that works around your schedule
• PTSD Coach Australia
• Raising Healthy Minds (Raising Children Network)
• ReachOut Breathe
• ReachOut Worry Time
• Recharge - Sleep Well, Be Well
• Recovery Record - App For Managing an Eating Disorder
• Review of Apps and Websites (Beacon, National Institute for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University)
• Smiling Mind - modern meditation for young people
• SuperBetter helps you achieve your health goals — or recover from an illness or injury — by increasing your personal resilience
• Talking Anxiety - SANE
• Wake Up Rosie - aims to support girls' mental health
• What The Family - the rough guide to starting a family
• What Were We Thinking - app designed to reduce postnatal mental disorders in both mothers and fathers

Bipolar Disorder

• Bipolar disorder - Black Dog Institute
• Bipolarcaregivers - information website for caregivers of people with bipolar disorder.
• Bipolar Life - supporting people with bipolar disorder  
• Book - Living with Bipolar (A guide to understanding and managing the disorder) 
• MoodSwings - online self-help tool for people with bipolar disorder 
• Psychosis Australia Trust 

Borderline Personality Disorder

• A Guide to Accessing Services for Borderline Personality Disorder
• Australian BPD Foundation
• BPD Factsheet - SANE
• Mind Australia - resources for carers

CALD

• beyondblue - Multicultural people
• Coronavirus in your language (SBS)
• Directory of Bilingual Professionals (health and allied health professionals) 
• Fact sheet: Mental health services for people of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds - Dept of Health
• Find a Psychologist - Australian Psychological Society (list includes languages spoken)
• Mental Health First Aid Course - Vietnamese 
• MyAus COVID-19 Multilingual App
• Transcultural Mental Health Centre (AOL)  

• Victorian Transcultural Mental Health

Carers / Parents

• Bipolar Caregivers
• Carers Forum - SANE Australia
• Carer Gateway - National online and phone service that provides practical information and resources to support carers 
• Carer's Recognition Program - UnitingCare Life Assist
• Caring for someone with a mental illness - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
• Facing Tough Times: Supporting your family through life's tough times - Australian Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network (PDF, 757KB)
• Family guide to youth suicide prevention (beyondblue)
• headspace - friends and family
• Healthy Families - beyondblue
• HelpingMinds
• Mental Health Carer & family services in Melbourne’s Eastern Region Brochure (PDF, 1.87MB)
• Mind Carer Helpline
• National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum
• Parenting Strategies: Protecting Your Child's Mental Health
• Tandem - the peak body for families and carers of people experiencing mental illness and emotional distress in Victoria
• Triple P - Positive Parenting Program 
• You Are Not Alone - SANE Australia
• Young Carers Network

COVID 19 (Coronavirus)

• Butterfly Foundation - COVID-19: Tips & Advice for people with an eating disorder 
• Coping during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Reach Out
• Coronavirus information - Australian Psychological Society (APS) 
• Coronavirus information, updates and advice - Department of Health and Human Services
• Coronavirus in other languages (SBS)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) mental health resources - Phoenix Australia (National Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health)
• Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service (beyondblue)
• Coronavirus resources for Health Professionals - Black Dog Institute
• COVID-19 - Individual and Community Care for LGBTI People (National LGBTI Health Alliance)
• Head to health COVID-19 Support
• Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak - beyondblue
• Managing Your Mental Health Online During COVID-19 Fact Sheet (eMHPrac) 
• Mental health and wellbeing during the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak - Lifeline
• MyAus Multilingual COVID-19 App
• Supporting children during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic - Emerging Minds 

Depression and Anxiety

• A Guide To What Works For Anxiety (an evidence based review) beyondblue
• A Guide To What Works For Depression (an evidence based review) beyondblue
• Anxiety: Learn, think, do (Jean Hailes for women's health)
• Anxiety - Medicine Wise (NPS)
• Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria
• Depression & Anxiety Information & Help for Men (beyondblue)
• Depression & Anxiety Information & Help for Women (beyondblue)
• Depression - Black Dog Institute 
• dNet - Australians living with depression
• Family Focus DVD (Talking together about parental depression and anxiety) - COPMI

Disability

• Accessible Mental Health Services for People with an Intellectual Disability - Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria (PDF, 1.67MB)  
• Depression in Adults with Intellectual Disability Checklist for Carers 
• Disability and children's mental health - Kids Matter
• Healthy Mind (Easy Read tool designed to help people with Intellectual Disability (ID) to recognise and regulate their thoughts and feelings) - Black Dog Institute 
• Intellectual Disability Mental Health Core Competency Framework: A Manual for Mental Health Professionals - UNSW
• Intellectual Disability mental health e-Learning (for professionals, carers, and consumers)
• Vision Loss - Counselling 
• Your Guide to Mental Health and ABI 

Eating Disorders

• Butterfly Foundation for Eating Disorders
• Caring for someone with an Eating Disorder (PDF, 373KB)
• Eating Disorders Carers Help Kit
• Eating disorders - (RANZCP)
• Eating Disorders Victoria (Ph: 1300 550 236)
• Insights in Recovery - A consumer-informed guide for health practitioners working with people with eating disorders
• National Eating Disorders Collaboration
• National ED HOPE Line (Ph: 1800 33 4673)

Employment

• Getting Back To Work - SANE Australia
• Heads Up - Creating a mentally healthy workplace
• Unemployed men - resources from beyondblue
• Workplace Mental Health Awareness e-learning Program

Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness

• A- Z Service Directory  - FaPMI
• CHAMPS (Children and Mentally ill parents)
• COPMI (Children of Parents with a Mental Illness) 
• Factsheet for educators and teachers on supporting children of parents with a mental illness - Response Ability
• Parenting with a mental illness

Family Violence

• Domestic Violence and mental health (Head to Health)
• Family violence and sexual assault services
• The Lookout - Family Violence Resources

Finding Help 

• Find a Psychiatrist
• Find a Psychologist
• Lifeline Service Finder
• SupportConnect (9800 1071)
• Telephone and Online Services

General

• CRIS (Crisis Referral Information System) Online Directory 
• Department of Health A to Z of mental health
• Directory of Medical and Allied Health Practitioners in Mental Health
• Eastern Metro Region Mental Health Navigation Tool 
• Fact sheets and Tool kits - Lifeline 
• Fact Sheets from SANE
• Facts sheets on Mental Health - Wellways
• Fatherhood and mental illness A review of key issues
• Guidelines for Helping Someone with Gambling Problems- Mental Health First Aid
• Guides for the public - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists mental health advice
• Head to health - Australian Mental Health Resources
• Health Direct (24 hour health advice 1800 022 222)
• Helping someone with mental health problems and financial difficulties:  Guidelines for Mental Health Professional (Mental Health First Aid)
• Hearing Voices - Info from Prahran Mission
• Lifeline Mental Health Resource Centre - fact sheets and information
• Mental Health Promotion
• Mental Health Resources for the Music Industry (Support Act)
• Mental Health Services - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• Mental Health treatment and Private Health Insurance
• Open Leaves - Bookseller (Mental Health) 79 Cardigan Street Carlton
• Outside the Locker Room 
• Prevention First: A prevention and promotion framework for mental health 
• Psychiatric Illness and Intellectual Disabilities Donations Trust Fund
• Road Trauma Support Services offers free face-to-face or telephone counselling to any person affected by a road incident 
• Superfriend - Provides information for workers on how to stay mentally healthy
• Taking Care of Yourself & Your Family – A Resource Book for Good Mental Health
• Understanding Trauma - Video from Phoenix Australia, Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
• Your Health In Mind (RANZCP)

Grief

• beyondblue - Grief and loss
• Grief Australia -Need help?
• Headspace - How to support your child in the grieving process
• Trauma and Grief Network (support families)

Legal

• Mental Health Act 2014 handbook
• Mental Health Legal Centre Inc
• Victoria Legal Aid - Mental health and your rights 

LGBTI

• DocLIST - Doctors and Mental Health Professionals Recommended by Lesbian and Bisexual Women
• Families Like Mine - A Guide to parents and families of young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender diverse or who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity
• Gay & Lesbian Switchboard (Ph: 9663 2939)
• Improving E-therapy for Mood Disorders among Lesbians and Gay Men - A practical toolkit for developing tailored web and mobile phone-based depression and anxiety interventions (PDF, 363KB)
• Intersect - Building Culturally Safe and Inclusive Communities
• LGBTI - beyondblue
• Rainbow Door -  is a Victorian-based, free LGBTIQA+ helpline. Rainbow Door provides information, support, and referral by trained counsellors and can speak to people about suicidal thoughts, concern for others, or bereavement by suicide 
• Working therapeutically with LGBTI clients: a practice wisdom resource

Loneliness

• Isolation and Loneliness (ReachOut)
• Loneliness and Isolation (Lifeline)

Medicines and Other Treatments

• Complementary Therapies - SANE Australia
• Consumer Medicine Information on myDr
• Medicines and Other Treatments - Mental Health Council of Australia
• Reconnexion - Treatment, support and information about benzodiazepine dependency and withdrawal, anxiety, insomnia and depression

Men

• beyondblue - men
• Mensline Australia - mental health
• Support for new dads - Gidget Foundation

• Carers and the NDIS (Carers Australia)
• Mental Health and the NDIS 
• NDIS Psychosocial Supports Design Project – Final Report (NDIA and Mental Health Australia)
• Self-Advocacy For The NDIS (Mental Health) Resource Booklet
• The NDIS and You - Wellways

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria 
• OCD and Anxiety Helpline (1300 269 438)
• OCD - Family and Friends Helpsheet
• OCD Factsheet

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