Emergency telephone services:
- Life line – 13 11 14
- Suicide line – 1300 651 251
- Psychologists:
The Better Access program provides a Medicare rebate for psychologist consultations.
To access this scheme you first need to make a GP appointment for a ‘GP Mental Health Treatment Plan’. - Finding a psychologist:
Clinicare has psychologists consulting at the two practice locations: Tena Davies
The Australian Psychological Society has a searchable database of psychologists:
The following online resources provide valuable information as well as online CBT therapy:
- Australian government online mental health resources
- Beyond Blue
- Black Dog Institute
- Headspace – National Youth Mental Health Foundation (for young adults)
- Beacon – A portal to online applications for mental and physical disorders. A panel of health experts categorise, review and rate websites and mobile applications (Australian National University).
Mindfulness resources
Meditation resources – Apps for mobile devices:
- Headspace
- Smiling Mind – free guided meditation
Books/ ebooks
- Live More Happy – Dr Darren Morton. Easy to read science-based guide to improving your mood.
- The Blue Zones of Happiness – Dan Buettner. A deep dive into the science of what makes some people and communities happier than others.