Centre for Clinical Interventions
CCI is a specialist Western Australian service that conducts clinical research, training and supervision. They provide clinical services for adults suffering from anxiety, mood and eating disorders.
CCI have developed a significant amount of useful resources for consumers (clients/patients), doctors and mental health practitioners, most of which are free on their website.
http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm
headspace & eheadspace
headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds.
headspace centres are located across metropolitan, regional and rural areas of Australia. Each centre can help with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drug or work and study issues. http://headspace.org.au/
If you don’t have a headspace centre nearby or you don’t feel ready to visit a centre, eheadspace provides confidential online and telephone support service seven days a week.
To access eheadspace for the first time you will need to register on their website or via the phone line. http://eheadspace.org.au
Reachout.com
ReachOut.com provides specially targeted information to help any young person who visits the service. When they visit ReachOut.com, a young person will be guided to practical tools designed just for their needs, even when they don’t know what they’re looking for. Reach Out have a forum where young people can talk to other young people.
Resources for Trans and Gender Diverse Young People
Sometimes its hard to know where to go to get helpful, credible information about mental health for trans or gender diverse young people.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
PFLAG’s mission is to build on a foundation of loving families united with LGBTQ+ people and allies who support one another, and to educate ourselves and our communities to speak up as advocates until all hearts and minds respect, value and affirm LGBTQ people.
It’s All Right
It’s All Right is a website developed by SANE Australia to support young people with mental health concerns or who might be supporting others who have mental health concerns.
