New South Wales CAG


Greater Western Area Health Service
Police
Orange Court House
Dept of Housing
Carers NSW
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service
Peter Andren MP
OCRO Commonwealth Respite Centre
Rotary (Daybreak)
Lions Club
Salvation Army
Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health
CAG NSW
Central West Division of General Practice
Curran Centre
Tenants Advisory Service
St Vincent de Paul
Mission Australia
Centrelink
Dept Correctional Services
NSW Police
Juvenile Justice
Blind Handy Man Files Page



Beyondblue
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/site/
Provide a national focus and community leadership to increase the capacity of the broader
Australian community to prevent depression and respond effectively to it.  
 

The National Postnatal Depression Program
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/postnataldepression/
The National PND Program is looking at the use of a simple mental-health screening tool,
the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), in an Australian population, to identify women who
may be at risk of antenatal and postnatal depression.  
 

MoodGYM
http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/
MoodGYM is designed to be used by people who would like to prevent mental health problems or
manage problems which are troubling but not incapacitating. It is designed as a prevention programme.
 

BluePages Depression Information
http://bluepages.anu.edu.au/
This is a comprehensive depression information site compiled by ANU's
Centre for Mental Health Research. It includes evidence-based
information about medical, psychological, and alternative treatments,
symptoms, depression quiz, prevention, resources, and depression search
engine.  
 
 

ACROSS.Net (Australians Creating Rural Online Support Systems)  
http://www.acrossnet.net.au/  
 
This is a three-year collaborative action research project. It aims to design and develop an
online support system that will assist community members in accessing information, education and
support regarding suicide and its prevention. It is a Queensland based pilot study.  

Reach Out!  
http://www.reachout.com.au
 
Reach Out! is a web-based service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times.
The aim of the service is to improve young people's mental health and well being by providing support
information and referrals in a format that appeals to young people.  

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychological response to the experience of
overwhelmingly traumatic events. It can affect people of any age, culture or gender. PTSD can result
from many types of trauma, especially those which threaten life.
http://www.acpmh.unimelb.edu.au/mentalhealth/assessmentAndDiagnosis.html


The symptoms of PSTD include:
http://www.vvaa.org.au/ptsd.htm


Acute Stress Disorder and
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/_files/mh14.pdf


PTSD AND ADDICTION – US EXPERT URGES AUSTRALIAN ACTION
http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/NDARCWeb.nsf/resources/PR2007_1/$file/PTSD+PR+2007.pd f


Integrating treatment for alcohol use problems and comorbid PTSD
http://notes.med.unsw.edu.au/NDARCWeb.nsf/page/Current%20Project%20T33%20Integra ting%20Treatment%20PTSD


Diagnosis of PTSD
http://www.secasa.com.au/index.php/workers/21/11/4

How do you know if you're suffering from depression?
http://www.friendshospital.com/Depressiontest.asp


What is depression
http://www.depressionet.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id =238&Itemid=75


http://www.depressionet.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id =475&Itemid=116
We get a lot of people asking us how they can help family members and friends who are suffering from
depression. This is a difficult question to answer.


Symptoms of Depression
http://www.medicalonline.com.au/medical/disease_index/mental_problems/symptoms-o f-depression.htm


All of what this article talks about I know about.....
It is a good site
 
Depression in men
http://www.movember.com/au/malehealth/DepressioninMen.pdf


How do you know you are depressed?
http://www.healthnetwork.com.au/diseases-conditions/symptoms-depression.asp

ARAFMI
 
[Tasmania] www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/mhcrc      
[Queensland] www.arafmiqld.org/          
[Western Australia] www.arafmi.asn.au/      
[Victoria] www.arafemi.org.au          
[New South Wales] www.arafmi.org      
[South Australia] http://users.senet.com.au/~panangga/mhrc/
       
ARAFMI is an organisation for families and friends of people with mental illness or disorder.
ARAFMI can help by offering support, education and advocacy.
There is also a HELPLINE offering information and support:  
(02) 9805 1883 / Toll Free 1800 655 198.  


Private Psychiatric Facilities, their number of Dedicated Psychiatric Beds (and the total
number of Beds in the Hospital where relevant), and the number of Clinicians involved with
or employed by the Hospital ((1) Psychiatrists with admitting rights; (2) Psychiatrists in
regular attendance; (3) Nursing and allied health staff).
http://www.aodgp.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/9DDCE2BA01AFDB12CA2 571EA000E165E/$File/psyap2.pdf


Company doing research for the Australian Government.
http://www.tns-global.com/


I welcome the work of the Mental Health Coalition in developing this Kit on
privacy in the mental health sector to assist providers, consumers and carers.
http://www.spgpps.com.au/documents/spgpps/publications/Mental_Health_Privacy_Kit .pdf


Mental Health Association
http://mentalhealth.asn.au/resources/web.htm

CRUfAD
Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
http://www.crufad.com/cru_index.html