Army, in conjunction with Mental Health, Defence Publishing Service and Singer Songwriter Mr John Schumann have produced a DVD designed to address stigma, offer support and raise awareness of the issues surrounding PTSD for Army personnel and their families. Featuring Army members who share their own experiences with PTSD, the DVD supports the important message of look after yourself, your mates and your family.

Comprehensive Assessment Service for Psychosis and At Risk (CASPAR) is a service provided by SESLHD that provides in-reach into three local headspace centres (located at Bondi Junction, Hurstville, and Miranda) to deliver early identification, care coordination, assertive outreach, and targeted interventions to support the ‘missing middle’ youth population. Largely these are young people who have mental health and recovery needs greater than what can be met by headspace alone but do not require the level of care provided by state-based public mental health services.

Bears Of Hope gives you a dialogue to openly express your feelings without feeling judged, embarrassed or minimised. The following bereavement counselling avenues are available to you at no charge.
Phone Counselling: we respect that every loss is precious, and we are here to support you no matter how far along you were in your pregnancy, or whether your loss was recent or in the past. Phone sessions are 50mins at a time that suits you.Online Counselling: the ability to speak face-to-face with our counsellors using the Go-To platform online either individually or as a couple by appointment.
Online Chat: if you are not yet ready to speak you may wish to write to our counsellor. Through online chat we can discuss your feelings and provide support and grief coping techniques. Many parents find this to be a helpful step before phone support.
Face to Face Counselling

The 1800 011 511 Mental Health Line is NSW Health’s 24/7 statewide phone service which links people with NSW Health mental health services. It is a free service. It is staffed by trained mental health professionals who: offer mental health advice, complete a brief assessment, make, recommendations for appropriate care, including referral to NSW Health mental health services. The mental health professional will ask you questions to understand your needs and recommend appropriate services.

The Therapist Assisted Program provides 12 weeks of therapist support via weekly emails and up to 4 live sessions via video or instant chat to help tailor the mental health online program material to an individual’s specific situation, answer questions and offer additional support.

Centre 360´s Group programs support young people, parents and carers.
Mentoring: Centre 360 Youth and Family Service believes strongly in the power of a positive mentoring relationship and the tremendous impact it can have on a young person’s life. Every year, we team up with Herbet Smith Freehills to provide a scholarship and mentoring program to young people who are engaged with our service. This program runs annually and supports young people to identify their strengths in reaching their educational and work goals.
Parenting support: We know that in order to have the best outcomes for our young people we need to support their parents and families too. As part of our commitment to holistic service provision we provide the Tuning into Teens (TinT) program which offers parents and carers therapeutic support, skills and confidence to better manage family issues. These programs run throughout the year and places are limited so if you are keen, click below to register your interest.

The  Anxiety and Worry Program is designed to help people understand the nature of anxiety and worry and to learn the skills and strategies that help manage anxiety and improve overall mental health and wellbeing.
This program is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and has been developed by psychologists and researchers from the National eTherapy Centre.

This online program is for parents and caregivers of children aged 3 to 7 years, whose children are experiencing some form of worry, anxiety or fear. This program is designed to be a self-help intervention and is not monitored by professionals.

The BRAVE Program is an online program for the treatment of anxiety in young people. It was developed by a team of researchers from the University of Queensland, Griffith University, and the University of Southern Queensland, and has been specifically designed to teach young people the skills they need to reduce anxiety and cope with stressful situations.

ForWhen provides new and expecting parents mums dads and guardians with a caring supportive mental health navigation service. It’s a national support line that connects you to the right service that can help you understand what you’re feeling and provide the guidance and support you need at the right time.

ForWhen is designed to support you onto the right pathway so you can access the help you need to better manage mental health challenges as they occur. These challenges can look and feel like this:

Anxiety, fear, or worry about your pregnancy, your baby, or yourself.
Worrying you’re not coping well, or not enjoying your pregnancy or newborn the way you think you should.
Ambivalence, or even negative feelings, about your pregnancy, or your baby.
Isolation and disconnection from friends, family, and the world around you.
Feeling overwhelmed with the responsibility of parenting, and coping strategies aren’t working.
A sense of hopelessness about the future.
Inability to manage your feelings after traumatic birth.

The Adult Mental Health team is a multidisciplinary team that provides assessment and recovery orientated time limited care for people living in the community who are assessed as needing care coordination. The team will work in partnership with other community services including your GP, and can provide support and education for families and carers. The Adult Mental Health Team can help with your employment and education goals, physical health and everyday activities important to community living.

headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds.
We support young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drug services, as well as work and study support. With a focus on early intervention, we work with young people to provide support at a crucial time in their lives – to help get them back on track and strengthen their ability to manage their mental health in the future.
In everything we do, we aim to meet the evolving and unique needs of young people and those who support them.

Beyond Blue’s work is aimed at achieving an Australian community that understands depression and anxiety, empowering all Australians at any life stage to seek help. Many Australians have some experience with anxiety and depression or related disorders, whether it is personal or via family, friends, or work colleagues. Beyond Blue raises awareness, reduces stigma, and ensures people have access to the information they need to ensure recovery, management, and resilience.

If you’re going through a hard time right now, the Beyond Blue Support Service is available 24/7 for brief counselling. Most calls last around 20 minutes.

Beyond Blue counsellors will listen and help you find the extra mental health help you need.

Get free, confidential counselling (local call costs apply).

Psychological Support Services (PSS) provides free access to short-term psychological therapy either face-to-face or via telehealth.
PSS is for people experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns who live in the Central and Eastern Sydney region, who may not be able to access support through Medicare subsidised psychological services and are experiencing financial hardship or low income.

Focused psychological therapy is delivered by Psychologists, Mental Health Social Workers, Credentialed Mental Health Nurses and Mental Health Occupational Therapists.

CESPHN commissions PSS Project 54 which reduces barriers to accessing psychological support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by providing outreached-based, culturally appropriate, and sensitive support in locations across the region including La Perouse, Glebe and Sutherland LGA.

Aboriginal Counselling Service provides Workforce Support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members. The supports and assistance available include critical incident debriefing, mediation, workplace counselling and mental health relapse prevention. Workforce support community have a lot of unresolved grief through Sorry Business so Aboriginal Counselling have first-hand knowledge and insight as to how this looks like for an Aboriginal worker or Aboriginal team.

B Miles Women´s Foundation helps women prevent or resolve homelessness through tailored support, and access to safe and affordable accommodation. This Foundation provides tailored, one-on-one support to women over 18 years old, without accompanying children, who are, or are at risk of, experiencing homelessness and living with mental ill-health.

Mind Australia’s Wellbeing4Life service is intended for those currently in the private mental health system who would benefit from short to medium term community-based recovery support. The service provides support to individuals who have had a recent hospitalisation related to mental ill-health. The service works to prevent future relapse and hospitalisation by supporting clients to work towards goals that are meaningful and achievable.

Baby Steps aims to enhance the well-being of new mums and dads and support them in their transition to parenthood.

Baby Steps provides online resources for dads as well as mums, adjusting to life with your new baby is exciting, but also challenging.
Baby Steps was written for parents having their first baby, but can be used by anyone with a young baby who wants to learn more about caring for their baby or themselves.

The Adult Mental Health team is a multidisciplinary team that provides assessment and recovery orientated time limited care for people living in the community who are assessed as needing care coordination. The team will work in partnership with other community services including your GP, and can provide support and education for families and carers. The Adult Mental Health Team can help with your employment and education goals, physical health and everyday activities important to community living.

Triple P recognises that every family is different, which is why Family Transitions Triple P Online can be personalised to suit different circumstances. The free online program supports parents and carers to:
• create a stable, reassuring environment for children
• reduce adverse effects and help them feel supported, reassured and secure
• help children and themselves to manage emotions and develop good coping skills
• handle challenging moments more calmly and confidently
• build effective communication and problem-solving skills to reduce conflict and co-parent more effectively
• adapt and evolve in their new family dynamic.

This Fact Sheet aims to provide general guidelines only, relating to grief and bereavement practices in both regional and urban communities. Workers are advised to always consult with the individuals and families they work with to obtain an understanding of local community grieving and cultural practices.

Grief is the natural response to loss, and most people, over time, adjust to loss in their own unique way. Sometimes, however, additional stressors or factors make loss more difficult to adapt to. Historically people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, plus (LGBTI+) have experienced widespread social stigma and discrimination. People who identify as LGBTI+ may have higher levels of psychological distress and anxiety and may have reduced support networks, particularly as they age. These are important considerations in relation to grief, loss and bereavement.

The Older Persons Mental Health Service provides time limited care for older people who may require specialist mental health support, in collaboration with their GP. This includes people with severe behavioural problems associated with dementia. Usually this service is for people over 65 years of age. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may come to the service at a younger age.

‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’ introduces you to five simple and effective ways to improve your psychological and emotional health that are based on extensive international research. The website gives you practical tools and resources so you can discover how to make the 5 Ways part of your ways to wellbeing.

The most recent and extensive research evidence suggests there are 5 main ways all individuals can play an active role towards improving and maintaining a sense of wellbeing:

Connect- Be Active – Keep Learning- Be Aware- Help Others

Gidget Foundation Australia’s Start Talking program provides free specialist perinatal telehealth counselling services for expectant and new parents nationwide. Services are provided by Gidget Clinicians, delivered via a video call service, similar to FaceTime or Skype.

Start Talking offers the same quality of care available through Gidget Foundation Australia’s face-to-face services at Gidget House, affording quality treatment for those with limited access. Support is also provided to people who have experienced a pregnancy or childbirth-related loss, such as stillbirth, miscarriage or termination within the last 12 months. Partners are also able to access our specialised services.

Find which FREE course suits you best. Every family’s different, so we make it easy to choose the parenting support that fits your situation. You choose when, where, and how you want to do Triple P!

Dokotela offers telehealth appointments with Psychiatrists. You see our specialists by a secure video conferencing platform. Some face to face appointments are also available in certain areas. The Dokotela platform facilitates access to mental health clinicians where and when you need them. Their clinicians are independent professionals with broad expertise. Psychiatrists are doctors that specialise in mental health. They make a thorough assessment based on a particular pattern of symptoms and can recommend suitable treatment for Depression and Anxiety, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Psychosis and schizophrenia, Eating disorders, Adolescent Psychiatry, ADHD. You will need a device with a camera, speaker, microphone and stable and secure internet connection.

This service is provided at multiple locations across the SLHD catchment.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provide assessment and management of mental health problems affecting school-aged children and young people. The Rivendell residential service provides intensive care and rehabilitation for young people with persistent problems that may affect their ability to participate in secondary school education.

Canteen provides a wide range of free support services to help young people impacted by cancer overcome the specific challenges they’re dealing with, including counselling and individual support.

Lifeline’s new service is designed to reach help-seekers who aren’t ready to talk to someone else about their situation, or simply prefer to manage things themselves first. Available at lifeline.org.au/toolkit, the new Support Toolkit is full of practical information in plain language, as well as the best curated tools, apps, techniques and services to help individuals take the next step in their wellbeing journey. The Support Toolkit is also designed to help those supporting someone else in need. It provides tools and resources to help people understand and cater to the needs of someone in distress, while making sure they administer effective self-care at the same time.

Baptist Care´s Counselling & Family Services are still operating, providing appointments via phone, Zoom or Skype. Please call their team for an appointment: 1300 130 225
They are clinically-trained counsellors that stand by their clients through times of family separation, divorce, adolescence, depression and anxiety, problem gambling, parenting, grief, domestic and family violence, sexual abuse and suicide. They connect with our clients at their most vulnerable, and hear some of their deepest and hardest truths.
Counselling can be the first step in coping better, thinking more clearly and feeling supported, despite the challenges life throws our way.

Provides free digital and telehealth services and ongoing tailored support to people over 18 years of age with complex mental health needs and their families and carers.

Information, referral and counselling are provided to individuals and families where language or cultural issues make it difficult to access mainstream services. An individual may refer themselves or someone else (e.g. priest, doctor, service provider, family member or friend) can refer on their behalf, provided they have been given consent.

The issues for which information, referral and counselling is sought are varied and often complex because they compounded by cultural factors, the migration experience and history of the person. Counselling is provided to individuals, couples and families when they have identified an issue which is impacting negatively on their life or something they which to change and require support to deal with it more effectively.

MumMoodBooster is Australia’s new evidence-based treatment for postnatal depression. MumMoodBooster is designed to help women anywhere in Australia who are experiencing depression after the birth of their baby (postnatal depression).

Their online treatment programs are based on best-practice psychological treatment. They are designed to deliver the benefits of face-to-face cognitive-behavioral treatment without needing to leave your home. These online treatments have been developed by the Parent-Infant Research Institute and have a strong evidence base.

STARTTS’ counsellors work together with clients from a refugee or refugee like backgrounds, or seeking asylum, to help them develop ways to better manage their reactions to new situations, address and resolve problems, and work through thoughts and feelings. Counselling helps clients cope more effectively and regain control over their lives. STARTTS provides counselling face-to-face and via telehealth. Services are free and confidential.

It is a free online and internet-based treatment course designed to help people manage the impacts of neurological conditions on their mental health and day-to-day activities. It was developed because many people with neurological conditions experience significant difficulties with both their emotional wellbeing (e.g., stress, anxiety, low mood) and cognitive wellbeing (e.g., planning, memory, attention). But, many people have limited access to help for managing these difficulties.

The Wellbeing Neuro Course is designed to provide good information and teach practical skills for managing the impact of neurological conditions. However, different to other courses, it is carefully designed for people experiencing cognitive difficulties as a result of having a neurological condition – that is, difficulties with attention, memory, planning, etc.

The Adolescent Community Mental Health Service is a specialised service for young people aged from 12 to 18 years who are experiencing mental health problems. The team offers acute assessments, support and counselling, and help with links to other specialist services.

Dokotela offers telehealth appointments with Psychiatrists, Geriatricians and Psychologists. You see our specialists by a secure video conferencing platform. Some face to face appointments are also available in certain areas. The Dokotela platform facilitates access to mental health clinicians where and when you need them. Their clinicians are independent professionals with broad expertise. Psychologists are not doctors. Rather they are professionals who have studied human behaviour, including how people think and feel. A Psychologist can help you by providing therapy and counselling to reduce distress, help manage psychological problems and help you learn to cope with stressful or upsetting situations. There are many different styles of therapy, but the psychologist will work with you to identify the best approach to address your concerns. Some common types of therapy are cognitive-behavioural, dialectical behavioural, interpersonal and acceptance commitment therapy. Psychologists do not prescribe medications. You will need a device with a camera, speaker, microphone and good internet connection.

Open Arms can provide individual, couple, and family counseling to help improve your resilience, as well as enhance your mental health and wellbeing

Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling is Australia’s leading provider of high-quality mental health assessment, clinical counseling, and support services for Australian veterans and their families, as well as some reservists and peacekeepers. Open Arms focuses on meeting client needs through a combination of proven clinical practices and new and emerging evidence-based approaches.

ReachOut Parent Coaching is a free early intervention program delivered by ReachOut and The Benevolent Society.

Practitioners coach parents and carers of 12 to 18-year-olds over the phone and via an interactive online dashboard, helping them find positive ways to support their teenager and strengthen their relationship. Delivery of this service via these channels helps parents and carers access the program from anywhere in Australia, without the need to be face-to-face.

Youth Off The Streets helps young people access the mental health support services they need to recover and thrive. Mental health issues are different for every young person who experiences them. YOTS listens, provides information and connects young people with expert mental health support. YOTS provides caseworkers who help young people access the mental health services that will best support their recovery and counselling and psychological support services for enrolled students in our independent high schools.

The Depression-Anxiety Program is designed to help manage one or more mental health issues or a range of symptoms at a time. The Depression-Anxiety Program offers online modules that can help understand the symptoms individuals may have been experiencing across a range of mental health concerns. It will teach strategies to improve wellbeing and mental health. The content aims to provide useful information and to introduce skills that can help manage symptoms and alleviate distress.

The Social Anxiety Program provides information about social anxiety and introduces skills and strategies that can help to identify and monitor the symptoms of social anxiety, learn relaxation and breathing techniques to reduce social anxiety symptoms, discover and challenge unhelpful thoughts, boost wellbeing by making lifestyle changes and face feared social situations using exposure therapy.

The National Centre for Childhood Grief (NCCG) is an Australian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to caring for bereaved children and their families following the death of a parent, sibling or other close loved one.

Depression Online provides information about depression and introduces skills and strategies that can help to identify the symptoms of depression, discover and challenge unhelpful thoughts as well as boosting wellbeing by making lifestyle changes.

• 17 effective strategies – the world’s first proven-to-work online parenting program
• You choose what works for you – adapt to suit your family, your values
• Be confident about handling each new age, stage and situation (and support your child now and in the years to come)
• Do it on your phone, computer, or tablet
• Videos and fun interactive learning
• Understand what’s within your control to change and influence for your child’s benefit
• Create the best environment for your child’s development
• Know how to address child behaviours
• Promote new skills and help emotional self-regulation
• Improve your relationship with your children
• Enjoy family life more!

Dokotela offers telehealth appointments with Geriatricians. You see our specialists by a secure video conferencing platform. Some face to face appointments are also available in certain areas. The Dokotela platform facilitates access to mental health clinicians where and when you need them. Their clinicians are independent professionals with broad expertise. A geriatrician is a specialist doctor who cares for people over the age of 65 years, who usually have several health conditions or illnesses.

Geriatricians help manage: dementia and other cognitive problems; mobility and frailty; incontinence; nutrition; medicines; other complex medical issues.

A geriatrician will conduct a comprehensive assessment by asking you many questions about your physical and mental health. This is to help them understand your physical and mental condition, as well as your social situation. A geriatrician will work with you to put together a management plan or healthcare plan to help keep you as healthy and as independent as possible. You will need a device with a camera, speaker, microphone and stable and secure internet connection.

Deadly Story is a cultural resource portal that aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who are in out-of-home care, to grow in their knowledge of who they are and where they come from as well as support their growing connection to Culture, Country and Community.

Free information and support focusing on the last stage of life and the grief and loss that accompanies it.

This service is available at multiple locations across the SLHD catchment.
PIMHS provides mental health care to pregnant women and mothers experiencing severe, acute or complex mental health problems, or are at risk of recurrent, and are pregnant or have young children. The PIMHS team provides support and coordination of further follow up care.

PSS Project 54 is a pilot project aimed to reduce barriers to accessing psychological support for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by providing an outreach service that is delivered through a culturally appropriate and sensitive model of care. It is a variant of the general PSS program (described above) which also services the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This pilot project focuses on the La Perouse, Redfern, Sutherland shire, and Glebe region and works with specific referral points (listed below).

This service is for people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who are experiencing mental health concerns. Through this service, people can access individual face-to-face psychological therapy with an experienced mental health professional.

Fast and affordable access to Mental Healthcare Services. Their goal is to deliver healthcare to patients on their terms, by allowing consultations to occur where and when it suits them. Also, their proprietary software facilitates secure video-based consultations and is deeply integrated into the Australian healthcare system, allowing them to deliver prescriptions, pathology requests, specialist referrals and secure provider to provider messaging.

Led by Amy from RewireMe, you will connect to a group of welcoming peers to learn skills and techniques from Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you recognise and respond to low mood and anxiety in more constructive ways. It is a 6 week online program focused on on: understanding mood, anxiety and your mental health; thinking skills to tame your inner critic; thinking skills to improve your mood; actions you can take to ensure your environment works for you; helpful ways to communicate when you’re feeling down or anxious; and applying these practical skills to your everyday life.

Relationships Australia provide counselling services that offer a caring, safe and supportive space to talk through any difficulties or challenges in relationships. For individuals, families, and couples. Relationships Australia NSW has been helping people build and maintain safe and respectful relationships for 75 years. By offering services that inform, educate and empower, Relationships Australia NSW seek to spotlight the value of relationships – and support people to give them the time, energy and respect they need to grow and thrive.

The Statewide Statewide Intellectual Disability Mental Health Outreach Service (SIDMHOS) is a specialist mental health service that supports the needs of people with a diagnosed mental health problem and cooccuring intellectual disability, currently receiving care, who need increased specialised support. Support is individualised, ranging from advice and problem solving local pathways through to collaborative case reviews and care planning with the treating team.

‍13YARN is an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line funded by the Australian Government with the support of Lifeline and developed in collaboration with Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia. It is run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
First national support line for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in crisis.
They listen without judgment, Confidential, and anonymously. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporters
Available 24/7 across the country and accessible by any phone in Australia
Culturally Safe Space, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led service management team.

National Resource Centre For Migrant Empowerment (NRCME) programs ensure multicultural children’s mental health is improved through various forms of activities, including engaging children in sporting activities and events. NRCME counsellors aim to identify the main causes of the mental illness issues, including the family structures.

CESPHN provides priority access to the PSS Suicide Prevention Service (SPS) initiative for individuals who are considered at increased risk following a suicide attempt, self-harm, or who have heightened suicidal ideation and who are best supported in the primary health care setting. The primary objective of the Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) will be to treat and support individuals at increased risk of suicide or self-harm at a critical point in their lives.

PSS SPS is not designed to support people who are acute and immediate risk of suicide or self-harm. Individuals at acute risk should be referred immediately to the relevant state or territory government acute mental health team (or equivalent).

PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia – supports the mental health of parents and families during pregnancy and in their first year of parenthood. Perinatal mental health challenges are serious and can involve a lot of stigmas. It can affect up to one in five expecting or new mums and one in ten expecting or new dads.

PANDA’s vision is a world where perinatal mental health is understood and valued.

PANDA operates Australia’s only National Helpline for individuals and their families that provides access to counseling and information to assist with perinatal mental health issues.