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This part of the MulgaNet resource library contains web links that are relevant to the rural mental health sector.
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We encourage members to Add a link to the library. Alternatively, contact us and let us know about a useful link.
Web links can quickly become out of date. Please let us know if any of the resource information is incorrect or if links don't work.
Service Development Links
| Title | URL | Organisation | Summary |
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| Auseinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ | Auseinet | The key focus of the Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health (Auseinet) is to assist a range of sectors to implement mental health promotion and illness prevention approaches in their respective settings. |
| Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research | http://www.aspr.org.au/ | Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research | The Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) is a national peak body for psychiatric and mental health research in Australia and New Zealand. It includes researchers from a range of disciplines (including psychiatrists, psychologists, statisticians, epidemiologists, neuroscientists, geneticists, social scientists, mental health nurses, health economists) and provides them with an opportunity to come together to report on their most recent work, to stay abreast of developments in their own and related fields, to strengthen old collaborations and to develop new ones. |
| Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety | http://www.acahs.med.usyd.edu.au/ | Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety | The Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety is a research centre within the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine. Note the link to "Managing the Pressures of Farming" resource The mission of the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety has been defined "To assist rural Australians to attain improved levels of health and well-being by action to reduce the incidence and severity of injury and illness associated with life and work in agriculture". |
| Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine | http://www.acrrm.org.au/ | ACRRM | The College’s core function is to determine and uphold the standards that define and govern competent unsupervised rural and remote medical practice. Fellowship awards are conferred to rural medical practitioners who have been assessed as meeting the College standards for rural practice. This qualification is required to be maintained by doctors' participating in professional development programs that are relevant and accredited for rural practice. |
| Australian Government Mental Health Web-site | http://www.health.gov.au/mentalhealth | Australian Government Dept of Health and Aging | This is the mental health section of the Australian Government Dept of Health site. It contains links and information regarding key national mental health programs including: National Mental Health Strategy Better Outcomes in Mental Health Program National Suicide Prevention Programs Access to mental health publications |
| Australian Rotary Health Research Fund | http://www.arhrf.org.au/ | Australian Rotary Health Research Fund | This site provides an overview of the ARHRF programs, and links to their mental health research grants, mental health awareness activities and related resources |
| beyondblue | http://www.beyondblue.org.au/ | beyondblue: the national depression initiative | This web-site provides information on depression, anxiety and related disorders (including signs and symptoms, treatments and self help strategies. The beyondblue website is also a gateway to other Internet resources (eg. consumer and carer organisations, new research findings and online therapies). The website has information targeted to consumers, carers, researchers and health professionals. In addition, a section of the website has information specifically targeted at rural communities. The beyondblue website does not provide clinical advice, emergency assistance or professional services, but provides information about services and treatments, and how to access them. |
| Black Dog Institute | http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/ | Black Dog Institute, NSW | This site provides a range of resources and information concerning depression, including a guide to services, fact sheets for people suffering depression and also for people who are worried about a friend or family member. The site also contains details of clinician assessment and treatment aids, including training programs for rural general practitioners. |
| BluePages | http://bluepages.anu.edu.au/ | Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU | BluePages provides online evidence-based depression information for consumers. It incorporates online depression and anxiety quizzes, and information based on systematic scientific reviews of what medical, psychological and alternative interventions are effective for depression (and what are not). It also provides a downloadable relaxation program, a link to MoodGYM, an online cognitive behavioural therapy program, information about depression resources and where to get help and a specialised search engine for searching a large number of international and Australian depression sites. BluePages incorporates BlueBoard, an online mutual support group. It is written at year 8 level by researchers from the Centre for Mental Health Research. It has been evaluated in a randomised controlled trial and found to reduce depressive symptoms and improve depression literacy among community participants with elevated depressive symptoms. It also produced a small but statistically significant reduction in stigmatising attitudes among users. |
| Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health | http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policy/cmh | NSW Health | This site provides links to information about key NSW Health policies and programs in Mental Health, including: -24 hour contact details for Area mental health services -access to major mental health publications and reports -links to key policy documents (including Caring for Mental Health) -links to sites for GP-mental health program (Teams of Two) -detailed information on the state-wide Mental Health Outcome and Assessment Tools -links to key Aboriginal Mental Health documents |
| CRUFAD | http://www.crufad.unsw.edu.au/ | CRUFAD, University of NSW | This site offers high quality information for consumers, and links to resources to support clinicians in the recognition and treatment of anxiety and depression. |
| Mental Health and Psychiatry Internet Resources | http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/med/menthealth/ | The University of Adelaide | This page is being developed by the Research Librarian for Mental Health at the University of Adelaide, Maureen Bell. Its purpose is to provide some links to quality mental health sites on the World Wide Web, and to save you time in locating useful material. |
| Mental Health First Aid | http://www.mhfa.com.au/ | University of Melbourne | The Mental Health First Aid Course is designed as a 12 hour course. The delivery format is flexible. The course covers the mental health crisis situations of: Suicidal behaviour/thoughts Panic attack/Acute stress reaction Acute psychotic behaviour The on-going mental health problems covered are: Depression Anxiety disorder Gradual onset psychosis Substance misuse |
| MoodGYM | http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/ | Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU | MoodGYM is a popular and visually attractive online cognitive behavioural therapy program developed by researchers at the Centre for Mental Health Research. It comprises 5 modules, each taking approximately 20 to 40 minutes to complete. Users complete online quizzes and exercises and can track their progress as they work through MoodGYM. MoodGYM has been demonstrated to reduce depressive symptoms and reduce dysfunctional thoughts in a randomised controlled trial. Positive results have also been demonstrated for online, spontaneous users of the program. The program is currently undergoing evaluation in general practice and in schools around Australia. |
| NISAD Schizophrenia Research | http://www.nisad.org.au/ | NISAD | |
| Reach Out! | http://www.reachout.com.au/home.asp | Inspire Foundation | 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. Reach Out! is an initiative of the Inspire Foundation (www.inspire.org.au). The mission of the Inspire Foundation is to create opportunities for young people to help themselves and help others. |
| Rural Health | http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/Rural+Health-1 | Australian Government Dept of Health and Aging | This is the Australian Government's Rural Health website with information on national rural health policies and programs, and research/scholarship opportunities |
| The Online Anxiety Prevention Program (OAP) | http://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~jkweb | University of Queensland | OAP is an automated internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy program for panic disorder and agoraphobia. |
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