Mental Health Resources for Rural Australians:
- Glove Box Guide to Mental Health - published by The Land
- 1800 RESPECT - National sexual assault, domestic family violence counselling service for people living in Australia.
- 24 HOUR TELEPHONE SERVICES - Western Australia
- Anglicare
- Aspire is a non-government community based agency which provides non clinical services in the mental health sector in Southwest (SW) Victoria and across Tasmania
- Aussie Farmers Foundation was formed to support country Australia by funding charitable organisations whose initiatives and work directly benefits the health and wellbeing of rural and regional communities.
- Aussie Helpers visits to farming families are not meant to solve any major problems however at times just knowing that someone cares about them and their difficult situation in the bush offers a little hope of better days ahead.
- Australian Centre for Agricultural Health & Safety
- Australian Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health (ACRRMH) arose out of the Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health-Queensland. The Queensland Centre came into being in 2006 after widespread consultation with academic, service, community, indigenous, consumer and carer groups and other interested parties. The ACRRMH’s charter draws focus on the three major population sectors in rural and remote Australia – the mining and resources sector, the agricultural sector and Indigenous Australia.
- Australian Mens Shed Association is funded by the Federal Government to provide initial and ongoing practical support for the development of all Mens Sheds.
- Australian Red Cross Community Services
- Ballarat Health Services Mental Health Services is a recovery-orientated mental healthservice that provides a comprehensive range of internationally recognised, evidence-based and "best practice" treatments to clients and their families. Our services are open to people of all ages who have, or are at risk of developing, mental health problems. Anyone can contact Mental Health Services if they are worried about their own changes in mood, ideas or behaviour, or someone else living in the region.
- Beacon is your portal to online applications for mental and physical disorders.A panel of health experts categorise, review and rate websites. These ratings are provided to you along with the site link and access information.
- Beyondblue - Rural Portal rural people with depression face special challenges such as isolation and difficulty accessing services which is why we provide information especially targeted to people from rural and remote communities.
- Beyondblue 1300 22 46 36
- Black Dog Institute is a not-for-profit, educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility offering specialist expertise in depression and bipolar disorder.
- BlazeAid is a volunteer-based organisation that works with farmers and families in rural Australia after natural disasters such as fires and floods. Working alongside the farmers, our volunteers help to rebuild fences that have been damaged or destroyed.
- The Blokes' Book (Western Australia) a directory of services available to men across a broad range of health and wellbeing areas including crisis services, relationships, fathering, eating right, being active, weight control, alcohol and drug use, preventable diseases, suicide prevention, legal and financial support
- Blueboard
- Bravehearts provide counselling and support to children, adolescents and adult survivors of child sexual assault as well as their family members.
- Burdekin Mental Health Foundation the primary roles of the consortium are community awareness, education and information.
- Cairns Mental Health Carers Support Hub offers assistance to carers, families and friends of someone living with a mental illness, in accessing the services they require, in a supportive, family friendly manner.
- Carers Australia Carers are an integral part of Australia's health system and are the foundation of our aged, disability, palliative and community care systems. Caring may include help and support in any of the activities of daily life of the person being cared for. It may include physical and personal care and assistance such as dressing, lifting, showering, feeding or providing transport. Commonly carers are responsible for the management of medications. Carers provide emotional, social or financial support. Caring may also involve helping the person they are caring for to be organised, reminding them to attend appointments and dealing with emergencies. Australia has about 2.6 million carers or 12% of the population.
- Carers Queensland provides carers with information, education, training, advocacy, counselling and other support services that may assist them in their caring role.
- Catholic Community Services - DAY 2 DAY Living Program (Orange - NSW)
- Centacare Catholic Family Services Counsellors can visit farms to provide family and relationships advice and support.
- Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health (CRRMH) is based in Orange. It is a major rural initiative of The University of Newcastle, Faculty of Health and the NSW Department of Health. CRRMH aims to bring quality education and research programs to all rural areas of NSW through effective partnerships. The Centre will improve the mental health of rural and remote communities through academic leadership, collaboration and achievements in research, education, service development and information services.
- Children Of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI) a comprehensive list of child and family programs, services and helplines across Australia
- CORES is a community based program which educates members of the local community how to intervene when somebody in the community is suicidal. The program takes the approach of “teaching people how to fish”, rather than giving them “food”, in that local community members are trained to be trainers and it is these local community people who deliver the program to their own community.
- Country Women's Association of Australia
- CRANA Bush Support Services If you are working in a remote area and are involved in the delivery of health related services, you and your family are eligible to use this service. Confidential 24-hour Support Line 1800 805 391
- CRUfAD The Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
- Defence Family Helpline 1800 624 608 Families can contact the Helpline 24-7 for support, information and connection with their local community.
- depressioNet Here you will find a comprehensive resource for information, help to access professionals, treatments, tools, etc throughout Australia, and peer support in our messageboard and chat rooms.
- E-couch is a self-help interactive program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety & worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss & grief. Established by Australian National University researchers, it provides evidence-based information and teaches strategies drawn from cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal therapies as well as relaxation and physical activity.
- Flexi Queensland offering tailored disability support, respite and home care and services
- Garnaut Review: Rural Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change
- Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health Service (Vic)
- Headspace provides mental and health wellbeing support, information and services to young people and their families across Australia.
- JIGSAW Community Services Database
- Kids Helpline - 1800 55 1800
- Lamp Inc. - Western Australia provides support services for people with mental illness, their carers and family members living in local south-west WA communities.
- Lifeline's Service Finder
- Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
- Living is for Everyone is a world-class suicide and self-harm prevention resource. Dedicated to providing the best available evidence and resources to guide activities aimed at reducing the rate at which people take their lives in Australia
- LivingWorks Australia's mission is to create learning experiences that help communities prevent suicide. We aim to provide sustainable, life-assisting resources in the community so that the benefits of our programs live on. We seek to promote suicide aware communities where people are more alert to suicide intervention opportunities.
- MAN - Rural Men's Support Services Western Australian
- Managing in Drought
- Managing the Pressures of Farming Handbook Farmers have put this manual together with the help of researchers, rural counsellors and health workers as part of the Farm Family Business Project. It is based on information that farmers in north-west NSW have provided about the impact of common pressures they face in their farm family businesses. The manual aims to point to the things we can do as a business, family and by ourself to manage the pressures in farming.
- MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78
- Mensheds Australia are now established as part of the health infrastructure that supports programs to improve men's helath and well being. Mensheds Australia plays a role in building the viability of men's sheds through their commercial activities, and their programs to achieve health ourcomes.
- Mental Health Association of Central Australia - MHACA Northern Territory
- Mental Health First Aid first aid is the help given to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained. Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.
- Mental Health Line (NSW) 1800 011 511 is a 24 hour telephone service operating 7 days per week across NSW. Anyone with a mental health issue can use the Mental Health Line to be directed to the right care for them. Carers, mental health professionals and emergency workers can also access the line
- The Mental Health of People on Australian Farms The information contained in this booklet summarises currently available data relating to mental health issues in farmers, farm families and others in the agricultural industries in Australia.
- Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) is a national network of service providers, with members in every state and territory working alongside individuals and families affected by serious mental illness.
- MoodGYM is an innovative, interactive web program designed to prevent depression. It consists of five modules, an interactive game, anxiety and depression assessments, downloadable relaxation audio, a workbook and feedback assessment. MoodGYM was designed and developed by staff at the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University.
- myCompass is an interactive self-help service that aims to promote resilience and wellbeing for all Australians. myCompass is a guide to good mental health – it points you in the right direction. You can track your moods, write about them and view information and tips. You can also choose to do one of the modules designed to help you manage mild to moderate stress, anxiety and depression.
- National Rural Health Alliance - Suicide in Rural Australia Fact Sheet
- NCFH - National Centre for Farmer Health provides leadership in research, education, information and service delivery to improve health, wellbeing and safety for farmers and farm workers.
- Odyssey House Victoria has been a place of hope and positive change for individuals working towards breaking their pattern of addiction for over 30 years. Odyssey House Victoria's mission is to provide opportunities for change and growth by reducing drug use, improving mental health and reconnecting people to their family and the community.
- Older Men : New Ideas
- On the Line - Professional remote counselling
- On Track aims to support the Australian community to achieve mental and physical health and wellbeing. There are many Australians who do not access health care services for a range of reasons such as distance and cost. Making services available online means that more people will be able to get help for their mental and physical health concerns. OnTrack offers free access to online programs, information, quizzes and advice.
- Our Consumer Place is a resource centre run entirely by people diagnosed with mental illness
- PTSD Forum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a life threatening, debilitating disorder that can break down a sufferer’s body through anxiety and stress. Further it poses a significant suicide risk resulting from the brains neurological imbalance and chemical depression. Sufferers often live in denial, thus this community is aimed at helping PTSD sufferers help themselves through others experiences, guidance and education. We are here for the sufferer, spouse and families surrounding PTSD. Spouses and family are too often forgotten in this equation, and often they receive all the worst that PTSD has to offer. If you're involved in any way with PTSD, get registered and help yourself now.
- Queensland Farmers Federation - Disaster Resilience a series of short videos with resilience tips for farmers in preparing for, and recovering from, natural disasters.
- Queensland Rural, Regional & Remote Women's Network - Recovering from Trauma
- Reach Out Australia provides young people with the information, help, support, advice and connections they need to manage mental health.
- Regional Men’s Health Initiative (WA) is a Royalties for Regions funded project aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of men in rural Western Australia, delivered by Wheatbelt Men’s Health (Inc.).
- Relationships Australia 1300 364 277
- REPORT: Staying Healthy: Behaviours and services used by farmers and fishers
- REPORT: SUICIDE in RURAL & REMOTE AREAS of AUSTRALIA
- Royal Flying Doctor Service - Clinical Services
- Rural Alive and Well (RAW) - Tasmania Rural Alive and Well Inc is a not for profit organisation delivering suicide prevention and community wellbeing services to the Central Highlands, Glamorgan Spring Bay and Southern Midlands Municipalities in Tasmania. Rural Alive & Well Inc is also funded to provide a suicide prevention and community wellbeing service for Forest Workers, their families and associated businesses who have been impacted by recent changes to the Forest Industry within Tasmania.
- Rural Health Channel is the first nationally available free-to-air health TV channel. The Rural Health Channel is being broadcast on Channel 600 via the Aurora Digital satellite system which carries VAST (Viewer Access Satellite Television) services. VAST services provide digital TV to people who cannot receive terrestrial digital television and currently reach 84,000 households. Government estimates expect this number to grow to 400,000 by the end of next year.
- Rural Mental Health Support Line 1800 201 123 (NSW)
- The Salvation Army
- Salvation Army Hope for Life The information and training programs which are available through Hope for Life are designed to help you to know how to respond to people who may be at risk of suicide and those who have been bereaved by suicide.
- SANE Australia 1800 187 263
- The Shed Online is an online social community for men, founded by beyondblue. Like the original Men’s Sheds, The Shed Online is a place for men to socialise, network, make friends and share skills. It aims to recreate the atmosphere of “real life” Men Sheds – a safe space where men can feel confident to discuss and exchange information. The Shed Online aims to foster a sense of community and build men’s social networks.
- Sisters of Charity Outreach - Country Care Link 1800 806 160 has been assisting rural families since 1992. The Service provides support and hospitality to country people visiting Sydney for medical purposes.
- St Vincent de Paul Society
- StandBy Response Service – Across Australia is a community based program that provides a 24 hour coordinated crisis response to assist families, friends and associates who have been bereaved through suicide
- Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 The Suicide Call Back Service provides crisis counselling to people at risk of suicide, carers for someone who is suicidal and those bereaved by suicide, 24 hours per day 7 days a week across Australia.
- Suicide Prevention Australia Position Statement on Responding to Suicide in Rural Australia.
- Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Association Inc (SOSBSA) is a non-profit charitable organisation that supports people bereaved by suicide and helps people at risk of suicide. We hold support group meetings for the bereaved by suicide.
- Veterans and Veteran's Families Counselling Service 1800 011 046
- Victoria's Mental Health Services rural service areas
- Young Carers are children and young people up to 25 years of age who help care in families where someone has an illness, a disability, a mental health issue or who has an alcohol or other drug problem.
Last updated: 18/04/2013
