Lived Experience Telephone Support Service
Recently, some of our counselling team members met up with some peeps from Skylight, a mental health organisation in the community. They were letting us […]
External health and mental health services
Be Medicinewise Week
The 20th to the 26th August this year (2018) is NPS Medicinewise Week. NPS Medicinewise is an “an independent, not-for-profit and evidence-based organisation that works […]
Support groups for women who have experienced domestic violence
The clinicians here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services have alerted me to two important support services for women who have experienced, or are experiencing […]
Youth Disability Inclusion Forum
Are you a young person living with a disability? Do you want to know more about the services and opportunities available to you? The City of […]
Not coping? - there's a course for that!!
The terms ‘coping’ and ‘resilience’ are thrown around a lot nowadays in relation to university students. The reasons are relatively simple. Studying at university can […]
Services if you are facing an unplanned pregnancy
SA Health provides a comprehensive range of services if you are facing an unplanned pregnancy. These include counselling, abortion, decision making support, sexual health and […]
The relationship between trauma and mental health
Orygen (the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health) have just released an excellent fact-sheet for young people explaining the links between trauma and […]
Resources for those bereaved by suicide
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2016, suicide was the leading cause of death among all people 15-44 years of age, and the […]
Get yourself a New Access Coach
What is the difference between life coaching and therapy? Honestly, I have no idea! Actually, that isn’t quite true. Coaching tends to be a little […]
The Panic Room - Support Groups
Kate from the Panic Room wanted me to let you know about the support group service that they run. They run regular confidential forums for […]
Online services for post-traumatic stress
It is an unfortunate fact of life that most of us, at some point, will be exposed to a traumatic event. Examples of traumatic events […]
Find the right NDIS services from providers near you
If you are registered with the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), you may be interested in the following resource. Telstra, who are better known for […]
Healthdirect App
I’ve mentioned Healthdirect a couple of times on this blog. I think it is your best starting point in looking for health information and health […]
Free Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Jennifer Burke from Adelaide Psychology & Co is running a “relaxed 1 hour introduction to mindfulness-based skills and tools that will help you to cope […]
Online services for anxiety
Anxiety goes by a number of names: nervousness, stress, worry, fear, panic. Some degree of anxiety is perfectly normal. It is normal to be nervous […]