headspace Onkaparinga now has an online referral form
headspace is a national mental health service focused on the needs of young people. There are headspace centres located all around Australia, including in South […]
Treatment Options
Getting help (without leaving the house)
The Lived Experience Telephone Support Service (LETSS) is a free service that assists people living in the Adelaide metropolitan region, and their carers, to access […]
Low cost psychological therapy available from UniSA psychology clinic
Finding low-cost psychological therapy options is a challenge. One potential avenue is through psychology clinics attached to universities. I just got notice from a colleague […]
Mental Health Week @ Flinders 2019 - core messaging
This post is part of a small series of posts that went ‘behind the scenes’ of Mental Health Week 2019 (MHW2019). The others included early […]
A lot of students are anxious, or is it stress?
Every year we review our statistics on the students we’ve seen and the problems/challenges they are dealing with. Year in, year out, the most common […]
Struggling with a gaming or gambling problem?
Biji and Brenda from Relationships Australia came and talked to the counselling team this morning. They were letting us know about the various gambling and […]
10-week nutrition and exercise program available to students
A keen-eyed newsletter recipient found this program launching at Flinders in March 2019. View information about the program. I’ve reproduced sections of it below for […]
How to find the right mental health information to suit your needs
In addition to providing students a health and mental health service, our role here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services is to direct you to […]
Shining light on gender-based violence
Today’s post is by Zoe Walter. Zoe is a counsellor here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services and is also the Sexual Violence Project Officer. […]
Mindful Yoga report for 2018
Work is already underway, by members of the Health, Counselling and Disability Services team, to organise our wellbeing programs for 2019. In collaboration with OASIS, […]
Flinders Insomnia Clinic
Flinders University has some of world’s leading sleep researchers. You can identify them by the funny glasses they wear, and the strange rings adorning their […]