{"id":2613,"date":"2020-04-20T13:52:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T04:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2020-04-21T10:20:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T00:50:05","slug":"2613","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2020\/04\/20\/2613\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Mental Wellbeing Telephone Support Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned last week that Beyond Blue had set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2020\/04\/14\/beyond-blue-has-launched-its-coronavirus-mental-wellbeing-support-service\/\">COVID-19 Mental Wellbeing Support Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They aren&#8217;t the only ones though.<\/p>\n<p>A colleague of mine sent through details of a new Support Line being run by Skylight, who run the very useful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skylight.org.au\/our-services\/letss\">Lived Experience Telephone Support Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Details are below, taken from the website.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that characterises this new support line (as well as the Lived Experience Telephone Support Service) that is different from other support lines is that you get to speak to someone with a lived experience of mental ill health.<\/p>\n<p>Some individuals with mental illness appreciate the opportunity to speak to someone who has gone through a similar or related experience.<\/p>\n<p>We also know that the various changes brought about because of Coronavirus have led some people to experience a resurgence of their mental health problems.<\/p>\n<p>This service provides another tool for those people to seek support.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It is clear that the impact of COVID-19 is causing significant distress to many in the community. In response to this,\u00a0Skylight Mental Health is offering the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skylight.org.au\/COVID-19-Support-Line\"><strong>COVID-19 Mental Health Peer Support Line and Web Chat<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to provide mental health support during these unprecedented times.<\/p>\n<p>This service\u00a0will be available for all South Australians \u2013 whether you live in Adelaide or regional South Australia \u2013 from\u00a0<strong>5:00pm &#8211; 11:30pm,\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>7 days per week<\/strong>\u00a0and is delivered by peers who have a mental health lived experience. We are available to provide a listening ear, COVID-19 related information, as well as connect you with other appropriate services as needed.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u00a0or someone you know could benefit from mental health support due to COVID-19, please call\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skylight.org.au\/COVID-19-Support-Line\"><strong>COVID-19 Mental Health Peer Support Line<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"tel:1800022020\">1800 02 2020\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skylight.org.au\/COVID-19-Support-Line\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2614 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2020\/04\/covidskylight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2020\/04\/covidskylight.jpg 931w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2020\/04\/covidskylight-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2020\/04\/covidskylight-768x742.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I mentioned last week that Beyond Blue had set up a COVID-19 Mental Wellbeing Support Service. They aren&#8217;t the only ones though. 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