Links

(With special thanks to the North Coast Medical Centre of Byron Bay www.northcoastmedicalcentre.com.au for amassing most of these useful resources below for our community.)

Mental Health

Australian Centre for Post Traumatic Mental Health.
Services to help organisations and health professionals who work with people affected by traumatic events.
http://www.acpmh.unimelb.edu.au

Australian Psychological Society. Australia's largest professional association for psychologists in Australia. Practitioner and academic resources. Community Information. Publications and Products.
http://www.psychology.org.au

Authentic Happiness: Using the new positive psychology. Promotion of the field of Positive Psychology. This discipline includes the study of positive emotion, positive character traits, and positive institutions.
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu

Beyond blue. A national, independent, not-for-profit organization working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.
http://beyondblue.org.au

Bipolar Disorder. Facts and management strategies for managing bipolar disorder.
http://www.bipolar.com.au

Black Dog Institute. Educational website specialising in mood disorders. Expert advice on depression and bipolar disorder, how to get help and stay well.
http://blackdoginstitute.org.au

Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression. Self help for those troubled by anxiety and depression. Also information for clinicians.
http://www.crufad.com

Climate. CLIMATE Recovery Courses provide health information to people under the care of a clinician to help them learn how to manage their disorder better. Climate has Recovery Courses for Anxiety, Asthma, Arthritis, Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Heart Failure and Incontinence.
http://www.climate.tv

Conflict Resolution Network. Resources and free training material for building better relationships.
http://www.crnhq.org

Embrace the future. An Australian program for young people aged up to 24 to educate in strategies and skills which promote and sustain resiliency and positive mental health.
http://embracethefuture.org.au

Headspace. Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation.
http://headspace.com.org.au

Head Room. Dedicated to the positive mental health of children and adolescents and the adults in their life.
http://headroom.net.au

Kids Help Line. A free, confidential and anonymous 24-hr telephone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 - 18.
http://kidshelpline.com.au

Lifeline Australia. A 24-hr telephone counseling service for anyone, at any time and from anywhere in Australia.
http://lifeline.org.au

LivingWorks Australia. A suicide prevention scheme that delivers programs to promote suicide awareness, increase practical skills in suicide first aid and focus on follow-up help with people at risk.
http://livingworks.org.au

NSW Psychologists Registration Board. This website contains information about the New South Wales Psychologists Registration Board, the registration of psychologists and the Board's activities.
http://psychreg.health.nsw.gov.au

Youth Beyound Blue. Ybblue's all about getting the message out there that it's okay to talk about depression, and to encourage young people and their family and friends to get help when it's needed.
http://ybblue.com.au

Teenmatters. A magazine dedicated to the parents of teenagers
http://teenmatters.com.au

Drug and Alcohol
The Buttery
http://www.buttery.org.au/

The Sanctuary Byron Bay
http://www.sanctuarybb.com

Riverlands. Drug and Alcohol Centre based in Lismore Northern NSW
http://www.ncahs.nsw.gov.au/drug-alcohol/

Transpersonal Coaching
The Institute of Transpersonal Coaching
http://www.institueoftranspersonalcoaching.com.au

Coach training and mentoring.
The International Coach Federation
http://www.coachfederation.org
International accreditation body and network for coaches.