Useful Links and Resources

Mental Health Crisis Options

Mental Health Triage – For assistance in a mental health emergency, contact the mental health triage service – telephone 13 14 65 available 24 hours, seven days a week. (South Australia)
Lifeline – 13 11 14 (24 hour crisis hotline), www.lifeline.org.au
Suicide Call Back Service – Free nationwide counselling 1300 659 467,
www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Mensline – 1300 78 99 78, www.mensline.org.au
Kids Help Line – 1800 55 1800
Online counselling available at www.kidshelpline.com.au

Beyond Blue – www.beyondblue.org.au, (provides national leadership to increase community awareness, prevention and early intervention of depression and related illnesses.)
Black Dog Institute – www.blackdoginstitute.org.au, (a not-for-profit, educational, research, clinical and community-oriented facility offering specialist expertise in depression and bipolar disorder)
Headspace – www.headspace.org.au, (provides health advice, support and information to young Australians aged 12-25.)
The Australian Government Department of Health – National Suicide Prevention Strategy

Pain Australia – https://www.painaustralia.org.au/
Australian Pain Management Association – http://www.painmanagement.org.au
YouTube videos
- Why things hurt – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylbrkstYtU
- Understanding pain in less than 5 minutes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3phB93rvI&t=57s
- Tame the beast – It’s time to rethink pain – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUzvSph7Z4&t=38s