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Sources of information and help for people with depression

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Many health professionals, services and support groups provide help for people with depression. Good places to find out about the ones in your area include

  • your GP
  • community health centre
  • local council community services section
  • websites listed below.

Websites

HealthInsite (www.healthinsite.gov.au) is an Australian Government website that provides links to websites containing quality health information, including information on depression.

beyondblue (BB) (www.beyondblue.org.au), Black Dog Institute (BDI) (www.blackdoginstitute.org.au), BluePages (BP) (www.bluepages.anu.edu.au) and SANE (www.sane.org) websites have lots of useful information, including

  • fact sheets, books, DVDs, etc on many aspects of depression, including antidepressant medications, and non-drug treatments and strategies
  • lists of health professionals trained in mental health issues (BB)
  • lists of mental health services, organisations and support groups in each state (BDI and BP).

Helplines

beyondblue (1300 224 636) and SANE (1800 187 263) have telephone helplines that provide information and support during business hours. The helplines can also be used to order fact sheets and other information.

Interactive self-help websites

MoodGYM (www.moodgym.anu.edu.au) and CLIMATEGP recovery courses (www.climategp.tv). See page 6. For the latter site, you need an access code from your GP.

Information in non-English languages

Multicultural Mental Health Association (www.mmha.org.au and go to Translated Fact Sheets).

Information about medicines

Medicines Line (1800 888 763). For more information about this service, click here.

Emergency help

Call Lifeline (13 11 14), your doctor, or the mental health team at your nearest hospital.

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Date published: 2008-07-01 00:00:00

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