Resources

Mental health and wellbeing resources, toolkits and information packs

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Downloads, Factsheets and Toolkits

This page contains factsheet and toolkits to support yourself and others.  Whether you reside in the Augusta Margaret River region or beyond, these resources can support you or your loved ones navigate difficult life challenges.

Alcohol, gambling and other drugs

Guide – Understanding Substance Misuse 13YARN – Download

Booklet – Advice to help you have a conversation about alcohol and drug use ADF – Download

Factsheet – Starting the conversation when you are concerned about drug and alcohol use Positive Choices – Download

Factsheet – Cannabis the Facts Drug Aware – Download

Guide – Understanding Substance Misuse 13YARN – Download

Booklet – Advice to help you have a conversation about alcohol and drug use ADF – Download

Factsheet – Starting the conversation when you are concerned about drug and alcohol use Positive Choices – Download

Infosheet –  What is Problem Gambling Lifeline– Download

Support Pack – Parent & FamilyAlcohol or Drug Use PFDSL – Download

Support Pack – Parent & FamilyAlcohol or Drug Use First Nations PDIS – Download

Booklet – Advice to help you have a conversation about alcohol and drug use ADF – Download

Support Pack – Parent & FamilyAlcohol or Drug Use First Nations PDIS – Download

Guide – Understanding Substance Misuse 13YARN – Download

Infobook – The Other Talk Alcohol and Drug Foundation – Download

Infosheet – Figuring Out What’s Up with your Teenager ReachOut– Download

Infosheet – AOD Slang Dictionary Dovetail– Download

Counselling support

Factsheet – Counsellors and counselling – What it is and how it can help Healthdirect – LINK

Guide – Mental Wellbeing Guide MHC – Download

Factsheet – What is counselling Scope – Download

List of free or low cost counselling in Augusta Margaret River – LINK

Disordered eating

Infosheet – Tips to Support Body Confidence Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Fostering a Positive Body Image Environment Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Body Image Tips for Young People Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Supporting Recovery – Students with Eating Disorders in School Butterfly– Download

Counsellors and counselling – What it is and how it can help Healthdirect – LINK

Domestic violence

Infosheet – A-Z of Consent, Empowerment and Respect Genwest– Download

Website Consent Can’t Wait Australian Government

Factsheet – Sex and consent Legal AidDownload

Factsheet – About Consent Queensland Government – Download

Guide – Domestic & Family Violence 13YARN – A self-help guide – Download

Infobook – Mobile Outreach Service Communicare– Download

Infobook – Tuart House Communicare– Download

Factsheets – Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence Government WA – Download

Tool Kit – Domestic & Family Violence Tool Kit Lifeline – Download

Guide –  Domestic & Family Violence  136YARN- Download

Infobook – Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence – Download

First nations

Guide – Understanding Substance Misuse 13YARN – Download

Support Pack – Parent & FamilyAlcohol or Drug Use First Nations PDIS – Download

Guide – Domestic & Family Violence 13YARN – A self-help guide – Download

Infobook – Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence – Download

Website – Consent Can’t Wait Australian Government

Factsheet – Sex and consent Legal Aid – Download

Guide – Financial Stress in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Website – Financial stress and your health Healthdirect 

Factsheet-  Understanding Trauma 13YARN  Download

Guide – Psychotic Illness in Mob 13YARN  Download

Guide – Loneliness in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Factsheet – Anxiety in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Factsheet – Depression in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Guide – Mental Wellbeing Guide MHC – Download

Support Pack – Parent & FamilyAlcohol or Drug Use PDIS – Download

Guide –  Grief, loss and sorry business 13YARN – Download

Toolkit – Toolkit Suicide prevention info Aboriginal TSI people – Download

Guide – Worried About SomeoneSuicide 13YARN – Download

Financial worries and Housing

Guide – Financial Stress in Mob 13YARN- Download

WebsiteFinancial stress and your health Healthdirect 

WebsiteFinancial wellbeing Beyond Blue

Factsheet – Financial wellbeing CMHAA – Download

Factsheet – WA Rent Relief Program – Download

Grief

Webpage – Navigating grief with kindness – Grief Australia – Link

Webpage – How to talk to your child about death: 3-8 years – Raising Children – Link

Webpage – How to cope with losing a loved one Teens 13-17 – kids helpline – Link

Webpage – Talking to kids and teens about death –  Strong4Life – Link

Factsheet – Have you lost someone to suicide Lifeline– Download

Infobook – When talking with a child about suicide Conversations Matter– Download

Infosheet – Understanding Complicated Grief Patient Open Arms– Download

Factsheet – Supporting someone who is grieving the loss of a child PalliativeCare Australia – Download

Booklet – After the loss of a child – A resource for parents of children in palliative care Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement – Download

Factsheet – Siblings and Grief Pediatric Palliative Care – Download

Factsheet – Have you lost someone to suicide Lifeline– Download

Factsheet – Our Employee’s Chld Has Died – How Can We Help Red Nose Grief and Loss – Download

Language guides

Guide – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Australian Government – Download

Guide – Demonstrating Inclusive and Respectful Language Reconciliation Action Plan – Download

Guide – Age Diversity Australian Government – Download

Infosheet – AOD Slang Dictionary Dovetail– Download

Guide – Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Australian Government – Download

Guide – A Guide to Language About Disability PWDA – Download

Guide – LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Language Guide LGBTI Legal Service Inc – Download

Guide – LGBTIQ Inclusive Language Guide Victoria Public Sector – Download

Glossary – LGBTIQA+ Glossary of Common Terms AIFS – Download

Guide – Communicating About Mental Ill-Health Mindframe– Download

Guide – Inclusive Language Guide Oxfam – Download

Guide – A Guide to Speaking Publicly About Suicide Mindframe– Download

Guide – Talking safely about suicide online #chatsafe– Download

Legal

Infosheet – Stronger Women – Legal Aid for Women in Regional WA Download

Factsheet – Sex and consent Legal Aid – Download

Factsheet – Sex and consent Legal Aid – Download

Factsheet – Understanding sexual consent Headspace – Download

Youth Legal Services – factsheets on:
Alcohol Laws, Cannabis Laws, Recreational Drug Laws, School (attendance, bullying, independent minors) and more.
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LGBTQIA+

Infosheet – A-Z of Consent, Empowerment and Respect – Download

Website – Consent Can’t Wait Australian Government

Factsheet – Sex and consent Legal Aid – Download

Factsheet – About Consent Queensland Government – Download

Infobook – Mobile Outreach Service Communicare– Download

Infobook – Tuart House Communicare– Download

Factsheets – Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence Government WA – Download

Tool Kit – Domestic & Family Violence Tool Kit Lifeline – Download

Guide –  Domestic & Family Violence  136YARN- Download

Infobook – Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence – Download

Guide – Mental Wellbeing Guide MHC – Download

Counsellors and counselling – What it is and how it can help Healthdirect – LINK

Factsheet – What is counselling Scope – Download

Parenting

Support Pack – Parent & Family – Alcohol or Drug Use PFDSL – Download

Support Pack – Parent & Family – Alcohol or Drug Use First Nations PDIS – Download

Factsheet – Cannabis the Facts Drug Aware – Download

Guide – Understanding Substance Misuse 13YARN – Download

Infosheet –  What is Problem Gambling Lifeline– Download

Infobook – The Other Talk Alcohol and Drug Foundation – Download

Infosheet – Figuring Out What’s Up with your Teenager ReachOut– Download

Infosheet – AOD Slang Dictionary Dovetail– Download

Factsheet – Starting the conversation when you are concerned about drug and alcohol use Positive Choices – Download

Infosheet – Tips to Support Body Confidence Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Fostering a Positive Body Image Environment Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Body Image Tips for Young People Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Supporting Recovery – Students with Eating Disorders in School Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Understanding Complicated Grief Patient Open Arms– Download

Factsheet – Have you lost someone to suicide Lifeline– Download

Infobook – When talking with a child about suicide Conversations Matter– Download

Language Guide – Communicating About Mental Ill-Health Mindframe- Download

Guide – Mental Wellbeing Guide MHC – Download

Factsheet-  Understanding Trauma 13YARN  – Download

Guide – Psychotic Illness in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Guide – Loneliness in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Factsheet – Anxiety in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Factsheet – Depression in Mob 13YARN  – Download

Infobook – Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence – Download

Website – Consent Can’t Wait Australian Government

Factsheet – Sex and consent Legal Aid – Download

Factsheet – About Consent Queensland Government – Download

Infosheet – A-Z of Consent, Empowerment and Respect Genwest– Download

Infobook – When talking with a child about suicide Conversations Matter– Download

Factsheet – Have you lost someone to suicide Lifeline– Download

Toolkit – Toolkit Suicide prevention info Aboriginal TSI people – Download

Guide – Worried About Someone – Suicide 13YARN – Download

Factsheet – Create connections Headspace – Download

Factsheet – Connect – Develop relationships with those around you Monadelphous – Download

Fact sheet – Talking to children about violent events Emerging Minds  – Download

Wellbeing

Factsheet – Create connections Headspace – Download

Factsheet – Connect – Develop relationships with those around you Monadelphous – Download

Guide – Mental Wellbeing Guide MHC – Download

Counsellors and counselling – What it is and how it can help Healthdirect – LINK

Factsheet – What is counselling Scope – Download

Booklet – Advice to help you have a conversation about alcohol and drug use ADF – Download

Factsheet – Starting the conversation when you are concerned about drug and alcohol use Positive Choices – Download

Workplace

Factsheet – Our Employee’s Child Has Died – How Can We Help Red Nose Grief and Loss – Download

Counsellors and counselling – What it is and how it can help Healthdirect – LINK

Factsheet – What is counselling Scope – Download

Code of Practice – Psychosocial hazards in the Workplace WorkSafe WA – Download

Code of Practice – Violence and aggression in the Workplace WorkSafe WA – Download

Code of Practice – Workplace behaviour WorkSafe WA – Download

Checklist – Employee impacted by suicide Standby – Download

Toolkit – Workplace Standby – Download

Suicide

Factsheet – When talking with a child about suicide Conversations Matter – Download

Toolkit – Toolkit Suicide prevention info Aboriginal TSI people – Download

Guide – Worried About Someone – Suicide 13YARN – Download

Guide – Parenting after suicide ages 14-17 years Feel the Magic – Download

Guide – Parenting after suicide ages 7-13 years Feel the Magic – Download

Factsheet – When talking with a child about suicide Conversations Matter – Download

Toolkit – Help someone at risk of suicide Lifeline – Download

Toolkit – Suicide prevention info Aboriginal TSI people Lifeline – Download

Factsheet – What does it mean to be suicidal Lifeline – Download

Factsheet – I tried to end my life Lifeline – Download

Toolkit – Help Someone at risk of suicide Lifeline – Download

Toolkit –  Workplace Standby – Download

Checklist – Employee Impacted by Suicide Standby – Download

Youth

Infobook – The Other Talk Alcohol and Drug Foundation – Download

Infosheet – AOD Slang Dictionary Dovetail– Download

Factsheet – Starting the conversation when you are concerned about drug and alcohol use Positive Choices – Download

Infobook – Adolescent Intimate Partner Violence – Download

Infosheet – A-Z of Consent, Empowerment and Respect Genwest– Download

Tool Kit – Domestic & Family Violence Tool Kit Lifeline – Download

Guide –  Domestic & Family Violence  136YARN- Download

Website – Consent Can’t Wait Australian Government

Factsheet – Sex and consent Legal Aid – Download

Factsheet – About Consent Queensland Government – Download

Infosheet – Tips to Support Body Confidence Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Fostering a Positive Body Image Environment Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Body Image Tips for Young People Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Supporting Recovery – Students with Eating Disorders in School Butterfly– Download

Infosheet – Figuring Out What’s Up with your Teenager ReachOut– Download

Counsellors and counselling – What it is and how it can help Healthdirect – LINK

Factsheet – What is counselling Scope – Download

Factsheet – Create connections Headspace – Download

Guide – Mental Wellbeing Guide MHC – Download

Guide– Talking safely about suicide online #chatsafe– Download

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