Monday, 27 August 2018

July 2018: Recognising And Responding To Poor Mental Health - Relationships Australia

Click here for Details on Jul 2018 Survey Responding to poor mental health

Resources

Relationships Australia
Relationship support services are provided in each State and Territory.
Visit the website or call 1300 364 277.
Lifeline
A 24-hour crisis support service.
Visit www.lifeline.org.au or call 13 11 14.
1800 Respect
A National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service.
Visit www.1800respect.org.au or call 1800 737 732.
Family Relationships Online
Provides all families (whether together or separated) with access to information about family relationship issues, ranging from building better relationships to dispute resolution.
Visit www.familyrelationships.gov.au or call 1800 050 321.
Family Relationships Advice Line
A national telephone service established to assist families affected by relationship or separation issues.
Visit www.familyrelationships.gov.au/Services/FRAL or call 1800 050 321.
beyondblue
Provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health.
Visit www.beyondblue.org.au or call 1300 224 636.
Kids Helpline
A free, private and confidential phone and online counselling service for young people aged between 5 and 25.
Visit www.kidshelp.com.au or call 1800 55 1800.
Mensline Australia
A telephone and online support and information service for Australian men.
Visit www.mensline.org.au or call 1300 78 99 78.
headspace
A national youth mental health foundation dedicated to improving the wellbeing of young Australians.
Visit www.headspace.org.au or call 1800 650 890.
Neighbour Day
An initiative that encourages people to connect with those who live in their neighbourhood.
Visit www.neighbourday.org.

References/Credits

Postmes, T, Haslam, A, & Jans, L. (2012).  A single-item measure of social identification: Reliability, validity, and utility, British Journal of Social Psychology, DOI:10.1111/bjso.12006
Batterhama, PJ, Sunderland, M, Carragherb, N, Caleara, AL, Mackinnonc, AJ, Sladeb, T. (2016). The Distress Questionnaire-5: Population screener for psychological
distress was more accurate than the K6/K10, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 71:35-42
We would like to acknowledge Tegan Cruwys, Research School of Psychology, Australia National University, for assistance with drafting the questions for the August Monthly survey.  The data collected in this survey may be used by researchers from the Research School of Psychology to examine relationships between distress, neighbourhood identification and the characteristics of neighbourhoods.

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