Links to External Resources
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Crisis helplines
Lifeline
www.lifeline.org.au; 13 11 14
24-hour national telephone and online chat-based counselling service for all ages.Suicide Call Back Service: www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au; 1300 659 467
24-hour national telephone and online counselling service for those feeling suicidal, those caring for someone who is suicidal, or those affected by suicide. -
Anxiety & Depression
Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI): Self-help resources for common mental health problems including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, sleep problems, and perfectionism.
Conquer Social Anxiety: Information-dense resource that describes the theory and evidence base surrounding treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder.
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF): comprehensive online resource for those living with OCD, their families, and health professionals.
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Grief & Loss
Helpguide Coping with Grief & Loss: information about the stages and types of grief, and advice on how to take care of yourself as you grieve.
Red Nose Grief & Loss: Service supporting bereaved parents following pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or the death of a baby or child.
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Relationships
Wired for Love (Stan Tatkin): This book draws on the vast amount of research on attachment styles to provide couples self-help strategies for addressing problems with communication and emotional disconnection.
Esther Perel’s books, podcasts, articles: couples therapist and prolific author and speaker whose work focuses on modern relationships, infidelity, desire, and the intricacies of human connection.
Coping with a breakup: tips to help you mourn and move past the end of a relationship.
Links to services: A comprehensive list of helplines and support services by Relationship Matters.
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Diabetes
Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD): a research centre dedicated to learning about and developing resources on the emotional aspects of living with and managing diabetes.
Diabetogenic: A blog by Renza Scibilia about living with type 1 diabetes.
What people with diabetes should know about accessing psychological support
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Trauma
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Self identity
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Eating disorders & Body Dysmorphia
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Parenting
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