Mental health is an essential part of overall health and well-being. Here you'll find information about how to maintain positive mental health throughout life's challenges, how to recognise when you need more help, and where to go for advice. You'll also find information on support services and groups that can help you through difficult situations.
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Housing/homelessness
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
There may be a time when you find you have got nowhere to live. You might have been 'kicked out' of home or left because of your own reasons. Homelessness can have an effect on physical and emotional health. |
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Dec 2011 |
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Occupational therapy
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Better Health Channel
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Occupational therapists assist people to overcome various limitations in order to live more independent lives. They work in many environments, including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and workplaces. |
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Oct 2011 |
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Teenage pregnancy
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Becoming pregnant as an adolescent, especially if the pregnancy is not wanted, can put enormous stress on young women and their families. |
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Oct 2011 |
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Boredom
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Nothing to do? Bored? Yawn Boredom can get to you at many different times of your life. |
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Sep 2011 |
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Leaving home
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| Publisher: |
Inspire Foundation
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This fact sheet contains information about making the decision and preparing to leave home. |
| Date: |
Dec 2011 |
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Swearing - using bad words
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Swearing is a way of speaking that some people use to express their feelings of anger, annoyance, and frustration or when they want to hurt someone else's feelings. |
| Date: |
Sep 2011 |
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Teenagers and sleep
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Adolescents (teenagers) need between nine and 10 hours of sleep every night. Regularly not getting enough sleep (chronic sleep deprivation) can affect a teenager's academic and sporting performance and may increase their risk of emotional problems such as depression. Even 30 minutes of extra sleep each night makes a difference. |
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Aug 2011 |
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Media release. Young Australians to participate in online mental health forum
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| Publisher: |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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| Description: |
Young people from around Australia will speak online in real time with the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, in a forum hosted by leading online mental health service for young people, ReachOut.com. |
| Date: |
Aug 2011 |
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Headroom. Information on mental health by young people for young people
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Headroom (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Headroom's website aims to increase mental health literacy of children and young people. It provides access to mental health information and local services links to inform and support young people, professionals, families, and those who are concerned about the wellbeing of children and young people. |
| Date: |
Nov 2011 |
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Options during pregnancy
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| Publisher: |
Inspire Foundation
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| Description: |
Discovering you are pregnant can result in a range of feelings. It is important to get some support and advice. |
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Jul 2011 |
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Menopause - premature (early) menopause
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Premature or early menopause occurs before the age of 40 years. This may be brought on by medical treatments such as chemotherapy or surgery, or have no obvious cause. Being diagnosed with early menopause, in particular the loss of fertility, can be devastating. Hormone therapy (HT) – also known as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) – may be advised to counteract the health risks of early onset of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. |
| Date: |
Apr 2011 |
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Mental health - Professionals
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| Publisher: |
Headroom (South Australia)
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| Description: |
What is mental health? Mental health: A state of emotional and social wellbeing in which the individual can cope with the normal stresses of life and achieve his or her potential. |
| Date: |
Dec 2010 |
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Mental health - Young people
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| Publisher: |
Headroom (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Mental health includes the ability to manage change, to recognise, acknowledge and communicate thoughts and feelings, both positive and negative. |
| Date: |
Dec 2010 |
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Resilience - Parents
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| Publisher: |
Headroom (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Why is it that some people seem to bounce back from life's challenges as if they are connected to a bungy rope? People who are able to bounce back from the difficult times are said to be 'resilient'. |
| Date: |
Oct 2010 |
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Psychotherapy
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| Publisher: |
Inspire Foundation
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| Description: |
Psychotherapy is a form of counselling or therapy that involves talking with a trained mental health professional. This fact sheet gives you information about it. |
| Date: |
Sep 2010 |
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Applying for jobs + interview skills
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| Publisher: |
Inspire Foundation
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| Description: |
This fact sheet contains information about job interviews and writing a resume |
| Date: |
Dec 2011 |
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Express yourself
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| Publisher: |
Inspire Foundation
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| Description: |
This fact sheet has information about the benefits of expressing yourself and some suggestions for different things you can try. |
| Date: |
Sep 2010 |
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Young people and parties
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| Publisher: |
Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Adolescence is a time for young people to learn the personal and social skills they need as they become adults. Having parties, being invited to parties and going to parties are very important events in a young person's life. |
| Date: |
Apr 2010 |
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Pharmacological treatment for Kleine-Levin Syndrome
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder which mainly affects adolescent men. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia (excessive sleepiness), hyperphagia (over eating) and abnormal behavior. The frequency and nature of the attacks... |
| Date: |
Mar 2010 |
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