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If you require immediate help please contact either Lifeline on 13 11 14 or (if you are under 18 years old) Kids Help Line on 1800 55 1800. Both these services can help you or if necessary refer you onto appropriate mental health support networks.
Links to information on support for people with a mental illness, their carers and families.
For information about support for people with specific mental illness, follow the links from the Mental Illnesses [HealthInsite Topic Page] to the specific topic pages.
Updated January 2008
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Support groups
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Black Dog Institute Australia
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Many people with a mental illness find support groups very valuable. We list here links to organisations that run or coordinate mental health support groups around Australia.
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Jun 2008
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Media release. More funding to help people with mental illness
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Australian Government announced on 11 October further funding to help more Queenslanders living with severe mental illness to better participate in their local communities.
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Oct 2007
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Psychosis explained
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Better Health Channel
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Psychosis is associated with illnesses that affect the brain (for example, schizophrenia). People affected by psychosis can experience delusions, hallucinations and confused thinking. Medication and community support can relieve, or even eliminate, psychotic symptoms.
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Sep 2007
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Suicide and mental illness explained
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Better Health Channel
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Suicide is the major cause of death among people with a mental illness. A suicide attempt may be an early warning sign that a person is developing a mental illness. There are steps you can take if you think a friend or relative is considering suicide.
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Aug 2007
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Supporting someone with a mental illness
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Inspire Foundation
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There is often stigma attached to a mental illness and often friends don't know how best they can help. This fact sheet provides some practical ideas about supporting a friend and looking after yourself
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Jul 2007
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Member Organisation Report - Mental Illness Fellowship
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Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
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The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) represents around 15,000 members, principally those directly affected by mental illness as consumers and carers.
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Apr 2007
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Psychoses (Comments for consumers)
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Australian Prescriber
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Psychoses are a group of mental illnesses that affect people's insight. The patient has abnormal thoughts which they cannot control. A common example is schizophrenia.
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Apr 2007
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Long-term management of people with psychotic disorders in the community
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Australian Prescriber
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Psychoses affect up to 4% of the population.These conditions usually require long-term treatment with antipsychotic drugs, mood stabilisers or both.The availability of effective treatment means that most people with psychoses can live in the community. Psychosocial treatments and the provision of community services are critical, but are often inadequate.
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Apr 2007
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Carers - specialist services
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Better Health Channel
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Families and carers play an important role in supporting relatives and friends with a mental illness. Caring for a person with a mental illness can be very demanding but help and support is available.
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Mar 2007
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Mental illness: fact and fiction
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myDr
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Mental illness is common. For example, about one in every 100 people will develop schizophrenia at some time in their lives and up to two in every hundred will develop bipolar disorder.
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Jan 2007
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Suicidal behaviour and self harm
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SANE Australia
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Suicide is the main cause of premature death among people with mental illness.
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Jan 2007
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Reach Out!
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Inspire Foundation
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Reach Out! is a service that helps young people get through tough times. It provides information and support on a range of issues including depression and anxiety; drugs and alcohol; family, friends and relationships problems; suicide, loss and grief; sex and sexuality; and dealing with the pressures of school and uni.
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Apr 2006
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HELP! It's out there
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Mental Health Association NSW
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Discusses sources of help if you (or someone you know) is having a mental problem.
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Apr 2005
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Mental illness treatment
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myDr
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Mental illness can be treated. However, because there are many different factors contributing to the development of each illness, it can sometimes be difficult to predict how, when, or to what degree someone is going to get better.
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Jan 2005
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Treatments for mental illness
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SANE Australia
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Is mental illness treatable? What does treatment really mean? Where are people treated? How can people help themselves? How do I find out more?
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Jan 2005
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Psychosis
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SANE Australia
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When someone experiences psychosis they are unable to distinguish what is real - there is a loss of contact with reality. Most people are able to recover from an episode of psychosis.
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Jan 2005
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Psychosis
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myDr
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There is a group of illnesses which disrupt the functioning of the brain so much they cause a condition called psychosis.
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Jan 2005
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