Good mental health e-newsletter
The Good Mental Health Newsletter (nicknamed ‘The Good Newsy’) is an e-newsletter produced by the Central Coast Mental Health Service for the local community, sharing information about local services, organisations and groups that can help maintain good mental health and be of assistance if you are experiencing mental ill-health.
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Help and support lines
If you or someone you know needs an emergency response or urgent medical attention call triple zero (000) or go to the closest emergency department.
- Lifeline – 13 11 14 – Anyone experiencing a personal crisis or thinking about suicide can contact Lifeline. Available 24/7
Lifeline - Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467 – Crisis counselling for people at risk of suicide, families and carers of someone who is suicidal and those bereaved by suicide. Available 24/7.
Mental health counselling | Suicide Call Back Service - 13 YARN – 13 92 76 – allows people to speak with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter in a culturally safe space to yarn about your needs, worries or concerns. Available 24/7.
13YARN - MensLine Australia – 1300 78 99 78 – counselling, information and referral service offering support to men. Available 24/7.
MensLine Australia - Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800 – free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service for young people aged between 5 and 25. Available 24/7.
Kids Helpline - Veterans Line – 1800 011 046 – counselling and group programs to Australian veterans, peacekeepers and their families. Available 24/7.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs - 1800Respect – 1800 737 732 – counselling and support for people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Available 24/7.
1800Respect - Counselling services – There are a range of private providers (psychologists, social workers, counsellors and occupational therapists) who also provide mental health services. Please refer to the local telephone directory or Beyondblue’s Get support page for further service information and contact details.
Urgent Help – Beyond Blue
Useful links
- NSW Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Downloadable resources about health-related topics available in a range of languages.
NSW Transcultural Mental Health Centre - Beyond Blue
Free resources for people who experience depression and anxiety as well as their partners, family and friends or health professionals who work in mental health.
Phone: 1300 22 4636
Beyond Blue - Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)
Provides information to help support children whose parents have a mental illness. Information and resources available for ‘parents and families, kids and teens/young adults and health professionals.
COPMI - Being – Mental Health and Wellbeing
Statewide, non-government peak body that represents people who use mental health services (mental health consumers) to all levels of the NSW Government.
Being - One Door Mental Health Fellowship
Previously the Schizophrenia Fellowship, One Door provides information, education, advocacy and support for people with mental illness and their families and carers. One Door runs a Schizophrenia and Bipolar Fellowship that meets monthly on the Central Coast.
One Door Mental Health - GROW
A national organisation that provides a peer supported 12-step program for growth and personal development to people with a mental illness and those people having trouble coping with life’s challenges. Contact for details of local support groups that meet on the Central Coast.
GROW - Suicide Prevention Central Coast
Provides information and resources about Suicide Prevention supports and services available on the Central Coast.
Suicide Prevention Central Coast - Yakkalla (Bateau Bay) / The Trust – Beyond the Stigma (Narara)
The Central Coast ARAFMI is a not-for-profit, supporting adults who have a lived experience of mental illness or trauma. The participate-led programs create meaningful and inclusive lives through providing education, social, recreational and leadership opportunities.
Yakkalla Bateau Bay