Links
Carers Families and Friends
Queensland Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill (arafmi)
www.arafmi.org.au
Carers Australia
www.carersaustralia.com.au
Carers Queensland
www.carersqld.asn.au
Children of Mentally Ill Consumers (comic)
www.howstat.com/comic/contactus.asp
Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (copmi)
www.copmi.net.au
Information Sites
Mental Help Net
A guide to online resources on mental health topics
www.mentalhelp.net
Psych Central
A resource for information on a range of psychiatric conditions
www.psychcentral.com
Organisations
Mental Health Council of Australia
National peak non-government organization that represents and promotes the interests of the mental health sector
www.mhca.org.au
Sane
A charity helping people affected by mental illness through campaigning, education and research. The website provides general mental health information.
www.sane.org
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (formerly Schizophrenia Fellowship's Council of Australia) was established as the national body with state and territory member organisations which support and represent people with a severe mental illness and their carers.
www.schizophrenia.org.au
Mental Illness Fellowship of North Queensland
www.mifnq.org.au
Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW
www.sfnsw.org.au
www.mentalhealth.org.au
RANZCP
Website of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of psychiatrist
www.ranzcp.org
Australian Psychological Society
www.psychology.org.au
Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA)
Provides national leadership in mental health for Australia for culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
www.mmha.org.au
Queensland Health
www.health.qld.gov.au
Specific Mental Disorders
Schizophrenia
www.schizophrenia.com
Anxiety Network Australia
www.anxietynetwork.com.au
Beyond Blue
The National Depression Initiative
www.beyondblue.org.au
DepressioNet
www.depressionet.com.au
Black Dog Institute
Depression and bipolar disorder information
www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
Borderline Personality Disorder
A site for people who care about someone with borderline personality
www.bpdcentral.com
Eating Disorder Association of Queensland
www.eda.org.au
Young People
Moodgym
An internet- based therapy program designed to prevent depression
www.moodgym.anu.edu.au
Reachout
Website with help for young people who are having a hard time
www.reachout.com.au/home.asp
Kids in Mind
Queensland Child and Youth Mental Health Services
www.kidsinmind.org.au
Head Room
Mental Health Information for young people
www.headroom.net.au
General
Mind Body Life
Information to enhance physical wellbeing especially for people with a mental illness
www.mindbodylife.com.au
National Mental Health Report
www.mentalhealth.gov.au
Queensland Centre for Mental health Research
www.qcsr.uq.edu.au
Orthomolecular Medicine
Orthomolecular medicine describes the practice of preventing and treating disease by providing the body with optimal amounts of substances which are natural to the body
www.orthomed.org
Centrelink
www.centrelink.gov.au
CRS Australia
www.crsaustralia.gov.au
