The Pandemic Kindness Movement was created by clinicians across Australia, working together to support all health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have curated respected, evidence-informed resources and links to valuable services to support the wellbeing of the health workforce.
A Brief Guide To Using Telehealth from MindSpot
Resource | 2020
This guide is designed to support mental health professionals (practitioners) to learn to safely and effectively use telephone and video technology (telehealth) to deliver mental health services. MindSpot is funded by the Australian Government.
LGBTIQA+ Policy Guide 2020
Resource | 2020
The Equality Project developed the Australian LGBTIQA+ Policy Guide to ensure that lesbian, gay, bi+, trans, gender diverse, non-binary, intersex, queer, asexual and aromantic (ace and aro) people and their families experience genuine inclusion and the realisation of their human rights in Australia.
Balit Durn Durn VACCHO Report to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System
Resource | 2020
Balit Durn Durn was developed by VACCHO to support the Royal Commission's into the mental health system's final report. Balit Durn Durn aims to provide an overview of Aboriginal Communities' experience with the current mental health system and offers innovative Aboriginal-led solutions.
WellMob: Healing Our Way - resource sheets for e-resource links
Resource | 2020
These resource sheets for workers are short-cuts to the best resources regarding common wellbeing issues to use with consumers, families, communities and carers. They are designed to assist practitioners and the wellbeing workforce to quickly source the best digital tools on WellMob.org.au
Rainbow Tick
Resource | 2020
The Rainbow Tick is a quality framework that helps health and human services organisations show that they are safe, inclusive and affirming services and employers for the LGBTIQ community.
Victoria’s mental health services annual report 2019-20
Resource | 2020
This report provides an outline of Victorian Government funded mental health services and the Victorians who accessed them for treatment, care and support in 2019-20. This includes a range of hospital and community-based clinical mental health services, and non-clinical services.
Power Threat Meaning Framework
Resource | 2020
The Power Threat Meaning Framework has been developed as an alternative to more traditional models based on psychiatric diagnosis and applies not just to people who have been in contact with the mental health or criminal justice systems, but to all of us.
Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Care and Service Delivery
Resource | 2019
Building on the 2012 Guidelines, this update includes substantial additions around the nature of complex trauma, dissociation and the related clinical challenges, phased therapy, ‘new’ and emerging treatment approaches and issues relating to `evidence-based’ treatment.
Access to Mental Health Services
Resource | 2019
This audit examined how the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) oversees the mental health system and whether it promotes increased accessibility, ultimately determining if people with a mental illness have timely access to appropriate treatment and support services.