Wellbeing Matters
Creating Futures Together
Useful Resources for Students and Families
Headspace: 24/7 phone counselling service for 12 to 25 year old’s.
P: 1800 650 890
E-Headspace: 24/7 online counselling service for 12 to 25-year old’s.
Beyondblue: 24-hour Phone and online counselling for mental health.
P: 1300 22 46 36
Beyondblue also have a series of podcasts on various topics.
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/not-alone
Lifeline: 24-hour phone crisis support and suicide prevention services.
P: 131 114
www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/online-services/crisis-chat
Kids Help Line: 24/7 free phone and online counselling for 13 to 25-year old’s.
P: 1800 55 1800
Q-Life/Switchboard: Free Online and Phone Counselling, information and advice LGBTIQ peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about sexuality, identity, gender.
P: 1800 184 527
www.qlife.org.au/resources/chat
VicHealth: Health promotion enabling people to increase control and over and improve health. Physical and Wellbeing activities: https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
5 Ways to Wellbeing: Introducing 5 ways to improve your psychological and emotional health: https://5waystowellbeing.org.au/
1800 RESPECT: 24/7 free online and telephone counselling for Family Violence Affected Family Members.
P: 1800 737 732
Men’s Line: 24/7 Support, referrals and counselling for men over the phone and online.
P: 1300 78 99 78
Suicide Call back Line: 24/7 Phone counselling, online counselling and Video Chat.
P: 1300 659 467
Parent Line: State wide telephone counselling and support service for all Victorian parents and carers of children from 0-18 years. Experienced social workers, psychologists and family therapists can give families counselling and information around a wide range of parenting issues.
P: 13 22 89
Black Dog Institute provides a free online resilience course – Mind Strength - for 14 to 16 years, as well as their parents / carers.
This site also provides information posters – one for students and the other for parents: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/schools/school-resources/mindstrength/
Blokes Psychology has offices based in Scoresby. They are a unique service as their primary target client group are males from the age of 5 onwards – they also work with people who want to learn how to support and communicate with the males in their life:
https://blokespsychology.com.au
The Team
Celine Tsang - Student Wellbeing Leader/Counsellor
Celine.Tsang@education.vic.gov.au
Fosia Mohamud - Mental Health Practitioner
Fosia.Mohamud@education.vic.gov.au
Madeline Azhar - Art Therapist/Counsellor
Madeleine.Azhar@education.vic.gov.au
Annette Paterson - PSD Coordinator (Program for Students with Disabilities)