MENTAL HEALTH LINKS
Depression Support Services in Australia
Now offering free online University therapy. Many famous and successful Australians have suffered, or still have depression. This is a secret but very common illness, which will affect 10% of Australian men and 20% of Australian women. You are not alone
Mental Health Survival Guide Helping to break the link between disability and poverty. Information, jokes and links for carers, users and survivors.
Depression & Youth Suicide Prevention - Suicide Prevention information service with suicide and depression information, statistics and help Australia wide.
http://www.suicideprevention.com.au/
www.rolldance.blogspot.com Laurie Buenafe's personal and touching web blog on his mental illness and a tribute to his brother.
www.littlewing.org.uk A UK based creative resource site for those with mental illness. Poetry, Music, Intercative Multimedia.
www.schizophrenia.com Good resource on Mental illness
www.sane.org Fantastic resource (Australia)
www.schizophrenia-help.com Good resource.
www.psychcentral.com Info on Mental illness
www.docguide.com Doctor's Guide to the Internet
With over 1 million visits per month and doctors registered in 127 countries, Doctor's Guide is a respected source of daily medical news and information.
www.chovil.com/ Ian Chovils personal story of schizophrenia
www.worldschizophrenia.org Great worldwide resource
www.mifellowship.org Another good resource
www.nurses.info Information for nurses.
www.arafmi.org.au Mental Health resource
www.psychcentral.com Mental health resource
Open the Doors official site of the World Psychiatric Association's Global Program against the Stigma and Discrimination because of Schizophrenia.
mentalhealth.com the largest most comprehensive mental health site on the Internet by Canadian psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Long, has other personal stories of schizophrenia, journal articles, web communities, etc, etc.
schizophrenia.com the only schizophrenia home page, by Brian Chiko, that has a lot to offer on schizophrenia, including a great many information links, chat rooms, current events, discussion boards and a newsletter
Treatment Advocacy Center A first rate source of current information which also documents the impact of inadequate treatment in America
Doctor's Guide to Schizophrenia very popular site that links to mentalhealth.com quite a bit
Mental Health Net well designed overview
Mh Infosource an "interactive" mental health site that has quite a bit on schizophrenia
NARSAD National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
www.medscape.com you have to register but its free. This link is to the psychiatry index page. Medscape is a first rate source of current information.
mentalwellness.com an interesting site by Janssen on schizophrenia, quite popular
Mental Health Research Institute an interesting research facility in Australia doing a lot of research on schizophrenia
Schizophrenia: The Hidden Torment Maclean's magazine article online at mentalhealth.com
Dual Diagnosis
National Institute of Mental Health the U.S. government research facility which funds research on schizophrenia in the U.S.
John Hopkins University schizophrenia summary and other pages
Basic Facts about Schizophrenia (mentalhealth.com again)
Royal College of Psychiatrists' public information on schizophrenia
VICTORIAN MENTAL HEALTH LINKS, AUSTRALIA
Victorian Department of Human Services Mental Health Branch
Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
Mental Health Foundation of Australia (Victoria)
VicHealth
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre EPPIC
Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit
Centre for Psychiatric Rehabilitation - Boston University
International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services
Suicide Prevention Australia
The Tidal Model: Discovering and reclaiming mental health through compassionate caring
VICSERV Psychiatric Disability Services of Victoria (Peak Body)
NEAMI North Eastern Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Prahran Mission
Richmond Fellowship of Victoria -
