Healthy Minds,
Healthy Communities
The National Rural and Remote Suicide Prevention Program is an Australian Government initiative to improve access to support for communities, professionals and individuals dealing with suicide. The Program aims to deliver support to individuals experiencing suicidal ideation or who have been referred from acute care services. It also works with governments, communities and businesses to co-design and deliver programs to educate young people and adults in the community about mental health, increase access to mental health services, upskill local health professionals and empower local people to support each other.
FIND SUPPORT
If you or someone you know is struggling, there is support. Find a support services below, talk to your local GP or reach out to friends and family.
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In an emergency call 000.
LifeLine
13 11 14
Anyone having a personal crisis
Head to Health
1800 595 212
Find mental health services right for you
MensLine Australia
1300 78 99 78
Counselling and support service for men
Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636
Anyone feeling anxious or depressed
Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467
Anyone thinking about suicide
Q-Life
1800 184 527
LGBTQI+ support line between 3pm - 12am
13 YARN
13 92 76
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line
Open Arms
1800 011 046
Veterans and families counselling
StandBy
1300 727 247
Support for anyone impacted by a suicide.
Mental Health Line
13 11 14
24 hour help and advice for NSW residents
Full Stop Australia
1800 385 578
Support for sexual, domestic & family violence
Kids Help Line
1800 55 1800
Counselling for young people aged 5 to 25
Mental Health and Wellness Nurse Program
The mental health and wellness nurse program provides local access to highly experienced Mental Health Nurses who live and work in rural and remote towns.
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Patients can self-refer themselves to the service, or can be referred by a local hospital, GP, health or community based professional.
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The program provides people with support to manage every day in the community.
Become an accidental counsellor
An accidental counsellor is a community member who is trained to safely and effectively support friends, family, colleagues, and strangers who are in distress or experiencing a crisis.
Accidental counsellors receive ongoing support and regular coffee catch-ups.
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For more information about how we can help your community to establish and train a team of community-based Accidental Counsellors email healthyminds@thcfa.org.au.
Support for Professionals
The Foundation delivers programs to upskill GPs, nurses, health professionals and human services professionals, with Mental Health Skills training.
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To find our more about how the Foundation can assist in ups killing health professionals in your community email healthyminds@thcfa.org.au.
Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Community Action Plans
Community action plans are akin to road maps for implementing community-led change. They identify what will be done, who will do it and how it will be done. They describe exactly what a community wants to accomplish, how it will do so, and the resources needed to be successful. They become a framework for implementing topic specific activities within a community, all of which are community owned.
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The Foundation can assist local government, communities and others to facilitate meetings where communities can form their own Community Suicide Prevention or Mental Health Working Group to formulate their own unique Action Plan that reflects the needs and priorities of their community.
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We will assist your community to:
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- Collate and compile the results of the community engagement and consultation together to form the basis of the content for the Action Plan.
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Graphically design a visually appealing document that details the actions and objectives from the community consultations that are priorities for the region.
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Detail exactly what each action is, how it will be completed and how it will be measured to ensure that it has been completed.
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For more information on the program in your area email healthyminds@thcfa.org.au
MEET OUR TEAM
Cassie
Program Manager &
Registered Nurse Mental Health
Orange
Vacancy
Registered Nurse Mental Health or Social Worker - Coolah, Coonabarabran, Dunedoo
Rod
Stakeholder & Community Engagement Officer
Orange
Carol
Mental Health Nurse
Dubbo
TBC
Registered Nurse Mental Health or Social Worker - Narromine, Trangie, Nyngan, Warren
Julie
Registered Nurse Mental Health - Gilgandra, Gulargambone, Coonamble
Jan
Aboriginal Wellness Worker -
Collarenebri
Vacancy
Registered Nurse Mental Health - Hay, Narrandera, Darlington Point, Goolgowi
Becky
Registered Nurse Mental Health - Tenterfield, Glen Innes, Inverell
Celeste
Registered Nurse Mental Health - Walgett, Lightning Ridge, Collarenebri
Jordan
Registered Nurse Mental Health -
Condobolin, Lake Cagelligo, Hillston
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