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Information and support for Anxiety Disorders

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Online Anxiety and Mental Health Resources

Mental health online treatment programs and tools

MindSpot Clinic

Free online and telephone treatment for anxiety disorders and depression. Provides research based courses through the E-Centre Clinic at Macquarie University. Courses begin every two weeks.

mindspot.org.au/


eCentreClinic

An internet based research clinic that provides free online treatment courses for people with symptoms of worry, anxiety, stress, depression, low moods and chronic pain.

ecentreclinic.org/


This Way Up

This Way Up is an internet-based treatment program for anxiety and depression. These courses are designed to help people experiencing symptoms of anxiety and or depression for a small fee. Each course consists of six structured sessions.

thiswayup.org.au/


MoodGym

Provides a free online cognitive behavioural therapy program for people experiencing depression.

moodgym.com.au/


ecouch

ecouch is an online service that helps people experiencing emotional problems, including anxiety and depression.

ecouch.anu.edu.au/welcome


On Track

Provides a variety of online programs including for depression, alcohol & depression, storm recovery, alcohol, diabetes, family & friends & Get Real (early psychosis).

ontrack.org.au/web/ontrack


Fear Drop

Graded exposure online program for people with a specific phobia (fear) disorder.

feardrop.com/


Centre for Mental Health

Conducts research, training and treatment of Anxiety Disorders, both for children and adults. It is a Macquarie University centre for research excellence.

centreforemotionalhealth.com.au


The Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD)

This is a joint research facility between UNSW and St. Vincent Hospital in Sydney. CRUfAD has been classified as World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborative Centre in e-health.

crufad.org 


Mental Health Online

An Internet Based treatment clinic for people with mental health problems. It is an initiative of the National E-Therapy Centre at the Swinburne University of Technology and it is funded by the Federal Government. It provides Information, Clinical Assessments and Free Online treatment programs.

mentalhealthonline.org.au

Information and support websites

Beyond Blue

A national-wide organisation, working towards an increased awareness and understanding of Anxiety and Depression.  Provides resources for consumers and carers, an information line, web-chat, online forums, a directory for GPs trained in mental health and more.

BeyondBlue.org.au


The Black Dog Institute

Offering specialist expertise in depression and bipolar disorder.

A non-for-profit organisation and a world leader in research, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of depression and bipolar disorder.

BlackDogInstitute.org.au


Bluepages

This website provides information on depression and treatments that are available. Also provides online support for people experiencing depression.

bluepages.anu.edu.au/


DepressioNet

This website supports people living with depression to access health professionals and also includes peer support opportunities on message boards and chat rooms.

dnet.org.au/


e-headspace

Website which provides free online and telephone support & counselling for young people between the ages of 12-25.

headspace.org.au/eheadspace/


Lifeline One-to-One Crisis Support Chat

Provides online support for people in crisis. Online chat available 8pm-12am 7 days a week. Call Lifeline on 13 11 14 after these hours.

lifeline.org.au/


Mens Line

Provides professional online and telephone support, and information service to Australian men 24/7.

mensline.org.au


Your Room

Drug and alcohol information website. Information on where to get help, support and treatment options all through NSW. Joint initiative of NSW Health and St Vincent’s Alcohol and Drug Information Service.

yourroom.health.nsw.gov.au


Shed Online

A website which provides an online social community for men. Provides information on health and lifestyle topics, discussion forums, online chat, news and events in the community.

mensshed.org/theshedonline/


Open Arms

Website from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to encourage veterans to maintain mental health, understand mental health and access mental health. Includes self help tools, fact sheets, treatment options and publications.

https://www.openarms.gov.au/


National Network of Adult and Adolescent Children who have a Mentally Ill Parent (NNAAMI)

NNAAMI informs the community and government of common needs and life experience of people with a parent of a mental illness, provides assistance, support, counselling and support groups.

nnaami.org


Reach Out

A youth mental health service, providing information on mental health, drug and alcohol, physical health, wellbeing, bullying and more.

au.reachout.com


Transcultural Mental Health Centre

TMHC is a NSW state wide non-for-profit organisation that supports good mental health for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

dhi.health.nsw.gov/transcultural

Online self-help tools

MyCompass

MyCompass is an interactive self-help service which aims to promote wellbeing and resilience. This website allows people to track their moods, write about them and view information and tips.

mycompass.org.au/


Mood Swings

Online self-help tools for people with bipolar disorder.

moodswings.net.au/


Centre for Clinical Interventions

The CCI site has online workbooks for various different types of anxiety as well as depression. The workbooks consist of a number of modules that you can complete online or print off so that you are able to work through them by hand. The service provides current evidence-supported practice. CCI provides free treatments for adults suffering from anxiety, affective and eating disorders; conducts research and provides training and supervision for mental health professionals in psychotherapy.

cci.health.wa.gov.au/

Anxiety Support Groups

Some of our groups are running face-to-face and some have moved online

Small Steps

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Our Small Steps seminars, designed to help parents and teachers identify and address anxiety disorders in children, are now available online.

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Anxiety Disorders Information Line
1300 794 992
5 days a week
9.00 - 5.00pm

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