MindMatters http://www.mindmatters.edu.au MindMatters is a national mental health initiative for secondary schools funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
MindMatters is a resource and professional development program supporting Australian secondary schools in promoting and protecting the mental health, and social and emotional wellbeing of all the members of school communities.
At-Risk http://gamesforchange.org/play At-Risk is an interactive, game-based simulation that aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness in order to reduce the number of students with undetected or untreated conditions.
Addressing the fear and stigma of mental illness is one key to preparing university faculty and staff to assist students exhibiting symptoms of mental illness, such as depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide.
Games for Change (G4C) is a non-profit which seeks to harness the extraordinary power of video games to address the most pressing issues of our day, including poverty, education, human rights, global conflict and climate change.
Managing mental stress http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs1to10/kla/hpe/docs/modules/qhm072.pdf Managing mental stress
Students develop a proposal designed to promote the mental health of themselves and other young adults. They investigate the influence of social, cultural and environmental factors on the management of stress.
They identify constructive ways of coping with stress and the types of social and physical environments conducive to young people learning to manage stress
and growing and developing through such experiences.
Test your happiness http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/4785402.stm Test your happiness
Psychologists say it is possible to measure your happiness.
This test designed by psychologist Professor Ed Diener from the University of Illinois, takes just a minute to complete.
National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (Australia) http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/mh12syn.htm National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy
National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy. Setting the Evidence-based Research Agenda for Australia: A Literature Review
The reviews were commissioned to provide a summary of the current state of research in the area of youth suicide, based on both Australian and international data, and to highlight key gaps in knowledge.
Dark Side of the Mood http://www.abc.net.au/health/depression/ Dark Side of the Mood
"I'm so depressed."
The words run easily off our jaded, 21st-century tongues. But how do you know whether that lingering melancholy is genuine depression, or just an everyday dose of the blues? Rae Fry debunks a few myths about depression, and offers tips on how to cope.
SANE http://www.sane.org/ SANE Australia is a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness through ....
Wellness (Mind and Body) : Videos and PowerPoints http://wellnessvideos.blogspot.com/ The link above goes to one of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provides videos and other multimedia resources to support the topic here.
If you would like to see all of the Theme Blogs then go to the full list at http://www.shambles.net/blogforest or click where you see this button
Touching Minds - Mood Disorder & Depression Support http://www.touchingminds.org/ Touching Minds
Depression, anxiety and mood disorder support and resource site. Site offerers peer email support, forums, chat rooms, journals, articles, stories database and other interaction areas.
Silentfox http://www.silentfox.co.uk New Social Anxiety Support Site which also covers other mental disorders, OCD, GAD, Bipolar, Depression etc
Social phobia is basically a fear of being looked at, of performing any sort of action in front of others or of drawing attention to oneself in any way. The sufferer is afraid of being embarrassed by making a mistake or making a fool of themselves. At the root of the sufferer's embarrassment is a fear of loosing control in some way or not being able to continue what they are doing while being watched.
Dr Russell Razzaque's CyberAnalysis Clinic http://www.cyberanalysis.com/ OnLine psychotheraphy..... but willcost you $ (£)
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