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Crisis Support
Crisis Support
Ask Izzy
Ask Izzy
Ask Izzy is a mobile website that connects people who are in crisis with the services they need right now and nearby. Just click what sort of support you need, enter your postcode, and it will give you all support services in your local area.
Laverton Community Hub
Laverton Community Hub
Provides a range of services in Laverton and Altona Meadows, including food vouchers, food parcels, and assistance with bills for those in need. They also have onsite GP's, nurses, and counsellors.
Women's Health West
Women's Health West
Women’s Health West (WHW) is the women’s health service for the western metropolitan region of Melbourne. Provides women and children with the range of services they require while in crisis – such as court support, crisis housing and case management – through to services designed to promote healing and recovery, such as children’s counselling.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support Services
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support Services
The resources listed here are by no means an exhaustive, but represent a number of organisations we at Laverton P-12 College feel are useful in need of support.
Headspace
Headspace
An Australian youth organisation for mental health available for young people aged between 12 to 25.
Kids helpline
Kids helpline
Australia’s only free 24/7, confidential and private counselling service specifically for children and young people aged 5 to 25 years. Call them on 1800 55 1800
beyondblue
beyondblue
Promotes good mental health, tackles stigma and discrimination, and provides support and information on anxiety, depression and suicide to everyone in Australia.
Suicide Call Back Service
Suicide Call Back Service
A nationwide service that provides 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people who are affected by suicide, experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide.
SANE Australia
SANE Australia
SANE Australia supports people living with complex mental health issues and the people that care about them.
ReachOut
ReachOut
ReachOut is Australia's leading online mental health organisation for young people and their parents. Our practical support, tools and tips help young people get through anything from everyday issues to tough times – and the information we offer parents makes it easier for them to help their teenagers, too.
Minus18
Minus18
Minus18 is Australia's charity improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth through events, workshops and peer support.
BRAVE - Online
BRAVE - Online
BRAVE is an online, psychological program for the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety.
The Program was developed by the University of Queensland and can be completed in your own home, at your own pace, and at a time that suits you.
Yarn Safe
Yarn Safe
An Australian youth organisation for mental health available for young people aged between 12 to 25.
Useful Apps for wellbeing
Useful Apps for wellbeing
Breakup Shakeup
Breakup Shakeup
Feeling down after a breakup? Or just finding it hard to find motivation for anything? Breakup Shakeup App provides ideas for fun, easy things to do to help you cope after a breakup.
Apple Only.
Free
Clear Fear
Clear Fear
The fear of threat, or anxiety, is like a strong gust of wind. It drags you in and makes you want to fight it or run away.
Instead, face your fear with the free Clear Fear app and learn to reduce the physical responses to threat as well as changing thoughts and behaviours and releasing emotions.
Apple + Android
Free
Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life. Practice your daily meditation and mindfulness exercises from any device.
Apple + Android
Free
Calm Harm
Calm Harm
Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm. The urge to self-harm is like a wave. It feels the most powerful when you start wanting to do it.
Learn to ride the wave with the free Calm Harm app & the urge to self-harm will fade.
Apple + Android
Free
MyGrief
MyGrief
MyGrief app provides information, tools and resources to support bereaved people and also provides practical strategies for families and friends on how best to support someone in the midst of their bereavement
Apple + Android
Free
MindMax
MindMax
MindMax is an app, funded by Movember Foundation & supported by AFL to maximise wellbeing and resilience and create a community of fit minds.
Apple + Android
Free
The Check-in App
The Check-in App
Anyone who wants to check in with a friend but is concerned about saying the wrong thing or making the situation worse.
The app takes you through four steps, super easy and super quick, getting you to think about where you might check in, what you might say and how might you support your friend.
Apple + Android
Free
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