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Wednesday, 22 November 2006

Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an organisation that assists alcoholics all over the world to achieve long-term sobriety.
  It advocates free, non-professional, 12-step recovery program for its members.

Auseinet 
The key focus of Auseinet is to assist a range of sectors to implement mental health promotion and illness prevention approaches in their respective settings. A great page with a lot of useful mental health links.

Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN)
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his website has an extensive listing of all available information on medications, drugs, intervention and drug issues. It also caters for students, professionals, and the general public wanting to find information.

Blackmores
A range of information on a natural approach to health and wellbeing. There is a newsletter you can subscribe to, access to an online naturopath and information on their St John's Wort product, Hyperiforte.

Dads in Distress
Dads in Distress is a dedicated support group of men (in Australia) whose immediate concern is to stem the present trend of male suicide due to the trauma of divorce or separation.

Infoxchange
A not-for-profit organisation that works for social justice and social equality by empowering people through access to technology.  For a depression-specific links page, please click here

Livingworks
LivingWorks is a Lifeline national service.  Livingworks has a network of 450 trainers, from over forty organisations, to provide an internationally respected training to local communities.

Relationships Australia
A large community-based, not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals, families and communities with the aim of enhancing lives and strengthening relationships. 

Women's Health East
Women’s Health East is a community based regional women’s health promotion agency working across the Melbourne Eastern Metropolitan Region.  We work to improve the health and wellbeing of girls and women. 

Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 )
 

ONLINE PEER SUPPORT

Around the clock online peer support for you to talk about depression in a safe, supportive and anonymous environment  depressioNet provides information, help and peer support to people in the community impacted by depression. The peer support service is facilitated through an email service, message boards and live chat.
Peer Support at depressioNet operates 24 hours a day, please remember that we are not a professional mental health service and cannot provide emergency assistance.

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