Using technology

Other useful resources

These are websites that can provide useful insight for you into the world of young people, technology and mental health. They are fantastic resources to include in your practice:

  • Sending emails of facts sheets  on mental health disorders:

ReachOut.com: www.reachout.com

  • To create your own mental health blog or online journal to store your published works and other resources:

Blogspot: www.blogspot.com

  • Join a professional social network on mental health, to interact with colleagues and mental health professionals worldwide. This will give you the opportunity to share ideas and obtain useful professional contacts:

Real Mental Health: www.realmentalhealth.com

  • To provide mental health advice to Australian young people online:

Yahoo questions and answers:  http://au.answers.yahoo.com

  • Interact with other Australian healthcare professionals through an online resource:

Depnet: www.depnet.com.au

  • Free online counselling with qualified psychologists or counsellors:

DepressioNet: www.depressionservices.org.au

Reach Out Central: http://cdroc.reachout.com.au/