MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health resources for First Responders and their families.
Anxiety and Depression: An Information Booklet
Author: beyondblue
While anxiety and depression are different conditions, they share many causes and some symptoms. Often an individual may suffer from both conditions, and in some cases, one can lead to the onset of the other. The good news is that like physical conditions, anxiety and depression can be treated. This booklet provides advice on recognising the symptoms, and seeking the right support.
Burnout Intervention Manual
Author: Christian Korunka, Sara Tement, Cristina Zdrehus, Adriana Borza
Definition, recognition and prevention approaches for burnout intervention training for managers and team leaders.
A Death in the Workplace – A Guide for Family and Friends
Author: Queensland Government
Date: 2016
Coping with the loss of someone close to you is never easy, but when it is sudden and it is connected with work activities, it can be particularly difficult and confusing. This guide provides information that may be helpful to you and other family members at a time when you are grieving your loss and dealing with changes in your family life.
Psychological First Aid: Guide for field Workers
Author: World Health Organisation
Date: 2011
When terrible things happen in our communities, countries and the world, we want to reach out a helping hand to those who are affected. This guide covers the use of psychological first aid to provide humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings who have suffered a distressing event, and gives a framework for supporting people in ways that respect their dignity, culture and agency through both psychological and social support.
Psychological First Aid: An Australian Guide to Supporting People Affected by Disaster
Author: Australian Psychological Society & Australian Red Cross
Date: 2013
This psychological First Aid Guide is for people working in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. It provides an overview of best practice in psychological first aid following disasters and traumatic events.
Coping with Stress
Author: Department of Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
This handout describes different ways of coping effectively with stress. In order to cope effectively, it is first important to know what situations you find stressful and what the experience of stress is like for you. Specific strategies for dealing with stress are suggested, such as using relaxation techniques, talking with others, excercising and creative expression.
Coping with Stress: Fact Sheet
Author: Centre for Clinical Interventions
Stress is something we all experience from time to time, however for some people it can become so severe that it seriously impacts their quality of life. This simple, one page fact sheet gives advice on recognising symptoms of stress, and an overview of stress management techniques.
Do I Tell My Boss?: Disclosing My Mental Health Condition at Work
Author: A. Costa & L.M. Smith
Date: 2012
Every young adult with a mental health condition will face the difficult decision of whether or not to tell others, or to disclose their condition at work. There are many reasons you may choose to discuss your condition at work, from seeking to support to making accommodation in the work place. This guide helps provide helpful guidance in making an informed decision on disclosure.
Dealing with Wrokplace Bullying: A Practical Guide for Employees
Author: South Australian Interagency Round Table on Workplace Bullying
Date: 2007
Bullying is not acceptable workplace behaviour and it should not be tolerated in any form. This practical guide has been developed to help eployees identify and deal with bullying in the workplace. It aims to provide practical advice and information on making workplaces safer for everyone concerned.
Emotional First Aid for Adults
Author: Missouri Department of Mental Health Office of Disaster Readiness
People often experience strong and unpleasant emotional responses to disasters. This brief fact sheet provides helpful prompts and reminders for supporting adults in emotional distress.
Emotional First Aid for Children
Author: Missouri Department of Mental Health Office of Disaster Readiness
A quick reference guide for providing emotional first aid for children of various ages.
Grief and Loss
Author: beyondblue
Everyone’s experience of gried or loss is unique. You might experience all kinds of difficult and at times overwhelming emotions. This simple fact sheet provides important information in dealing with your own grief and loss, as well as helping a friend, co-worker or loved one through their own suffering.
Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support
Author: Mental Health Commission of Canada
Date: 2013
Peer support works because people who have experience with mental health problems and illnesses can offer support, encouragement and hope to each other when facing similar situations. This practical guide to establishing and practicing peer support networks can help create a positive environment for people experiencing mental health difficulties in all scenarios.
Guide for Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying
Author: Safe Work Australia
Date: May, 2016
Workplace bullying is a serious risk to both physical and psychological health, and can occur in any workplace. Taking steps to prevent and respond to workplace bullying is the responsibility of all employers and employees.
Help is at Hand: Support After Someone may Have Died by Suicide
Author: National Suicide Prevention Alliance
When you first learn that someone has died in circumstances that may be due to suicide, you can experience a range of emotions, including loss and uncertainty about what you are thinking or doing. This booklet provides helpful information about what you may be feeling, practical matters you are likely to have to deal with, and suggestions on further help and support in the weeks and months ahead.
How to Support Staff Who are Experiencing a Mental Health Problem
Author: Mind
A guide to taking simple and practical steps to support staff who are experiencing mental health problems, and creating a culture that supports staff to be open about their mental health.
Looking After Your Mental Health in the Workplace
Author: beyondblue
A simple guide book about noticing and responding to mental health challenges in the workplace.
Making the Case for Peer Support
Author: Mary O’Hagan, Celine Cyr, Heather McKee & Robyn Priest
Date: September 2010
An introductory study on development of eer support programs, their implementation, benefits and functions.
Managing and Supporting Mental Health at Work: Disclosure Tools for Managers
Author: Mind
Date: December, 2011
Mind found that one in five workers would not disclose stress or mental health issues to their manager for fear of being placed first in line for redundancy, and that many managers were afraid to broach the subject for fear of provoking legal consequences. This informative study is designed to help managers create both the tools and environment to support their employees mental health through respectful dialogue to overcome these challenges.
Managing Someone with a Mental Health Condition
Author: beyondblue
A fact sheet for employers seeking to better understand their role in supporting mental health in the workplace, and with assisting workers recovering from, or requiring support for their mental health at work.
Mental Health Toolkit for Employers
Author: Business in the Community
Date: 2016
There is a strong relationship between levels of staff wellbeing and motivation and performance. Taking a positive, proactive approach to mental health at work can help employers grow their staff and their organisation.
Psychological First Aid for All
Author: World Health Organisation
Date: 2016
A quick reference guide to psychological first aid following both large-scale and individual trauma. What is psychological first aid, what is not, how to respond, and what to do next.
Promoting Mental Health and Wellness
Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which the individual realises their own abilities, copes with the normal stresses of life, works productively and fruitfully, and makes meaningful contributions to the community. Promoting mental health covers a variety of strategies, but should be a priority for all employers and employees to create, adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles and communities.
Psychosis First Aid Guidelines
Author: Mental Health First Aid
A field guide on how to recognise, communicate with, and help a person experiencing psychosis.
Returning to Work After Experiencing Mental Illness
Author: Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Date: 2007
A toolkit of resources for employers and employees returning to work after experiencing mental illness. A guide to making the transition back to work as smooth as possible, including case studies and examples of returning to work plans.
Vicarious Trauma: Looking After Yourself at Work
Author: Anne-Laure Couineau
Date: July, 2014
The impact of working with survivors of violence and trauma can have a lasting impact on anyone, but first responders ofter beat the brunt of this repeated exposure to the suffering of others. Learn about vicarious trauma and how to look after yourself at work.
Vicarious Trauma
Author: Laurie Anne Pearlman & Lisa McKay
Date: 2008
Humanitarian workers ofter assist people who have been victimised, and first responders often work in challenging environments, and with communities devestated by conflict or forces of nature. This brief handout outlines who may be at risk of vicarious trauma, common signs for peers to be aware of, and strategies for coping.
Workers with Mental Illness: a Practical Guide for Managers
Author: Australian Human Rights Commission
Date: 2010
It is highly likely that, as a manager, you will supervise a worker with mental illness at some point in your career – whether you know it or not. This practical guide for managers is designed to educate and create safe and healthy workplaces.
Workplace Bullying in Australia
Author: Christopher Magee, Ross Gordon, Peter Caputi, Lindsay Oades, Samantha Reis & Laura Robinson
Date: May 30, 2014
This collaborative project aims to investigate the nature of workplace bullying in Australia, and identify strategies to prevent and manage workplace bullying by studying the facts and predictors which precede it, along with the effects of various preventative strategies.
Dealing with Workplace Bullying – A Workers Guide
Author: Safe Work Australia
Date: May, 2016
This guide is intended to help workers determine if workplace bullying is occurring, and how to prevent and deal with it. It provides information for workers who may be experiencing or witnessing workplace bullying and for those who have had a bullying report made against them.
Taking Your From Distress to De-Stress
Author: Stress Management Society
Date: 2018
A simple guide to recognising and managing stress both at home and work.
Overview of Work Related Stress
Author: SafeWork SA
Stress is a term that is widely used in everyday life, and most people mave some idea of its meaning. Work-related stress is recognised globally as a major challenge to workers’ health, and the health of an organisation.
Depression and Sleep
Author: Sleep Health Foundation
Date: 2011
A simple guide from the Sleep Health Foundation on the links between sleep and depression.
Exercise and Mental Health
Author: Simon Rosenbaum
Exercice was once viewed as ‘just’ a distraction from the negative thoughts associated with mental health. Although not a cure, exercise is increasingly seen as an important tool for reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety substance abuse and many other disorders. This book captures the key themes of research into the effects of exercise on mental health through evidence-based research.
Facts & Figures about Mental Health
Author: Black Dog Institute
Facts and figures about mental illness, suicide, depression, bipolar, mood disorders and perinatal depression in Australia.
Fundamental Facts about Mental Health
Author: The Mental Health Foundation
Date: 2015
Mental health problems are one of the main causes of the burden of disease worldwide, with mental health services in the UK overstretched. The Mental Health Foundation advocates a data driven approach to help answer the questions asked by a wide range of people, from mental health professionals, politicians, communities, and individuals.
Investing in Mental Health
Author: World Health Organisation
Date: 2003
Mental health has been hidden behind a curtain of stigma and discrimination for too long. The World Health Organisation advocates the investment of greater financial and human resources be allocated to provide care for those with mental disorders and to protect and promote mental health.
Mental Health Services in Brief
Author: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Date: 2019
A report providing an overview of mental health services and statistics in Australia.
Prevention of Mental Disorders
Author: World Health Organisation
Date: 2004
A guide to effective interventions and policy options to help prevent mental health disorders
Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World
Author: World Federation for Mental Health
Date: 2018
Young people today face constant stressors and challenges, both in their own lives, and in the world around them.Many of these issues can have an impact on mental health in our youth.
Capturing Hypervigilance: Attention Biases in Elevated Trait Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Author: Lorna H. Stewart
Date: 2011
An investigation of how people experiencing hypervigilance process threat.
The Relationship between PTSD, Hypervigilance, and Disordered Sleep
Author: Marzia van Wyk, Samantha Munson
This research paper focuses on the link between post-traumatic stress disorder and disordered sleep, particularly focusing on the symptoms of hypervigilance.