Information from the Mental Health Webinar held on Wednesday 22nd July 2020

Minutes of Mental Health webinar on Wednesday 22nd July

We had 55 people listen to Michael van Dyk, Engagement Manager from Black Dog Institute and  Andrew Webster, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Central Coast Local Health District speak during this webinar.

It was a very interesting informative and engaging presentation and we have received lots of positive feedback – Thank you Michael and Andrew for sharing your knowledge and stories. Please refer to link to hear the recording. https://youtu.be/GgADOLAaGuU 

One thing that came out of the webinar is the many opportunities for free training and support for  managers, employees and the general population

Michael has provided the link to access the Black Dog free Mental Health at Work training, please register and confirm your eligibility here:

https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/safety-starts-here/mental-health-at-work-the-basics/mental-health-@-work/what-you-can-do/i-am-a-manager/program-sign-up/program-sign-up-form

Andrew has provided information on guides to eMental Health assistance. – please contact me on info@safetyservices.net.au or ring  +61 2 9634 5912 for the information

Plus a link to eMHPRAC https://www.emhprac.org.au/ which recommends a number of different resources for people.

Lifeline Hunter and Central Coast offer free counselling and psychology services for people – ph 4320 7400

Central Coast Primary Care – provides psychology services for adults and children – requires a referral from GP to CCPC – https://ccpc.com.au/mental-health-programs/

Central Coast Suicide Prevention Alliance – https://suicidepreventioncentralcoast.org.au/

FYI  SafeWork NSW also has information

https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/businesses-and-employment/mentally-healthy-workplaces?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=covid19-business-phase1

Please contact me for information on future webinars