Eating disorders
Butterfly Foundation is the national charity for all Australians impacted by eating disorders and body image issues, and for the families, friends and communities who support them.
Call 1800 33 4673 or visit butterfly.org.au
Youthfocus
A website with links to ReachOut Breathe app; ReachOut worry time app; Black Dog Institute snapshot (18+) & Self-help for Anxiety Management app and other apps (healthy relationships, breakup etc)
To access this resource visit Youthfocus
eHeadspace
A free and confidential telephone and online service for young people aged 12-25. Qualified youth mental health professionals provide support to young people worried about their mental health or experiencing issues such as depression, bullying and isolation. Support is also available to concerned parents or carers. 9am – 1pm 7 days / week.
To access this resource call 1800 650 890 or visit headspace.org.au/eheadspace/
South Asian Therapists
The largest South Asian mental health therapist community in the world. Ther directory has hundreds of South Asian therapists, including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Afghani and Nepali heritage. Here you can find culturally competent South Asian mental health professionals.
To access this resource visit southasiantherapists.org
The Maze Phase Podcast
The Maze Phase podcast is for primary health professionals working with teens who are navigating life and the healthcare system, but parents could also find it helpful. In each episode, GP and academic, Dr Bianca Forrester has a chat with experts in the field of adolescent health and social care. These conversations include tips from clinical practice and emerging research, as well as discussions of best practice approaches to common and complex problems presenting to primary care.
Episode 1: Youth Friendly Heath Care: How can the GP Help?
Dr Bianca Forrester interviews Prof Lena Sanci about barriers teens face accessing services and how we can help.
Episode 2: Anxiety in Teens
In this episode, Dr Bianca Forrester speaks with Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist A/Professor Sandra Radovini about best practice approaches to understanding anxiety in school-aged teens.
Episode 3: Depression in Teens
Dr Bianca Forrester continues the conversation with Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist A/Prof Sandra Radovini about mental health problems in teens.
Episode 4: The age of Adolescence
Professor Susan Sawyer, Paediatrician and expert in Adolescent Health, describes contemporary understandings about the beginnings and endpoints of “Adolescence”.
Episode 5: Disruptive behaviour in teens
In this episode, Dr Bianca Forrester and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist A/Prof Sandra Radovini have a conversation about disruptive behaviour in school aged teens.
Episode 6: Understanding self-harm and suicidal behaviours
In this episode, Dr Bianca Forrester and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist A/Prof Sandra Radovini tackle the tricky topic of self-harming and suicidal behaviours.
Episode 7: Eating Disorders in Teens
In this episode, Dr Bianca Forrester speaks with paediatrician Dr Michele Yeo and GP expert Dr Jenny Conway about recognising, assessing, and managing eating disorders in primary care.
Episode 8: Period Pain in Teens
In this episode, Dr Forrester speaks with gynaecologist Prof Sonia Grover about recognising, assessing, and managing menstrual pain in primary care.
Episode 9: Old enough for a Medicare card, too young to vote – the medico-legal framework
This episode takes a deeper dive into the medico-legal frameworks and ethical principles that operate within primary care services to young people independently seeking support. Dr Forrester speaks with expert colleagues in the field of adolescent healthcare and regular contributors paediatrician Prof Susan Sawyer and child and adolescent psychiatrist, A/Prof Sandra Radovini.
Episode 10: Episode 10 – Working with Families
Continuing on from the previous episode, Dr Forrester speaks with Sandra Radovini about when it might be best practice to facilitate family involvement and how to navigate the fine balance between supporting young people’s independence and choices with their best interests in supported health care.
Episode 11: Recovery and resilience in teens- how can the GP help?
In this episode, Dr Forrester speaks with Lisa Gibbs, Professor of Public Health at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, about crises recovery in communities and how to build resilience in teens during the COVID 19 pandemic recovery phase.
Episode 12: Young people in out of home care- How can the GP help?
In this episode, Dr Bianca Forrester speaks with researcher Dr Susan Webster and Paediatrician Dr Karen McLean about the health needs of children in out of home care and how we can bridge the gaps they face in accessing health care.
Episode 13: Part 2: Young people in out of home care- How can the GP help?
In this episode, Dr Bianca Forrester continues the conversation with researcher Dr Susan Webster and Paediatrician Dr Karen McLean about overcoming the barriers that young people in out-of-home care face in accessing health care and supporting their health, social and educational transitions.
Episode 14 – Neurodiversity and neurodevelopmental disorders in teens-How can the GP help?
In this episode, GP Bianca Forrester speaks with child and adolescent psychiatrist Prof Sandra Radovini about increasing requests for neurodevelopmental disorder assessments in primary care. They talk about the issues that many young people are facing in getting back on track with school routines and why transitions have been particularly challenging for some young people.
Headspace Free Accredited online training
For GPs working with young people. The first hour of Module 1 includes ‘Mental health: engaging the young person’.
headspace.org.au/health-professionals/gps-and-general-practice-at-headspace/