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Help lines

Telephone number of family member or friend

Local Ambulance Service or police emergency: 000

Lifeline: 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au

Mensline: 1300 789 978 or visit https://mensline.org.au/

Parentline: 1300 1300 52 or visit https://kidshelpline.com.au/parents/issues/how-parentline-can-help-you

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 or visit https://kidshelpline.com.au/parents/issues

Salvo Care Line: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au

Useful SCI resources for consumers and medical professionals

Forward NSW, Ability Support Australia: (02) 8741 5674 or visit https://fas.org.au/

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia: (02) 9661 8855 or visit scia.org.au

Emotional Wellbeing Toolkit: A Clinician’s Guide to working with Spinal Cord Injury ACI
https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/spinal-cord-injury/psychosocial_strategy/emotional-wellbeing-toolkit

Guide for Health Professionals on the Psychosocial Care of People with Spinal Cord Injury (updated 2014):
https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/155233/Guide-Psychosocial-Care.pdf

Psychosocial Adjustment after Spinal Cord Injury (updated 2014)
https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/155197/Psychosocial-Adjustment.pdf

Spinal Cord Injury Research Evidence (SCIRE)
https://scireproject.com/evidence/rehabilitation-evidence/depression-following-spinal-cord-injury/

Useful mental health resources for consumers and medical professionals

Australian Psychological Society Psychologist Referral Service:
https://www.psychology.org.au/Find-a-Psychologist

SANE website
https://www.sane.org/information-stories/facts-and-guides/spinal-cord-injury-and-mental-health

Beyond Blue
beyondblue.org.au

Blue Pages
bluepages.anu.edu.au

Mental Help
mentalhelp.net

Reach Out
reachout.com.au

Black Dog Institute
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/

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