Kingston District Council believes in fostering an active and engaged community, that is healthy and resilient and is provided with a range of opportunities that encourages wellbeing and social inclusion. KDC will endeavour to continue to share education and support by leading experts based on need to community groups including parents, educators, first responders, primary producers and community leaders, to improve the psychological preparedness, resilience and wellbeing to all within the Kingston community.
Regional Access
Regional Access is a free online and phone counselling service for people who are feeling the pressures and stresses of everyday life. You can call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You don’t need a referral, so you can make the call at a time that suits you. The counselling service is free (local call charges may apply). Call 1300 032 186 for support.
Professionally trained counsellors will listen and help you to develop strategies to manage what is causing you to feel stressed or overwhelmed. We can help with:
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Financial worries
- Grief and loss
- Hopelessness
- Isolation and loneliness
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship issues and family problems
- Sadness
- Short-term depression
- Stress
- Wellbeing
- Work stress
Emerging Minds
Emerging Minds has been dedicated to the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Australian infants, children and families for over 20 years. Emerging Minds Families is a growing suite of resources for parents and families looking for information and support regarding infant and child mental health.
Developed in collaboration with family members with lived experience, practitioners and using the latest research, Emerging Minds Families is all about offering practical and trustworthy information for families to use directly or for practitioners to share and use with the parents and families they work with.
https://emergingminds.com.au/families/
I Farm Well
ifarmwell is a free online tool kit to help farmers cope effectively with life’s challenges and get the most out of every day, regardless of the circumstances they face.
ifarmwell has been designed based on what Australian farmers have said they want and what research shows will help. Their mission is to equip farmers with new tools that reduce the negative impact that stressful situations have on their lives, so they have more time and energy to focus on the things that make them happy. The ifarmwell modules are designed to help farmers effectively manage things beyond their control and get the most out of life, regardless of the circumstances they face. They are free, farmer-focused, confidential and accessible anytime via the internet.
You DO NOT need to be experiencing a mental health problem to benefit from doing the modules. We can all benefit from tips on things like how to make better decisions, focus on what’s important and spend less time caught up in worries in our heads. If there’s a member of the farming community you’d like to lend a hand to, do them a favor and share this with them today.
R U OK?
Got a feeling that someone you know or care about isn’t behaving as they normally would? Perhaps they seem out of sorts? More agitated or withdrawn? Or they’re just not themselves. Trust that gut instinct and act on it. Learn more about the signs and when it's time to ask R U OK? Here (Insert link - https://www.ruok.org.au/signs)
By starting a conversation and commenting on the changes you’ve noticed, you could help that family member, friend or workmate open up. If they say they are not OK, you can follow our conversation steps to show them they’re supported and help them find strategies to better manage the load. If they are OK, that person will know you’re someone who cares enough to ask.
Stay Afloat
Stay Afloat Australia is the national mental health program for the Australian seafood industry, run by Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) and supported with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health’s Mental Health Emergency Response. Mental Health is one of SIA’s top priorities and sits under the key priority area of Wellbeing along with SIA’s industry-specific safety program Sea Safe.
- 1 in 5 Australians experience a mental illness each year
- Almost 50% of us will experience a mental illness in our lifetime
- Mental illness and physical injury and illness often happen concurrently
Studies have shown that in key parts of the seafood industry, more people than the typical population experience mental illness and a number of chronic physical conditions too.
Having information and talking to each other makes a difference. Download any of the Stay Afloat tools and have a read, even better, chat about them with a friend or family member.
https://www.stayafloat.com.au/industry/
A 60 min suicide prevention training program from CountrySA PHN
This free online interactive training program will give you the skills to recognise when someone is having thoughts of suicide and provide you with the skills and knowledge to keep others safe from suicide.
- Free for those who live in Country SA
- Participate remotely with any device
- High-quality content & simulations
- Lifetime access to resources & refreshers
Use the registration code CSA to access the free licence. https://www.countrysaphn.com.au/community/mental-health-2/suicide-prevention-services/livingworks-start-2/