Resources & Links
Some useful links and phone numbers that are relevant to parenting issues, education, mental health, local services, schools and healthy eating.
Mental Health
Lifeline
13 11 14 (24-hour telephone counselling)
beyondblue
1300 224 636 (Information line)
SANE Australia
1800 187 263 (Information line: 9.00am–5.00pm weekdays)
www.sane.org (Online helpline, factsheets, resources)
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
www.psychology.org.au/FindaPsychologist
Find a Psychologist service
QLife
1800 184 527
Family Drug Help
1300660068
Health Direct
1800 022 222
Headspace
Butterfly Foundation for Eating Disorders
www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
Mental Health in Multicultural Australia
Mental Health First Aid
Local Schools
St Mary’s Catholic School - http://www.smhampton.catholic.edu.au/
Sandringham Primary School - https://www.sandyps.vic.edu.au/
Hampton Primary School - http://www.hamptonps.vic.edu.au/
St Joan of Arc - http://sjbrighton.catholic.edu.au/
Sandringham East Primary School - http://www.sandringhameastps.vic.edu.au/
Moorabbin Primary School - http://www.moorabbin.vic.edu.au/
Sacred Heart Sandringham - http://www.shsandringham.catholic.edu.au/
St Agnes Highett - http://www.sahighett.catholic.edu.au/
St Finbar’s - http://www.sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au/
Haileybury College - http://www.haileybury.com.au/
Firbank - http://www.firbank.vic.edu.au/
St Leonard’s College - http://www.stleonards.vic.edu.au/
Brighton Grammar - https://www.brightongrammar.vic.edu.au/
Other Useful Resources
Domestic Violence Resource Centre - http://www.dvrcv.org.au/
ACECQA - www.acecqa.gov.au/
http://www.startingblocks.gov.au/
Family Life www.familylife.com.au
http://epilepsyfoundation.org.au/
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents
The effects of second and third-hand smoke
Quit Smoking/Vaping/ etc https://www.quit.org.au/
Achievement Program
Community Health Centre Bentleigh
Local Community outreach such as OT, physio, speech pathology, dietetics, podiatry and allied health assistance such as QUIT smoking, vaping or alcohol
https://bhn.org.au/locations/bentleigh-east/
Alcohol: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/how-alcohol-affects-your-health