Biripi Aboriginal Medical Service - Town Clinic 102 Victoria St TAREE http://www.ahmrc.org.au Ph 02 6591 2411 and Purfleet Clinic 2a Edwards Dr PURFLEET Ph 02 6591 2400

Buladelah Community Health Centre - Richmond St BULADELAH Ph 02 4987 9929 or 02 4987 9912

Children, Young People & Families Counselling Service - Intake Line PH 02 6592 9536

Domestic Violence Line - Ph 1800 737 732 http://www.1800Respect.org.au

Drug & Alcohol Counselling Service - Intake Ph 1300 662 263

Family Connect & Support - Ph 1300 006 480 or 02 6563 6206 http://www.benevolent.org.au

Forster Community Health Centre - 14 Breese Parade, FORSTER, Ph 02 6539 6300

Forster Neighbourhood Centre - 1 Coral Ave TUNCURRY NSW 2428 Ph 02 6555 4351

GP/Psychiatrist/Psychologist via telephone http://www.GP2U.com.au

Gloucester Community Health Centre - Church St GLOUCESTER NSW, Ph 02 6538 3056

Great Lakes Manning Homelessness Support Service - Lynn’s Place Ph 02 6551 0011

Great Lakes Manning Youth Homelessness Support Service - Ph 02 6551 6696

Headspace - 1 Pultney St TAREE NSW 2430 Ph 02 6539 6440 http://www.headspace.org.au

Kids Helpline - http://www.kidshelpline.com.au Ph 1800 551 800

Lifeline - http://www.lifeline.org.au Ph 13 11 14

Manning Base Hospital - 26 York St TAREE NSW 2430, Ph 02 6592 9111

Manning Valley Neighbourhood Centre - 4 Farquhar St WINGHAM NSW 2429, Ph 02 6553 5121

Mental Health Access Line - Ph 1800 551 311

Taree Community Health Centre - 64 Pulteney St TAREE NSW Ph 02 65929315

Tobwabba Aboriginal Medical Service - 68a Macintosh St FORSTER NSW Ph 02 6555 6271

Tresillian 2U Mid North Coast - Ph 02 6691 1192 or 1300 272 736

Bright Tomorrows Start Today - free app developed by the Thrive by Five initiative and Telethon Kids Institute. Designed to help build your children’s brains in 5 areas.

Deadly Tots - this free app contains information for every aboriginal family to help their bub learn and grow. Developed by SWSLHD with funding from the Office of ATSI Health.

Early Years SA - free app for information about child health, learning, development and well-being for children aged 0-5.

Gottman Card Decks - this free and fun app offers 22 card decks with helpful questions, statements for discussion and ideas for improving your relationship.

Headspace - free app that helps you to stress less, sleep soundly and learn the skills of mindfulness with guided meditations and mindfulness exercises.

Mind Mum - a free app designed for pregnant and new mums to manage the emotional challenges that can arise during this time. Designed by the Perinatal Depression e-consortium, the Parent Infant Research Institute and Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia.

Raising Healthy Minds - is a free app to help you support your child’s social and emotional wellbeing and raise confident and resilient children aged 0-12 years. Designed by http://www.raisingchildren.net.au

Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne - a free app that provides quality and up to date information and fact sheets for parents and adolescents about medical conditions.

Sleep Ninja - a free app designed by the Balck Dog Institute providing evidence based strategies to help young people improve their sleep.

Smiling Mind - free app developed by psychologists and educators. It provides strategies based on mindfulness and positive psychology to help reduce stress, build mental resilience and improve relationships.

Worry Time - free app produced by Reach Out Australia in conjunction with the Centre for Clinical Interventions. This app helps to interrupt repetitive thinking by setting aside scheduled worry time once per day.

Aura - A paid app of meditation and mindfulness practices to reduce stress and improve sleep. Aura learns your preferences to personalise your experience.

Calm: Sleep and Meditation - A paid app, contains soothing sounds, guided meditations, breathing exercises, music, videos and sleep stories.

Alcohol & Drug Info Service http://www.counsellingonline.org.au

ASPECT Australia ASD Info http://autismspectrum.org.au

Beyond Blue http://www.beyondblue.org.au

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

Blue Knot - Trauma & Abuse http://www.blueknot.org.au

Brave Anxiety Program https://brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au/

Counselling for First Nations People http://www.aboriginalcounsellingservices.com.au

Eating Disorders http://www.insideoutinstitute.org.au

Family Drug Support Service http://www.fds.org.au

Family Relationship Line http://www.familyrelationships.gov.au

Gay & Lesbian Counselling Service http://www.twenty10.org.au

Men’s Line http://www.mensline.org.au

Mindspot Beyond Blue http://www.mindspot.org.au

MoodGym http://www.moodgym.anu.edu.au

My Compass Black Dog Institute http://www.mycompass.org.au

NALAG National Assoc for Loss & Grief http://www.nalag.org.au

Parent Line Counselling http://www.parentline.org.au

Reach Out Info for Youth http://www.reachout.com.au

Well Mob Healing Our Way http://www.wellmob.org.au

Each of the following books are available at Great Lakes Library.

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew (2012) by Ellen Notbohm.

The Australian Autism Handbook (2023) by Benison O’Reilly and Seana Smith.

A Parent’s Guide to Autism Diagnosis (2022) by Dr Sophia Mooncy & Adele Devine.

We’re Not Broken - Changing the Autism Conversation (2021) by Eric Garcia.

Supporting Spectacular Girls - A Practical Guide to Developing Autistic Girls’ Well-being and Self-Esteem (2022) by Helen Clarke.

Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person - A Parent’s Handbook to Supporting Newly Diagnosed Teens (2023) by Cathy Wassell.

Each of the following books are available at Great Lakes Library.

How to Talk to Kids about Anything (2023) by Robyn Silverman.

Straight Talk about ADHD in Girls - How to help your Daughter Thrive (2022) by Stephen Hinshaw.

The Angry Child - What Parents, School and Society Can Do (2019) by Brett Novick.

The Tourette Syndrome and OCD Checklist - A Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers (2011) by Susan Conners.

Hyperfocus - How to Work Less and Achieve More (2018) by Chris Bailey.