Tips and resources to help
Here's a list of tips and resources to support your mental health and wellbeing - especially during COVID-19.
How to take care of your mental health
- Stay connected — keep in touch by phone, social media or video calls
- Keep moving — exercise to relieve stress
- Stick to a routine — keep regular sleeping and eating patterns
- Switch off — take a break from the news if it feels overwhelming
- Reach out — activate your support network or reach out for professional help
- Maintaining good mental health (Australian Govt Department of Health)
- Looking after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak (Beyond Blue)
Connect with others in Beyond Blue’s forum: Coping during the Coronavirus outbreak - Your weekly personal check-in list (Black Dog Institute)
- Mental Health and Safety (NSW Health)
- Looking after your mental health online during COVID-19 - a comprehensive list of services and resources from eMHprac
For young people
- Bite Back – building resilience and improving overall wellbeing for 12-18 year olds (Black Dog Institute)
- How to cope with stress related to COVID-19 (Headspace)
- Open Up - a free peer-to-peer support group, that provides safe and supportive spaces for young people aged between 18 and 29 to connect and share experiences (One Eighty)
Looking after someone else
- How to support someone (Australian Govt Department of Health)
Relationships
- Counselling for individuals, couples, families, households and teams. (Relationships NSW)
Families and children
- Tips to help you and your family cope (Raising Children)
- Supporting children during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (Emerging Minds)
- Co-parenting in a time of COVID-19 (Relationships NSW)
Keeping healthy at home
- Staying healthy at home (NSW Health Make Healthy Normal)
- High Performance at Home infographics and videos (NSW Institute of Sport
Working from home and your health
- Managing your mental health while working from home toolkit (Lifeline)
- Support for businesses and dealing with job loss (Heads Up)
- Five quick stretches for your home workspace (NSW Institute of Sport)
Better sleep
- How to get a better night’s sleep during Coronavirus (Black Dog Institute)
Managing your alcohol intake
- Avoid using unhelpful coping strategies such as alcohol and other drugs (Alcohol & Drug Information Service)
Staying connected
As the world moves more people into isolation it can be a struggle to feel like you are staying connected. Our communities can stay connected if we look out for each other- find our more about our Hello Neighbour campaign.
Having good neighbours and a strong community can be more important than you realise – if you’re more engaged with your neighbours your street will be a better place to live in. Check out our It Takes a Village program to find out more about getting involved in your neighbourhood.
Become a community gatekeeper
We're rolling out suicide awareness training to hundreds of community members over the next three years to support people who might be at risk of suicide. Read more and register for online training.