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Resources For Leaders In The Community

Here, you’ll find resources with advice from the Embrace Lived Experience Group. These resources are to help community leaders recognise when someone may need to seek help for their mental health and how to get help.

Some resources link to other mental health and wellbeing support organisations. 

This information is not medical advice. It is generic and does not take into account your personal circumstances, physical wellbeing, mental status or mental health requirements. Do not use this information to treat or diagnose your own or another person’s medical condition and never ignore medical advice or delay seeking it because of something in this information. Any medical questions should be referred to a qualified healthcare professional. If in doubt, please always seek medical advice.

General Information

Resource 1 - What is mental health and wellbeing

Mental health, wellbeing and support information.

Resource 2 - Recognising when someone may need help

Information from Health Direct on how to recognise if someone might need mental health support.

Resource 3 - How to have conversations around mental health and suicide

Beyond Blue has developed information that can help you start conversations with someone who might need mental health support.

Resource 4 - Getting professional mental health help

Information on steps to get mental health help, what to expect when you see a doctor, and helpful questions to ask.

This resource has been translated into multiple languages. Click the link and follow the prompts on the page to access the translated versions.

Translated resources and information

Find translated mental health information, including factsheets on mental health conditions and how to get help.