Welcome to Choice and Medication for Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Mental Health Service
This website provides information about medications used in mental health conditions. It is updated and maintained by health care professionals, and receives no funding from drug companies. It is for patients, consumers, carers and health professionals in the Mental Health Service, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.
This initiative is supported by funding from the Mental Health Service.
The website has information leaflets, handy charts, guides and fact sheets. There is information on drugs in pregnancy as well as translated information. If you need any further clarification please discuss your questions with your General Practitioner or treating mental health clinician.
Other Useful Resources and Phone Numbers:
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Emergency Contacts |
If in a life-threatening situation please call 000 to receive immediate help Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 (24-hour mental health telephone access service) 13 11 14 (24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention service) 13 2111 Disaster
Welfare Assistance Line 1800 018 444 Link2Home
Homelessness 1800 152 152 Domestic
Violence Line 1800 656 463 NSW
Victims Access Line 1800 633 063 1800 55 1800 1800 424 017 (24/7 Counselling) |
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NSW Health |
Mental
Health Service, Illawarra Shoalhaven Mental Health Service Aboriginal
Health Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District |
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Aboriginal Health |
Australian Indigenous Health Info
Net |
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Other Medication Information Resources |
1300 MEDICINE (1300 633 424) Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm (AEST) Clozapine Video Blog: In Our Words Consumer Medicines Information
leaflets via the TGA
(Therapeutic Goods Administration – the group that register medicines for use
in Australia) |
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Mental Health Medications in Pregnancy and
Breastfeeding |
1800 647 848 Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm (AEST) |
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Digital mental health resources |
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Support organisations with information about
mental illness |
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General Health |
1800 022 222 - 24-hour health advice Eat For Health Australian Dietary Guidelines and healthy eating resource Collaborative Centre for
Cardiometabolic Health in Psychosis (ccCHiP) Coordinare
(Primary Health Network) NSW QuitLine 13 78 48 |
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Other languages |
Transcultural Mental Health
Centre See also individual leaflets within this website
for a range of leaflets in other languages |
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Learning Disabilities |