Connection. Strength. Resilience - NACCHO

Connection. Strength. Resilience: Social and Emotional Wellbeing Resources and Information

Welcome to the NACCHO Connection, Strength and Resilience Portal. This portal provides a set of resources aimed at supporting resilience and reducing social and emotional harms to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The wellbeing resources and tools are freely available and have been developed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to support our mob, our communities and our workforce to help keep you safe and well. Building Connection, Strength, Resilience is at the heart of these resources, which comprise factsheets, support websites, apps, posters, videos and other critical tools.

If you need health or wellbeing support for yourself, a friend or family member, please contact an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) near you. To find an ACCHO in your area click here.

If you are feeling stressed, not sleeping well or have increased anxiety and depression you can seek immediate help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from:
13 Yarn (13 92 76)
Brother-to-brother (1800 435 799)
Lifeline (13 11 14 + online chat)
Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800 + webchat)

Other support lines:
MensLine Australia (1300 78 99 78)
Suicide callback service (1300 659 467)
Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636)
Qlife – anonymous LGBTIQ support (1800 184 527 + webchat)

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#ThisDayMyWay Campaign

#ThisDayMyWay is an opportunity to take ownership over a day that can bring up complex emotions for a lot of us. It’s an opportunity to spark important and healthy conversations between mob that help us look after ourselves and each other around 26 January.

NACCHO has created a social media campaign where you can scan the QR code below and share how you’re spending this day, your way.

Or, head to NACCHO’s Instagram to try our filter there.

Resources and Information

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Pause. Breathe. Connect.

The Healing Foundation

This collection of factsheets aims to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with information and tips on coping with racism.

Strong Spirit Strong Mind

Stay Strong, Look After You and Your Mob

Strong Spirit Strong Mind, Western Australia Mental Health Commission

These campaign resources aim to increase knowledge of improving social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) strategies that support families and communities in WA to gain and maintain their desirable level of SEWB.

Self-care Toolkit - Stress Less Graphic

Self-care toolkit

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales

This Self-care toolkit aims to assist those working in the social and emotional wellbeing sector by providing tips and tricks for staying mentally and physically healthy.

13yarn fact sheets

13YARN fact sheets

Lifeline Australia and Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia

These factsheets aim to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with information and assistance on a wide range of mental health topics.

How are you going artwork

How are you going?

Rural Adversity Mental Health Program

This poster aims to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to consider their social and emotional wellbeing and understand what can be done when feeling unwell.

Toolkit - Help when you are feeling down

Tool kit - help when you are feeling down

Lifeline Australia

This self-help resource aims to provide information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people when they are feeling down.

WellMob

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

WellMob is a website that provides a collection of online social and emotional resources made by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of all ages. It brings together websites, apps, podcasts, videos, social media and online counselling programs to support wellbeing all in the one place.

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Yarn up

ReachOut Australia

Yarn up is an online resource that aims to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with a place to seek support and learn about a wide range of wellbeing topics.

Stay Strong Care Plan

Stay strong care plan

Menzies School of Health Research

This strengths based mental health and wellbeing tool aims to improve culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by offering a holistic, person-centred approach to having a yarn about wellbeing.

Referendum resources

Referendum self-care resources

WellMob

This resource sheet aims to highlight practical tips for self-care during the lead-up to, and beyond, the Voice Referendum.

Support for First Nations young people

Support for First Nations young people

headspace

This collection of videos aims to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with practical tips to look after their social and emotional wellbeing during and after the Voice Referendum.

Coping with the impacts of trauma

Coping with the impacts of trauma

The Healing Foundation

The information in this publication is for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who have suffered trauma or witnessed a terrible event in their daily lives. These events can trigger distressing memories or reactions related to the original trauma. This can happen many years after the traumatic event occurred.

Take a Step video

Take a Step resources

headspace

These resources aim to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to take charge of their social and emotional wellbeing.

Journey to your self-healing book

Journey to your self-healing book

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW

The Journey to your self-healing book is a diary that helps Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander clients keep track of their appointments and medications and reflect on their healing journey throughout the year.

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Deadly tips to stress less

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales

This poster provides tips to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people stress less.

Smiling Mind

Smiling mind [app]

Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council

Smiling mind is a free application (app) that uses guided meditations to teach people how to calm the mind. It includes simple techniques such as using the breath and mindfulness to reduce stress and help people to sleep better.

Stay Connected

Stay connected: social and emotional wellbeing resources

Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services

The Stay Connected campaign is a series of nine flyers and accompanying videos focusing on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Keep yourself healed

Keep yourself healed: self-care for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers

Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, BeyondBlue

This video features Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Workers in Victoria, who share their practical tips and strategies for keeping strong and well while working in their complex and challenging jobs.

Stay propa deadly online

Stay propa deadly online

Deadly Choices

The Stay propa deadly online campaign resources aim to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people stay safe online.

The resources include posters and short videos with information and tips.

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eSafety First Nations online safety resources

eSafety Commissioner

This resource package provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and adults with information on how to stay safe online.

AIMhi-Y app

AIMhi-Y app

Menzies School of Health Research

The Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y) app aims to promote wellbeing and resilience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

yarnspace

yarnspace

headspace

yarnspace is an online community chat resource which aims to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a digital space to seek support when the body, mind and spirit feel are feeling weaker.

Stronger Together

Stronger Together campaign

R U OK

The Stronger Together campaign has been developed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as part of the R U OK? initiative. The campaign encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be looking out for one another, and checking in when someone doesn’t seem ‘ok’.

Heal Our Way

Heal Our Way

New South Wales Ministry of Health, Cox Inall Ridgeway

These resources aim to engage local NSW communities in culturally appropriate ways by encouraging safe conversations around suicide, increasing community knowledge about mental health and suicide prevention, and creating awareness of suicide prevention services available locally.

Suicide Prevention

Suicide prevention resources

WellMob

These resource sheets for workers aim to highlight key digital resources about suicide prevention. There are two different resource sheets featuring resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities, and people experiencing thoughts of suicide.

Suicide Chart

Yarning about suicide prevention in our community

Everymind, Life in Mind

This factsheet aims to raise awareness of the importance of yarning about suicide prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The theme is What do I do? What do I say?

Resources

Manual of resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention

Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

This online toolkit aims to provide a comprehensive collection of suicide prevention resources for use by, and with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

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Toolkit: suicide prevention information for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

Lifeline Australia

This four-page leaflet aims to raise awareness among Aboriginal communities about suicide prevention. The resource contains information and artwork relevant to Aboriginal people, and provides information on.

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The little red threat book

Central Australia Life Promotion Network

This book is about providing care and support in situations where there is a risk of suicide. It is appropriate for community members and people working in mental health and related fields.