The Capricornia Division of General Practice, along with many other Queensland Divisions, employs a Community Support Worker to deliver the Mental Health Support for Drought Affected Communities Initiative, funded by the Government Department of Health and Ageing. A significant part of this role, in collaboration with the Australian General Practice Network and beyondblue: the national depression initiative is to provide links to community outreach and crisis counselling services for drought affected rural and remote areas, this clearly includes bushfires.
In response to the recent bushfires, please find below the link to an article aimed at supporting those affected by natural disaster; this can also be applied to severe storms and flooding.
Bushfire Support - Emotional Responses After a Natural Disaster
Click on the links below to find out more about a variety of mental health projects and initiatives:
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Mental Health Service Referral Form (Electronic for use in Medical Director)
Mental Health Service Referral Form (pdf for manual use)
Further Mental Health Resources:
Please contact the Mental Health and Allied Health Team at the Division if you have any queries or would like to add information or links to the Mental Health webpage.