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Welcome to Sydney 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, Sydney Local Health District.

This initiative is supported by funding from Mental Health Service, Sydney Local Health District is committed to Closing the Gap.

The website has information leaflets, handy charts, guides and fact sheets. There is information on drugs in pregnancy as well as translated information.

Other Useful Resources and Phone Numbers:

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 Lifeline 13 11 14 - 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention service Other help lines
NSW Health	Mental Health Services, Sydney Local Health District Aboriginal Health Unit Sydney Local Health District NSW Health Mental Health Website
Aboriginal Health	Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Tucker Talk Tips NSW QuitLine NSW Aboriginal QuitLine - 13 78 48 Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW Deadly Tips Poster Central & Eastern Sydney PHN Aboriginal Outreach Work
Other Medication Information Resources	National Prescribing Service 1300 MEDICINE (1300 633 424) Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm (AEST) MedicinesList Smartphone App Clozapine Video Blog: In Our Words Medication and Mental Illness: Advice for Consumers & Clinicians (NSW Mental Health Commission) Consumer Medicines Information Leaflets: via the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration – the group that register medicines for use in Australia)
Mental Health Medications in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding	Mothersafe 1800 647 848 Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm (AEST) Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia How is Dad Going?
Support organisations with information about mental illness	Mental Health Commission of NSW Beyond Blue Sane Australia Black Dog Institute MindHealthConnect Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
General Health	Health Direct 1800 022 222 - 24-hour health advice Mental Health Association NSW Eat For Health Australian Dietary Guidelines and healthy eating resource Collaborative Centre for Cardiometabolic Health in Psychosis (ccCHiP)
Other languages	Transcultural Mental Health Centre Health Translations See also individual leaflets within this website for a range of leaflets in other languages
Learning Disabilities	Birmingham University easy read medicines information leaflets and audio recordings (note this is a United Kingdom based site)

Disclaimer: Unless otherwise specified, the information provided by these websites is developed external to the Sydney Local Health District Mental Health Service

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