Stayin' Alive: Understanding Health With MSCL.UP MSCL.UP

It as been a rough few weeks since devastating floods have torn through our beautiful Northern Rivers, the clean up and recovery are well under way and we wanted to share our top tips for staying healthy and avoiding infections, bouts of ill health and what to be wary of to keep yourself well. We acknowledge this has been a widespread and traumatic natural disaster; with grassroots organisations and people leading the community response. Please find below a list of social and emotional wellbeing supports that we mentioned will be included in the show notes. Additionally if you want to know how you can contribute please follow @thekoorimailnewspaper and @floodsrecovery2022 on social media



Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Providers

13YARN - 139276. 24/7 crises support & culturally safe space to yarn about your needs, worries or concerns

YARNSAFE - An extension of Headspace

https://headspace.org.au/yarn-safe/

Brother2Brother - 1800435799. Provides phone support for Aboriginal men who need someone to talk to about relationship issues, family violence, parenting, drug and alcohol issues or who are struggling to cope for other reasons

Well Mob - Social, emotional and online wellbeing resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

https://wellmob.org.au/

NIPS (National Indigenous Postvention Service) -  1800805801. Led by Thirrili, supports families and communities when an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person has been lost to suicide or another traumatic incident



Additional Mental Health Support Services 

Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467 for 24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal

Blue Knot Foundation Helpline - 1300 657 380. Centre of excellence for complex trauma. Monday – Sunday between 9am – 5pm AEST or via email helpline@blueknot.org.au

Friendline - 1800 424 287. 7 days a week or chat online

Kids Help Line - 1800 55 1800.  24/7 confidential and private counselling service specifically for children and young people aged 5 – 25

LIfeline - 13 11 14 or text on 0477 13 11 14. 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services. 12pm to midnight AEST or chat online

Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636. 24 hours/7 days a week, chat online or email

PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) - 1300 726 306, 9am – 7:30pm AEST (Mon-Fri). Supports women, men and families across Australia affected by anxiety and depression during pregnancy and in the first year of parenthood. 

SANE Australia - 1800 18 7263 10am – 10pm AEST (Mon – Fri). Provides support to anyone in Australia affected by complex mental health issues.

Qlife - 1800 184 527, 3pm – 12am (midnight) AEST/7 days a week. Nationwide telephone and web-based services for LGBTI peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues.

Mensline Australia - 1300 78 99 78. 24 hours/7 days a week professional telephone and online counselling service offering support to Australian men

Mindspot - 1800 61 44 34. Free telephone and online service for people with anxiety, stress, low mood or depression. It provides online assessment and treatment for anxiety and depression. MindSpot is not an emergency or instant response service. 

Open Arms - 1800 011 046. Veterans and Families Counselling provides 24/7 free and confidential counselling to anyone who has served at least one day in the ADF, their partners and families. 

Diabetes is one of those commonly diagnosed medical conditions that most people have some understanding about as we all may know someone who has been diagnosed with diabetes. In the first of 3 episodes for our series on Diabetes, Maddy and Elle discuss how it all begins from the pancreas, to insulin to why you might need to take note if you’re going to the toilet a lot more than usual!

Ever wondered what it was like on the other side of the ED? As professionals working in that environment we often take for granted the knowledge we have about patient flow, triage, diagnostics and what to expect if you present to your local emergency department. In the second ep of the Stayin’ Alive pod, Maddy & Elle discuss what you can expect if you find yourself having to visit the emergency department.

Join Maddy and Elle for the first episode of the Stayin’ Alive pod, a health promotion initiative supported by MSCL.UP activewear. Maddy is a proud Gamilaroi woman, mother, registered nurse and co-founder of MSCL.UP. Elle is a specialist emergency medicine doctor who shares a passion of making health information more accessible for all. Together they share a few yarns and a lot of laughs about their lives in the ED as well as introducing the goals behind the pod and what to expect on future eps.