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SuicideLine Victoria provides phone and online counselling for anyone struggling with their mental health including anxiety, depression, feeling low, stressed or having suicidal thoughts.

SuicideLine Victoria has a number of resources available that can help you through this difficult time. If it is an emergency call 000.

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What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness teaches us to observe the present moment with openness and curiosity

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Sleep

Benefits of sleep and why sleep is good for your mental health

Most of us know what it feels like to have a bad night’s sleep. The irritability, the foggy thinking, the sense that everything is harder than it should be. Learn about the benefits of sleep for mental health and ways to improve your sleep.

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Loneliness

Loneliness - ways to improve your social relationships

Researchers have been investigating the impact of loneliness and how connecting with people can positively improve our mental health, wellbeing, and physical health. For some of us, this may be easy, but for others, social relationships and situations can leave us feeling a little awkward. Here’s some advice on how to improve your social relationships. 

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Anxiety

I feel anxious, but do I have anxiety?

Most of us know that feeling of anxiousness, nervousness and worry. We may feel anxious before an important event like a job interview, presentation, or moving to a new place. When your anxious feelings do not go away after an event has ended, or you don’t know why you are feeling anxious, you may have anxiety.

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Taking care of yourself at work

Achieving a meaningful work-life balance is essential for our mental health. Without clear boundaries and healthy habits, work-related stress can significantly affect our wellbeing. So, how do we proactively reduce the risk and set ourselves up for success?

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What is social anxiety?

Social anxiety is more than just feeling nervous about a social function or event. People who have social anxiety feel an extreme sense of fear and anxiety in social settings and everyday interactions. They often know their fear may be unreasonable, but they are unable to overcome it. Learn how to spot the signs.

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Self-help

The link between exercise and mental health

We’ve all heard that exercise is good for you because it improves your physical health. And now we also know that exercise and physical activity have been shown to improve our mental health. Discover the benefits of exercise for your mental health and explore our tips to get moving.

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