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Disclaimer
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Advocacy
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Links to websites that discuss breast health issues.
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Crisis Help Network
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Crisis Help Network is an up-to-date and regularly-updated web site dedicated to providing information abut organisations able to help people in crisis. It is compiled by people who are or have been in crisis, and whose experiences are invaluable to the worth of this resource. Contains information specifically for women with descriptions of how to negotiate all aspects of life on the edge.
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http://www.melbourne.homeless.org.au
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Breast Health
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Links to websites that discuss breast health issues.
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BreastScreen Victoria
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BreastScreen Victoria is part of the national breast cancer screening program for women.
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http://www.breastscreen.org.au/
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Cancer
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Cancer Council Victoria
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All about cancer - information and services for Victorians.
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http://www.cancervic.org.au/
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PapScreen Victoria
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PapScreen Victoria provides information and support for women and health professionals on Pap tests (also called Pap smears).
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http://www.papscreen.org.au/
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) is Australia’s national authority and source of evidence based information on breast and ovarian cancer.
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http://www.nbocc.org.au/
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BreaCan
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BreaCan is a unique information and support service for Victorian women living with breast or gynaecological cancers. BreaCan presents an opportunity for women to connect and speak with trained peer support volunteers.
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http://breacan.org.au/
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Disability
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Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
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A national organization for women with all types of disabilities
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http://www.wwda.org.au/
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Advocacy Disabilities Ethnicity Community
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A community based organisation which represents the rights and needs of people of non-English speaking background with a disbility, and their carers.
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http://www.adec.org.au/
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Doctor Search
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Better Health Channel
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Find Health Service providers by postcode.
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http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
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Mental Health
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Beyond Blue
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Australian organisation that provides information about depression for consumers, carers and health professionals.
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http://www.beyondblue.org.au/
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Post and Antenatal Depression Association (PANDA)
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PANDA is a Victorian, not-for-profit, self-help organization that provides confidential information, support and referral to anyone affected by post and antenatal mood disorders, including partners and extended family members.
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http://www.panda.org.au/
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SANE Australia
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Many people who attempt suicide do not receive the help they need to reduce the risk of further attempts. The new SANE Research Bulletin 'Suicide, self-harm and mental illness' also reveals strategies which people who experience suicidal thinking find useful to get help and support.
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http://www.sane.org/
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Black Dog Institute
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This website contains a range of resources on depression and bipolar disorder.
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http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
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Mental Health Advice Line
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The Mental Health Advice Line is a state-wide telephone information service available to all Victorians seeking mental health information, advice and referral for themselves or another person. The service is staffed by mental health professionals who provide expert mental health advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including public holidays.
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http://health.vic.gov.au/mhal/
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Multicultural Mental Health Australia
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Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) provides national leadership in building greater awareness of mental health and suicide prevention amongst Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
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http://www.dhi.gov.au/Multicultural-Mental-Health-Australia/home/default.aspx
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Non English Speaking Language Links
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Listed in this section you will find websites that have clearinghouses for information in other languages, this means that they contain factsheets in languages other than English in a large range of health topics. Where a website has specific information on a particular subject you will find this listed in the topic section.
You will also find that a large number of the websites in this list also contain factsheets in Languages other than English.
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Health Translations Directory - Victorian Government
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Enables health practitioners, and those working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to find reliable, translated health information.
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http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au/
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Multicutural Centre for Women's Health
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Multilingual health promotion, training, research and advocacy.
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http://www.mcwh.com.au/
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NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
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The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Communication) is funded by the NSW Department of Health to provide information and services to help health professionals communicate with non English speaking communities throughout NSW. This site contains factsheets in a range of languages other than English on a large range of topics.
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http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/publicationsandresources/publicationsresources.asp
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Pregnancy, Birth & Breastfeeding
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Maternity Coalition
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Maternity Coalition, MC, Australia's National Maternity Consumer Organisation, advancement of best-practice maternity care for Australian women and families.
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http://www.maternitycoalition.org.au/
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Having a Baby in Victoria - Department of Human Services, Victoria
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Information for Women in the early stages of pregnancy, or thinking about becoming pregnant.
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http://www.health.vic.gov.au/maternity/
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Better Health Channel
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Search for information and fact sheets by individual topics.
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http://www:betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
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Australian Breastfeeding Association
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This site offers evidence based information about breastfeeding for women and their families. Has information about breastfeeding information sessions and Australian based support services.
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http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/
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Austprem
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The Austprem website, where you will find friendship, information and support to help you on your journey with prematurity.
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http://www.austprem.org.au/
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Parenting
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Raising Children Network
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The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-8 years.
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http://raisingchildren.net.au/
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Maternal Child Health Nurse Directory
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This site provides a comprehensive list of the Maternal Child Health Centres for Victoria. It contains all the centres contact details. It can be searched by Council Municipality or Town/Suburb.
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http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/mch/t_centrelist.asp
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Step Families Australia
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Step Families Australia is a national peak body working with a network of state stepfamily groups and community service providers to strengthen stepfamiies across Australia, through providing quality information, family support services, practitioner training, research and advocacy.
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http://www.stepfamily.org.au
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What Were We Thinking
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This website contains information about common experiences in the early months of parenthood and some effective ways of thinking about and managing them. All information on this website is drawn from up-to-date research and the experiences of many parents of new babies.
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http://www.whatwerewethinking.org.au/
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Life’s Little Treasures
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Provides support and assistance to other families of premature babies throughout Victoria, either in hospital, neonatal intensive care units, special care nurseries or in the community when families get home.
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http://www.lifeslittletreasures.org.au/
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Sexual Health & Contraception
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Family Planning Victoria
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Family Planning Victoria – Sexual & Reproductive Health Care. Advocacy. Education.
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http://www.fpv.org.au/
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Not So Straight
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Not So Straight is a website built to help young people find information and support
about sex and sexuality.
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http://www.notsostraight.com.au/
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Marie Stopes International
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Marie Stopes International Australia (MSIA) is a not-for-profit organization providing sexual and reproductive health information for Australian women, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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http://www.mariestopes.org.au/
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Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
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Specialising in the testing, treatment and management of sexually transmissible infections. Good information for consumers and health professional, including fact sheets, doctor searches and links.
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http://www.mshc.org.au/
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Unplanned Pregnancy
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Children by Choice
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This site offers facts sheets and information to women making decisions around an unplanned pregnancy.
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http://www.childrenbychoice.org.au/
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Better Health Channel- Abortion Services in Victoria
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This page offers information about the process of organizing a termination of pregnancy and the cost involved.
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http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Abortion_services_in_Victoria?open
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Marie Stopes
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Marie Stopes offers immediate, safe and compassionate pregnancy termination services at all our centres around Australia. Depending on how far pregnant you are, you can choose between either a surgical abortion or a medical abortion
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http://www.mariestopes.org.au/our-services/women/abortion
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Violence and Abuse
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Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria
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The Domestic Violence Resource Centre (Vic) DVRC (formerly DVIRC) is a statewide service in Victoria, Australia. DVRC aims to reduce and prevent family violence.
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http://www.dvirc.org.au/
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CASA House
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CASA House is a government funded organisation which provides service on a 24 hour basis. CASA House is committed to ensuring that the silence which surrounds sexual assault continues to be broken and that victims/survivors are provided with necessary support.
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http://www.casahouse.com.au/
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Women’s Health Issues
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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Balanced information for women on all aspects of women’s health including endometriosis, Hysterectomy and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Fact sheets with references and links.
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http://www.womhealth.org.au/
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Australasian Menopause Society
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The Australasian Menopause Society provides a range educational material on the menopause for the benefit of women.
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http://www.menopause.org.au/
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Continence Foundation of Australia - Bladder and bowel control
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The Continence Foundation of Australia - bladder and bowel control problems can be prevented, treated, better managed and cured.
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http://www.continence.org.au/
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Youth Health
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Front Yard
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This site highlights describes eight free, mainly drop-in services for marginalised and homeless young people in the CBD. The services are all available at the Front Yard Centre, which supports the physical, emotional and social needs of age groups ranging between 12 and 25 years. Front Yard is managed by Melbourne Citymission with funded by the City of Melbourne, and is the largest service of its kind in the area.
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http://www.frontyard.org/
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Reach Out
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The Reach Out site helps young people improve their understanding of issues that relate to their own mental health and wellbeing and to better understand other people’s experiences. The site encourages young people to help themselves through tough times. Reach Out is run by the Inspire Foundation, a nationally registered benevolent charity, established in response to youth suicide concerns.
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http://au.reachout.com/
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Head Space
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http://www.headspace.org.au/
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Somazone
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Somazone is an Australian website developed by young people for young people. Somazone provides fast, free, anonymous access to quality-assured health information, and is a program of the Australian Drug Foundation.
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http://www.somazone.com.au
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