The 2014 Act came into effect in July 2014. It introduced new principles to support people experiencing mental illness to make and participate in treatment decision (shared decision making) and to have their views and preferences considered and respected.
Welcome
aSMILE is a place for those learning those sharing and those caring about mental health.
aSMILE aims to improve consumer, carer and community understanding of mental health diagnosis and hospitalization processes, the psychological issues surrounding mental health, social guidance on financial, legal and employment matters, treatment options, discussion of the medications used to treat mental illness, and management of general physical health including side effects and metabolic syndromes.
This website offers information on:
Mental health diagnosis and hospitalisation processes
The psychological issues surrounding mental health
Social guidance on financial, legal and employment matters
Treatment options including discussion of the medications used to treat mental illness
Management of general physical health including side effects and metabolic syndromes
Together
We can enhance consumer, carer and community understanding of mental health diagnosis and treatment options.
Popular
A guide to patients & carers” booklet 4th edition (January 2017)
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Psychosis or schizophrenia:
Caring for a loved one with psychosis or schizophrenia
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Bipolar:
Caring for a loved one with bipolar
PDF 989 kb
Borderline personality disorder:
Help tip for Families and Carers
PDF 400 kb
Emerging information
List of important books
PDF 553 kb
Dual diagnosis:
Dual diagnosis residential rehabilitation
PDF 497 kb
Managing medicines:
Medication/ psychopharmacological information
New resource:
Health Translations is an online library which enables health practitioners and those working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to easily find free translated health information.
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If you are having thoughts of suicide, or severe self-harm please follow your crisis plan. If you do not have a crisis plan please call your treating clinician, therapist, general practitioner, one of the numbers listed below or go to the Emergency Department of the nearest hospital. In a life-threatening emergency ring 000.
Phone numbers and other supports that can be contacted in a crisis:
Life Line: 13 11 14 | www.lifeline.org.au
Sane Helpline: 1800 187 263 | www.sane.org