Queensland Government site containing very useful information on mental health and services available,
plus a glossary of mental health terminology and links to other mental health sites
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/mental_hlth/default.asp
Mental Health Association Queensland site with valuable links to many very worthwhile web sites
http://www.mentalhealth.org.au/
An excellent Australian Website with many valuable links to depression related Web sites
http://www.depressionet.com.au/links/depression.html
National Association for prevention of child abuse and neglect
http://www.napcan.org.au/
Domestic Violence with information in 70 languages
http://www.hotpeachpages.net/auspac/aus.html
NSW Government multi-lingual information about sexual assault
http://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/ecav/ProdRes/pamphlets/whataresexual.asp
Australian Drug Foundation site with multi-lingual information
http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/multicultural/browse.asp?ContainerID=multicultural_resources
Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre
http://www.damec.org.au/Resources/resources%20master.htm
NSW Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy including specific drug information
http://www.druginfo.nsw.gov.au/
Victorian Government Drug Website
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/drugservices/index.htm
Web site about the dangers of taking
unprescribed medication which is
now freely available on the Internet – only
a Doctor with your medical history and a knowledge
of any medications you are presently taking should
prescribe your medication – from Ohio University
http://ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0132.html
Australian Govt Web site about the dangers of Alcohol Abuse with valuable links
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Alcohol_Abuse
Alzheimer’s Australia Web site
http://www.alzheimers.org.au/
Australian Government Web site about Alzheimer’s with useful links to other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Alzheimer_s_Disease
Breast Screen New South Wales with information in many languages
http://www.bsnsw.org.au/resources/nesb.htm
Breast Screen Victoria with translations into many languages
http://www.breastscreen.org.au/
American Cancer Society site about numerous cancers; their cause and prevention
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
http://nccc-online.org/
National Breast Cancer Centre
http://www.nbcc.org.au
Ovarian Cancer Program
http://www.ovariancancerprogram.org.au/
Cancer Information in non-English language with many links to foreign cancer Web sites
http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks13.htm
The Cancer Council of South Australia
http://www.cancersa.org.au/aspx/home.aspx
Australian Breastfeeding Assn site about the dangers to babies from Mother using recreational drugs including Alcohol, Nicotine, Caffeine and Marijuana
http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/drugs.html
(ARPANSA) Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency includes advice regarding UV Sun Protection
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Sunburn
Australian Govt Web site about Bladder Cancer and containing many useful links to other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Bladder_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Bowel Cancer and with many valuable links to other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Bowel_Cancer
Australian Govt Web sites about Brain Cancer - Tuberous Sclerosis, including useful links
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Brain_Cancer
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Tuberous_Sclerosis
Australian Govt Web site about Breast Cancer with links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Breast_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Cancer of the Uterus with links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Cancer_of_the_Uterus
Australian Govt Web site about Cervical Cancer with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Cervical_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Kidney Cancer with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Kidney_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Leukaemia (Bone Marrow Cancer) and links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Leukaemia
Australian Govt Web site about Liver Cancer with links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Liver_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Lung Cancer with links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Lung_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Lymphoma non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease
and numerous links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Lymphoma
Australian Govt Web site about Ovarian Cancer with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Ovarian_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Prostate Cancer with links to other relevant Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Prostate_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Skin Cancer – Melanoma, with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Skin_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Stomach Cancer with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Stomach_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Cervical Cancer with many links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Cervical_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Prostate Cancer with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Prostate_Cancer
Australian Govt Web site about Cerebral Palsy with many useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Cerebral_Palsy
Australian Govt Web site about Chronic Fatigue with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome
Australian Government Web site about Dementia with useful links to other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Dementia
Beyondblue is also an excellent Web site about depression, its causes and remedies
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Victorian Post and Antenatal Depression Association
http://www.panda.org.au/
Australian Government Web site about depression with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Depression
A very comprehensive on-line dictionary of medical terms ( UK)
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
Australian compiled dictionary of medical terms and abbreviations and medicines
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsite.nsf/pages/bhc_medicaldictionary?opendocument
Comprehensive dictionary of medical terminology from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/
Down Syndrome Association of Victoria
http://www.dsav.asn.au/
Australian Govt Web site about Down syndrome with links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Down_Syndrome
Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria Web site
http://www.epinet.org.au/
Australian Govt Web site about Epilepsy including many useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Epilepsy
NSW Government Web site about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD)
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/adhd/help.html
Australian Government Medicare Web site
http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/
Australian Govt Web site with valuable links to other sites about Menopause
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Menopause
A multicultural resource Web site about mental health issues
http://www.mmha.org.au/About/
Mental Health Foundation of Australia Web site
http://www.mentalhealthvic.org.au/
Pathways Mental Health Web site
http://www.pathways.org.au/_home.asp
Sane Australia – coping with mental illness in the workplace
http://www.sane.org/
Australian Govt Web site about Bipolar Disorder with useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Bipolar_Disorder
Australian Govt Web site about Work related stress
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Work_Related_Stress
Australian Govt Web site about the treatment of Schizophrenia with links to many other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Schizophrenia
Australian Govt Web site about Postnatal depression and useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Postnatal_Depression
University of NewcastleApnoea - Sleep Disorders Centre - Australia
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/nsdc/
Australian Govt Web site with phone help numbers and links to support group’s web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Suicide_Prevention
Australian Govt Web site about Youth Suicide stating that most young people who have committed suicide had been experiencing some type of mental illness, mainly major depression or bipolar disorder. The Web site contains many links to other sites with information on Youth Suicide
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Youth_Suicide
Tourette syndrome Association of Victoria
http://www.tsavic.org.au/
Australian Govt Web site about Tourette syndrome including valuable links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Tourette_Syndrome
STARTTS is a site designed to support trauma sufferers including newly arrived migrants
http://www.swsahs.nsw.gov.au/areaser/startts/index.asp
Melbourne University , Australian Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health
http://www.acpmh.unimelb.edu.au/
Australian Govt Web site with treatment for illnesses and diseases categorised in alphabetical order
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/content/topic_map/topic_map.cfm?letter=T
The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health is an excellent resource Web site for women’s health information
http://www.jeanhailes.org.au/
Australian Govt Web site with a very comprehensive listing of other Web sites about Women’sHealth issues
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Women_s_Health
Australian Govt Web site about Cystitis with links to related Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Cystitis
Australian Govt Web site with Hysterectomy information and useful links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Hysterectomy
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