Try something new or rediscover a past interest. Learn to sew, read a new book, listen to a radio program or take on a new role at work. Learn to play a musical instrument or do a computer course.
Learning can be fun. It can give you a sense of achievement and build your confidence.
Catch up on one of AV’s podcasts or webinars (for employees only as workplace access required)
Public Libraries Victoria. There are 291 public library branches, 233 mobile library stops, and 72 other library outlets in Victoria. At the heart of each library is a world of knowledge, potential, and inclusivity. Each is a safe, engaging and empowering place that is open to everyone to enjoy. As well as the physical items in a collection – books, DVDs, magazines, and newspapers – libraries offer access to a range of online resources, software, applications, research and learning tools plus public access computers, and WiFi. With all of that at your fingertips, it’s easy to see how libraries change lives
You might like to “grow” your knowledge and understanding of health and wellbeing issues, to better support your own wellbeing, or that of friends and family.
Black Dog Institute is a proudly independent not-for-profit medical research institute affiliated with UNSW Sydney. Since their foundation in 1985 as the ‘Mood Disorders Unit’ at Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, they have been at the forefront of mental health research. Rapidly evolving to drive the creation of new knowledge and ensure that clinical best practice continues to be improved and refined in line with the latest evidence.
Today, their focus has expanded to address new challenges and opportunities in mental health – suicide prevention, digital innovation, lived experience, youth and workplace mental health.
Phoenix Australia is an expert in trauma-related mental health and wellbeing. For over 25 years, they have been Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Posttraumatic Mental Health and internationally recognised leaders in our field. They are committed to driving forward the mental health agenda both at home and abroad.
AV psychology team works closely with Phoenix Australia on a number of projects, such as the AV Psychosocial Survey and the SOLAR program.
More Grow Resources
Public Libraries Victoria
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Black Dog Institute
Black Dog Institute is a proudly independent not-for-profit medical research institute affiliated with UNSW Sydney. 1 in 5 of us will experience symptoms of mental illness in any given year. In Australia that’s around 5 million people. And roughly 60% of these people won’t seek help. As the only medical research institute in Australia to investigate mental health across the lifespan, our aim is to create a mentally healthier world for everyone.
Phoenix Australia
We are Phoenix Australia. Any one of us can be affected by trauma. Australian lives have and will be devastated by traumatic events. Three in four Australians will experience an event that can cause psychological trauma in their lifetime – that’s nearly 19 million people living in Australia today. Psychological trauma comes in many forms and impacts people from all walks of life. Evidence underpins everything we do Our internationally recognised research program advances knowledge of the impact of trauma on the health and wellbeing of trauma survivors, their families, and the community.
Fortem Australia
Fortem’s wellbeing resources support first responders and their families. Browse these free downloadable resource guides to learn more about looking after your health and wellbeing. You can come back to them anytime, and you can also share them with a first responder family you know.
Emergency Services Foundation (ESF)
Protecting those who protect us. ESF is a not for profit organisation which brings together Victoria’s emergency management agencies to protect the mental health and wellbeing of those who protect us.
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Navigating your way through the maze of support services for family and friends of people who use alcohol and other drugs has finally got easier, thanks to Path2Help. It’s free, quick, easy and confidential.
Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue has been providing supports and services to people in Australia for 20 years. We are Australia’s most well-known and visited mental health organisation, focused on supporting people affected by anxiety, depression and suicide. We don’t ever take this position for granted nor do we rest on our laurels. The generational defining events of 2020 have required us to be innovative and agile in responding to the needs of the communities we serve.
PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia
PANDA – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia – supports the mental health of parents and families during pregnancy and in their first year of parenthood. See what courses they have on offer to support your family and loved ones.
Dardi Munwurro
Free Call: 1800 435 799
Dardi Munwurro is a not for profit organisation to provide leadership training programs and personalised coaching specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and youth around Australia. Dardi Munwurro delivers a range of family violence, healing and behaviour change programs and services, to break the cycle of inter-generational trauma in Aboriginal families and communities, by empowering and inspiring individuals to heal the past, acknowledge the present and create a positive vision for the future.
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