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Mental health

A collection of articles, resources and videos about CF, mental health and building resilience. Read More

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The Australian Social Work Clinical Practice Guidelines 2017

The Australian Social Work Clinical Practice Guidelines 2017

Guidelines for Social Work in Cystic Fibrosis, primarily for health professionals but of interest to other people living with CF. These guidelines provide recommendations for social work practice at development stages across the lifespan of CF. These recommendations endeavour to accommodate the needs of each individual patient and the practices and systems of each CF care centre. These guidelines are accessible to all via the CFStrong website. Read More

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Depression, Anxiety and CF

Depression, Anxiety and CF

Article from CFA on what the International mental health, depression and anxiety guidelines mean for for people living with CF. Includes a summary of the recommendations from guidelines for people with cystic fibrosis and parents who take care of children with CF to help understand the impact of CF on depression and anxiety. Read More

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Mental Health First Aid Toolkit

Mental Health First Aid Toolkit

Trusted Care provides this resource for managing your mental health. Read More

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Ask Izzy

Ask Izzy

Ask Izzy is a website that connects people in need with housing, a meal, money help, family violence support, counselling and much more. It is free and anonymous, with thousands of services listed across Australia. Read More

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The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provides education, training and services for those working in grief and bereavement as well as support services and a referral service. Read More

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Comfort Kids | Toolkit for families

Comfort Kids | Toolkit for families

The Comfort Kids Toolkit for families provides links to written information and videos about how to help your child with medical tests and procedures including what to expect and relaxation techniques. Read More

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Comfort kids | For kids

Comfort kids | For kids

The Comfort Kids For Kids page includes links to resources websites to help children and their families prepare for hospital procedures and hospital stays. There are also a series of coping activities for children aged 7-11 years to assist with anxiety. Read More

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Comfort kids | Health professionals

Comfort kids | Health professionals

Comfort Kids for health Professionals page provides Workshops, lists guidelines and provides further links to a variety of education resources, podcasts and training activities to support professional development and best practice in procedural pain management. Read More

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Lifeline Self Support Toolkit (beta)

Lifeline Self Support Toolkit (beta)

The Lifeline Self Support Toolkit offers tools, techniques and information to help you to understand whatever challenges you’re going through and learn ways to self-manage your mental health and wellbeing. Read More

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