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BeyondNow Suicide Prevention App; Safety planning at your fingertips

You are probably aware of the formal safety planning strategies used with people at risk of suicide. Safety planning involves identifying warning signs, increasing the safety of the environment,

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Online Help for Eating Disorders
Online Help for Eating Disorders
Dr Jan Ormans

Juliette Thomson from the Butterfly Foundation has provided with some information about some of the services they offer for Patients suffering from eating disorders:   “The Butterfly Foundation’s

Do you know why your patients don't adhere to the online therapy programs you recommend?
Do you know why your patients don't adhere to the online therapy programs you recommend?
Dr Jan Ormans

One of the biggest challenges of internet-based therapy is to improve the poor rates of adherence. An article by Johansson et al published in 2015 in the journal Internet Interventions reported a

Psychological Support for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes; an invitation to participate in a trial of
Psychological Support for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes; an invitation to participate in a trial of
Dr Jan Ormans

GPs don’t need to be told about the distress that comes with a diabetes diagnosis. You probably know, for example, that people with diabetes are three times more likely to experience depression than

Helping diabetes patients help themselves through online emotional support
Helping diabetes patients help themselves through online emotional support
Dr Jan Ormans

The emotional toll of diabetes can make it hard for patients to manage the challenges of the disease, and the health consequences of poorly managed diabetes are significant. Using funding provided by

How can we prevent suicide?
How can we prevent suicide?
Dr Jan Ormans

We are all shocked by the recent steep and unexpected rise in suicide rates in Australia. Studies involving broad community-based interventions based on a “systems approach” have been influential in

THIS WAY UP's Online CBT Course for Practitioners
THIS WAY UP's Online CBT Course for Practitioners
Dr Jan Ormans

The pressure is on for GPs to prescribe and refer less and provide more psychological support themselves but it’s hard for GPs to get the time to learn more about psychological therapies. With this in

Do you need Supervision in your mental health work but don't know where to get it?
Do you need Supervision in your mental health work but don't know where to get it?
Dr Jan Ormans

If you're doing a lot of mental health work in primary care you may be wishing you had some supervision.

Reach Out Professional
Reach Out Professional
Dr Jan Ormans

Have you seen the apps and online tools section of Reach Out’s professional website?

Things have changed at THIS WAY UP
Things have changed at THIS WAY UP
Dr Jan Ormans

If you haven’t seen it yet take a minute to explore the new look This Way Up website. https://thiswayup.org.au/?utm_source=clinician&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dec2015 It’s easy to read and