Resources and Tools for Professionals working with youth.
YouthARCH
The YouthARCH service provides early intervention support for young people aged 12-25 with mild to moderate mental health needs in the Circular Head region. Clinicians provide 1:1 direct, short-term, sessional-based psychological counselling in the community, inclusive of assessment and brief interventions targeting the mental health needs of each young person. Additionally, the program will provide psychoeducation to assist young people to improve their psychological wellbeing and functioning in the community. YouthARCH does not offer case management.
Referrals will primarily be accepted through the local joint referral meeting (JRM) process, which includes other community support organisations
Email youthmhtas@lwb.org.au or call 03 6232 8750
AIMhi Yarning about Alcohol
This pamphlet was developed by Department of Health in collaboration with Menzies to assist in delivery of information and brief interventions for people with high risk drinking.
https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Resources/Yarning_about_alcohol/
Talking with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth about Alcohol & Other Drugs.
https://positivechoices.org.au/teachers/talking-to-indigenous-youth-alcohol-drugs
Teachers: Classroom Resources on Drug Effects
Lessons, activities, and drug facts to educate teens about the effects and consequences of drug use.
Lesson Plans and Activities
Search for free lessons and activities on the science and consequences of drug use. All lessons are based on national science and education standards and were developed by scientists from leading universities and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/parents-educators/lesson-plans
Tools for Alcohol & Other Drug Workers
This web page contains a list of resources, such as fact sheets, videos, and links to other support services for alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector workers, including information on wellbeing and the COVID-19 pandemic, guidelines, assessment tools and fact sheets, advocacy, prevention and education, AOD and mental health, blood-borne viruses (BBVs) – Hepatitis C, HIV, capacity building, organisation and sector development, family and domestic violence resources, human rights and law, as well as resources for young people.
AIMhi Alcohol & Other Drugs Brief Assessment
https://www.menzies.edu.au/icms_docs/323433_AIMhi_Alcohol_Other_Drugs_Brief_Assessment.pdf
Health Workers’ Guide to Yarning about Alcohol & Pregnancy
Yarning about Alcohol & Pregnancy Staff Advice Card
This pamphlet has been developed by the Remote Alcohol & Other Drugs Workforce Program in collaboration with Menzies School of Health Research’s Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi)NT.
https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Resources/Yarning_about_Alcohol_and_Pregnancy_Staff_Advice_Card/
Working with Diversity in Alcohol & Other Drug Settings
This resource enhances the capability of non-government alcohol and other drug (AOD) services to make services more accessible and equitable for people who seek out AOD support. This resource provides principles and examples of best practice approaches to working with diverse communities. It sets out ways in which AOD services can be more accessible and equitable in their work with the diversity of people.
The Grog Brain Story
This flipchart is designed for use by health professionals, community
workers, educators, Aboriginal health workers, Aboriginal mental health workers, drug and alcohol workers, students and community members.
It can be used to accompany an alcohol treatment program, or as an
educational resource. It is designed for use mainly with Indigenous people in urban, rural and remote settings.
https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Resources/The_grog_brain_story/
Vaping
Information to help professionals talk to parents, carers, young people and schools about the impacts of vaping. Includes a vaping toolkit to help you explain to others what is in a vape.
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/pages/vaping-professionals.aspx
Supporting smoking cessation
A guide for health professionals. Refer to the Table of Contents on the left of the page.
AIMhi Yarning about Mental Health
A pictorial assessment tool and care planning tool. This flip chart is an easy guide to mental health assessment. https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Resources/Yarning_about_mental_health/
AIMhi Brief Wellbeing Screener
This pamphlet has been developed by the Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Program in collaboration with the Menzies School of Health Research’s Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi) NT.
https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Resources/Brief_wellbeing_screener/
AIMhi Stay Strong App
The AIMhi Stay Strong is a motivational care planning tool that assists health professionals to promote the wellbeing of Aboriginal clients by considering their social supports, strengths, worries and the goals or changes they would like to make. It is designed for use by Aboriginal Health Workers, nurses, GPs, allied health professionals and others to facilitate delivery of a structured brief intervention and can be used in clinical and community settings.
Trauma Informed Care in AOD Services , a YouTube video by Dr. Melissa Connell
Michelle Combo Trauma Informed Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients