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Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National)

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If you need mental health support in your language, contact Head to Health through the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National). TIS National covers more than 100 languages and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the cost of a local call:

To access TIS National:

  1. Call TIS National on 131 450
  2. Tell the operator the language you speak
  3. Ask the interpreter to call Head to Health on 1800 595 212.

You may need to wait on the line for the interpreter, or the operator may need to call you back when an interpreter is available.

When you are speaking with the interpreter, they will call Head to Health for you and interpret your conversation.

You can also visit National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) for more translation and interpretation services.

Read more about accessibility and languages.

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Help to support your patients

Head to Health is here to make it easier for GPs and other health professionals to support the mental health of the people they look after.

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Try our quick and easy service finder

Find and send trusted mental health resources and services to your patients. Choose services tailored to their needs that help them work on their health when you’re not there.

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How can digital mental health services help you and the people you are helping?

Blended care involves providing a mix of digital and phone-based services to complement the in-person care you are providing. It can help with:  

raising awareness and mental health literacy

providing tips and advice to reinforce what you’ve communicated

enabling patients to actively work on improving their mental health in between appointments with you

someone to speak to when you’re not available

preparing for follow-up meetings

Learn more about blended care

Stay up to date with the latest mental health practices

We’re here to help all health professionals feel well-equipped to assist people seeking help with their mental health – from training to online tools to podcasts, and more.

Access resources to skill up

Head to Health is a free, confidential service from the Australian Government

It provides the extra help GPs and other health providers may need to support people seeking advice and treatment for their mental health.

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Building awareness

From factsheets to videos and podcasts, covering a wide variety of subjects, it’s quick and easy to find trusted resources to share with your patient.

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Help when you’re not there

From clinically proven self-guided or therapist-supported treatments to 24/7 helplines or peer forums, you can connect your patient with the right support for them. Whenever they need it.

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Specialist local support

During 2022, we’re rolling out additional Head to Health centres across Australia and introducing a national intake and assessment phone line. This will provide an additional free service for patients experiencing mental health challenges. Find a centre near you.

Let us know what you think.

The Head to Health website was designed in collaboration with hundreds of Australians. This includes people with lived experience of mental health challenges and the people who support them, health professionals, and service providers.

We hope it makes it easier to access wellbeing and mental health services.
 

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