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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.

Program/Course - to promote improved wellbeing

Stay Strong App

By Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi)

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About this service

The AlMhi Stay Strong App 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.

This service may help:

  • Learn about resources designed for use with Aboriginal clients
  • Use a structured brief intervention for Aboriginal clients
  • Focus on First Nation peoples' mental health and wellbeing

Service for

Health Care Professionals (clinicians and non-clinicians)
Health Care Professionals (clinicians and non-clinicians)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Cost

Free

Availability

24/7

Duration

Service over multiple sessions (e.g. online course)

Engagement

Self-guided

Therapy framework

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Guidelines
The AIMhi Stay Strong app is developed by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people. [1]
Research Papers
  1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26423096/
  2. https://bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12882-022-02856-x

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