Mental Health
Brain injury doesn’t just affect physical or cognitive abilities—it can profoundly affect mental health.
Common challenges include:
Emotional Changes
Mood swings, irritability, or emotional lability
Depression and anxiety
Low self-esteem due to loss of abilities
Cognitive & Behavioral Changes
Memory problems, difficulty concentrating, slowed thinking
Impulsivity or difficulty controlling emotions
injury
Below is some some help available
Relentless Optimism Podcast
This is hosted by Dr Kate Gould, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, explores PBS+PLUS, an evidence-based positive behaviour support intervention to help people build a meaningful life and self-regulate behaviour after acquired brain injury. Kate interviews people with brain injury, their family members and their PBS+PLUS practitioners about their experiences, learnings and what makes them relentlessly optimistic about life post-injury.
Beyond Blue
This organisation offers a counselling service and access to a mental health coach. It provides information about mental health disorders. It promotes different techniques to assist mental health.
The Black Dog Institute
The Stroke Foundation partners with the community to prevent stroke, save lives and enhance recovery. We do this through raising awareness, facilitating research and supporting stroke survivors.
The Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI)-anxiety, depression, Bipolar and eating disorders Perth
The centre is a specialised clinical psychology service in Perth, Western Australia, administered through the North Metropolitan Health Service.
The resources provided on this website aim to provide general information about various mental health problems, as well as techniques that focus on a cognitive behavioural approach to managing difficulties
There is an initial assessment session to check that the program is right for you.
Eight weekly, 2-hour sessions and a one-month follow-up session
The program will run 8 weeks from Tuesday, 26 of August 2025 (3 -5pm).
UWA Human Research Ethics Approval RA/4/205902
Lifeline WA
In the 1980s, the Nightline radio program, hosted by Baptist Minister Graham Mabury, became a trusted voice for people across WA. For 33 years, Graham offered companionship, comfort and encouragement to listeners from all walks of life. But he knew many people needed more than a kind word on the radio.
So in 1986, Graham founded the Living Stone Foundation, a not-for-profit that extended support off-air. Volunteers offered counselling to Nightline callers and provided tangible aid like blankets, food hampers, and Christmas gifts for those doing it tough.
In the mid-1990s, the Foundation joined forces with Life In Focus, a Churches of Christ emergency relief group. Then in 1994, the organisation was officially accredited as a Lifeline Centre, the 41st in Australia, becoming Lifeline WA.
What began as a couple of counselors in a radio station has grown into a state-wide 24/7 crisis support service, answering thousands of calls, texts and online chats every year.
Headspace
Headspace is specifically for young people under 25. It has a range of ways to support you online or by phone. There are a few drop-in centres, and the website contains lots of articles to help you with mental health
Manual of Resources
A collection of practical resources and tools that people both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and on-indigenous, can use to make a real difference in promoting positive mental health and social emotional wellbeing and preventing suicide in our communities
13 Yarn
13YARN [Thirteen YARN] is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. We offer a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter who can provide crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 13YARN empowers our community with the opportunity to yarn without judgement and provide a culturally safe space to speak about their needs, worries or concerns.
If you, or someone you know, are feeling worried or no good, we encourage you to connect with 13YARN on 13 92 76 (24 hours/7 days) and talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter.