On 9 March 2010, the Board of Directors of depressioNet resolved to place the company into Voluntary Administration pursuant to Section 436A of the Corporations Act and as such this service is now closed.

There are a range of alternative Australian Government funded services that clients of depressioNet may wish to access as outlined below.

beyondblue provides a 24 hour telephone information service which is available to provide information on depression  and anxiety and advice on how to get help, where to get services and support Australia-wide.    beyondblue has indicated that its infoline service would welcome calls from individuals who had previously used depressioNet.  The beyondblue website also provides information on depression, anxiety and related disorders for individuals and carers.

The beyondblue telephone information line is.1300 22 4636  

The website is  www.beyondblue.org.au   (click here to go to beyondblue’s website), and www.youthbeyondblue.com (click here for beyondblue’s website for young people.

Lifeline Australia also provides a free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone counselling service for adults. Life can be contacted on 13 11 14

Mensline Australia provides confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone counselling service for the cost of a local call to men with relationship and family concerns. Mensline can be contacted on 1300 78 99 78

Suicide Call Back Service

Information and help for people who are feeling suicidal or are concerned about someone else or who are bereaved by suicide can obtain help from the Suicide Call Back Service at http://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/Links.aspx

The suicide call back line be contacted on 1300 659 467

SANE Helpline (telephone and online) is also available for information, advice and referral on the full range of mental illnesses. 1800 18 SANE (7263) or at www.sane.org

Kids Help Line - a service for 5 - 25 year olds has qualified and experienced counsellors available to take calls or contacts from across Australia.

 Information is available at kidshelp.com.au and its phone contact is 1800 55 1800.

 Clients from Queensland and the Northern Territory may access counsellors who can provide support for older adults through Parentline. The contact number is 1300 30 1300.

The Centre for Mental Health Research provides online self help treatment through the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a suite of online modules, such as MoodGYM, BlueBoard, BluePages and e-couch. These programs are targeted at youth and adults.  e-Hub can be accessed at www.ehub.anu.edu.au

 Information about depression and how to get help can be found at http://bluepages.anu.edu.au/ 

 Peer-to-peer online support for depression (bulletin board) can be found at http://blueboard.anu.edu.au/ 

The CRUfAD Virtual Clinic can offer depressioNet users the option of applying for its new Wellbeing program, with applications opening on March 22nd. Please note that this is a research trial of the new clinician-guided program, the Wellbeing Program, designed for people with depression and/or anxiety.

This trial involves a 10 week program, it is free, and the actual Program will begin on about 22 April. Participants will be randomly allocated to either receive immediate access to the clinician-guided program, or will have to wait 12 weeks before beginning treatment. More details about the Wellbeing Program can be found at the website (www.virtualclinic.org.au).

In addition to the above service there is also the option to visit your own GP after downloading the referral letter from www.crufadclinic.org .  This shows the GP how to download a free prescription pad to prescribe access to the Virtual Clinic service for the patient at the time of their visit.