This headspace Brookvale page is for people to find out more about headspace Brookvale, the services we offer, as well as hosting debate and discussion about important mental health and youth issues. Please be respectful of all points of view, and refrain from personal attacks on other users. This page is for info only and can not offer support or emergency assistance. headspace Brookvale will remove any posts which:
◾are likely to be offensive to other readers
◾discusses methods of su***de or self-harm
◾discussed drug usage in an unbalanced way, e.g. omit the negative effects
◾contains unhelpful advice, such as blaming a person for their depression
◾is dogmatic, such as setting out courses of action as “the only way”
◾is racist, sexist or discriminatory
◾is obscene, or uses graphic sexual language
◾is defamatory, or overly critical of services or organisations which provide help to others
◾for any other reason is likely to cause harm / distress to other young people reading the story
◾are posted for commercial purposes, and
◾promote inaccurate, inappropriate or harmful health advice. headspace Brookvale will remove posts promoting organisations, products, services, events, competitions or information that is not relevant to the post. If you think your organisation, product, service, event or competition may be relevant to the headspace community, please drop us an email at [email protected] with information and we'll be in touch. In certain circumstances, if a post raises concerns about your safety, we may try to contact you to check that you and/or others are safe. If there are significant concerns, we may need to pass on your contact information to authorities who can help protect you and/or others, such as a crisis service or the police. Our preferred way to do this would be to support you to seek help. We are obliged to try to protect you and/or others if the information you submit tells us that:
◾you are being seriously hurt by someone else
◾you are thinking of seriously harming yourself, and
◾someone else is being, is likely to be, seriously hurt by you or another person. Please note headspace Brookvale recognises that sometimes people need immediate help and support. The headspace Brookvale page cannot provide you with specific counselling, crisis services or support. If you need immediate assistance please call Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. headspace Brookvale does not check the page over the weekend or on public holidays. headspace Brookvale can take no responsibility for comments on our page, or any interactions fans may have on or off our page.
