Resource Downloads and Other Useful Links

Mental Illness and Suicide: a Mindframe resource for stage & screen

This free resource booklet contains information, issues to consider and research evidence on the portrayal of suicide and mental illness in film and drama. The booklet is a concise accompaniment to the Mindframe for Stage & Screen website, designed especially for those involved in scriptwriting and production for Australian film, television and theatre.

The booklet is approximately A5 in size. Stage & Screen Booklet



To order your free copy of the booklet, please contact:
Mimi Simeonov
Communications Officer
Ph. (02) 4924 6904
Fax. (02) 4924 6909
Email: Mindframe@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au  

SANE Australia - Fact sheets, books and video library 

Part of SANE's mission is to promote understanding of mental illness. These factsheets, books and videos are available to provide a resource for people who are interested in learning more about mental illness.

To access SANE's library of mental illness fact sheets, visit here

To access SANE's bookshop, visit here

To access SANE's video showroom, visit here  

Black Dog Institute - DepEd Online Education Program

http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/ourservices/onlinelearning-depression.cfm

This webpage offers a number of audio resources about different types of depression and corresponding treatments.

Casting Light: Scripts for young adults from people living with a mental illness

Casting Light includes thirteen dynamic, challenging and engaging scripts for young adults with a unique feature - they are all based on the stories of people who live with mental illness, either personally, or through caring for a family member with mental illness.

The resource has been specifically designed for teachers looking to explore mental health issues in the classroom, but may be a useful resource for scriptwriters looking for examples of storylines or characters that explore mental illness.

Casting Light brings together three elements - the authentic voices of people who live with mental illness, the
script-writing talents, professionalism and experience of an educational playwright, and mental health promotion principles.

For further information visit the MIEACT website - www.mieact.org.au
 

Other Mindframe resources

For information about the other Mindframe resources, please use the links below:

Resources on the reporting of suicide and mental illnes for the media sector - click here

Resources for the mental health and suicide prevention sectors on providing information to the media - click here

Resources for Journalism Educators on the education of journalism students with regard to writing about suicide and mental illness in media and publicity - click here