Cristina Massia - Psychologist

14/07/2023

Learn from experts in the field and hear personal accounts from individuals facing anxiety challenges.

16/12/2022

Safe Haven is …

An alternative to presenting to the emergency department if you’re in distress or experiencing a suicidal crisis. It’s led by peer workers, who have been through these same things.

We’re open seven days a week from 12pm – 6pm.

We’ll be open right through the Christmas and New Year public holidays.

3/24 Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/towardszerosu***des/Pages/safe-haven.aspx

For immediate support, please call the 24-hour Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 or call triple zero (000) for emergencies.

09/07/2022

Every life lost to su***de is one too many. Please donate today to support life-saving connections to help prevent su***de.

19/05/2022

Terminally ill people in NSW will be able to access voluntary assisted dying after a historic vote in parliament.

11/05/2022

Health Professionals across Australia can now access a new Navigating Burnout program free on the TEN website here → https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/the-essential-network/

The interactive program, which can be used confidentially, covers the most damaging aspects of burnout in bite-sized mini-courses. It has been co-designed with health professionals who have a lived experience of burnout and understand the mental health issues impacting fellow HPs.

“More and more health professionals are coming to TEN for tailored mental health support and our telehealth clinic is always at capacity. With the new burnout program we can offer evidence-based help 24/7,” says Dr Peter Baldwin, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Research Fellow at the Black Dog Institute.

25/04/2022

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25/04/2022

Join us tomorrow for this Free Live Event. Replay included with registration if you can't attend live.

Is there a timeline for grief? Many saw the article in the New York Times titled, “How Long Should It Take to Grieve? Psychiatry Has Come Up With an Answer.”

I want to invite you to a free online panel discussion to take a deep dive into Prolonged Grief Disorder: Does This New Diagnosis Help or Hurt?
Join us for this important conversation on Monday, April 25th, 10:00 am PT/ 1:00 pm ET

Registration is free and a replay will be sent out after the event to anyone who registers.

Join Donna L. Schuurman, The Dougy Center,
Frank Anderson, Psychiatrist and Trauma Specialist,
Zachary Taylor, Psychotherapy Networker,
David Kessler, Grief Specialist and Author to take a deep dive beyond the headlines.

We would love to have you join us. Registration is free and open to anyone so feel free to share this. Sign up free at www.GriefDiscussion.com

23/02/2022

22/02/2022

As we start 2022 facing new, albeit not entirely unfamiliar, uncertainties, it is more important than ever to consider the impact of these factors on our mental health and wellbeing, particularly in our working lives.

Join our free 40-minute webinar to get practical strategies to apply at an organisational and team level to help staff feel connected and get the support they need → https://bit.ly/3s12YZm

17/02/2022

Join us for the next Ballina & Byron Clinical Society meeting. Topic: Models of Care of Mental Health, Alcohol & Other Drugs

17/02/2022

A free curriculum resource that can be used to help students better understand mental health, and how to build wellbeing and resilience.

03/11/2021

Adolescent girls from socio-economically advantaged backgrounds drove the biggest rise in mental health admissions and visits reported by Sydney’s two children’s hospi...