21st Century Mental Health Care: The Role of Online Communities

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21 st Century Mental Health Care: The Role of Online Communities Sophie Potter & Dr Kerrie Buhagiar, ReachOut Australia

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21st Century Mental Health Care: The Role of Online Communities

Sophie Potter & Dr Kerrie Buhagiar, ReachOut Australia

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Introduction to ReachOut.com

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Managing Online Communities• Proactive positive engagement and culture

forming• Collaborative risk assessment and

management• Online Community Management training and

protocols

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Connecting Young People• Identify young people…many feel isolated or want to drive

the conversation• Assess the appropriateness of the community…

management, risk, culture• Check in with the young person about the guidelines and

privacy/anonymity

Consider a referral to an online community.

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Further InformationSophie Potter• [email protected]