Nearly three million Australians live with anxiety and/or depression, which affects their wellbeing, personal relationships, career and productivity. Only 35 per cent of Australians with anxiety and depression access treatment. Men are less likely to seek help than women, with only 1 in 4 men who experience anxiety or depression accessing treatment.There are many different reasons why people are not seeking support. It can be a matter of where they live, the cost or the stigma they feel. Some people feel that they aren’t ‘sick enough’ to see a doctor and some are unaware of their options. For others, it just seems too hard.“As a GP what I like about this service is that it’s a great option for people with milder symptoms, it is practical, is based on evidence, and has all the checks and balances in place to ensure that people with more severe mental health issues are appropriately referred.” – Dr Grant Blashki, Lead Clinical Adviser, beyondblue spokesperson.

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“Thank you for helping me find the right path back to being human and

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A Case Study

Bee contacted the New Access Program after seeing an advertisement on Facebook and following the link to the Beyond Blue Webform.

At the assessment, Bee shared feelings of overwhelm and exhaustion, and sense of life never improving.

Bee did not identify any current thoughts of suicidality, or of risk to herself or others.Bee is not taking any medications.

The guided self-help, Low Intensity CBT protocol decided upon as the best way to assist Bee, was the Behavioural Activation workbook.

Across 6 weeks , Bee was able to understand that she required a balance of routine, necessary and pleasurable activites in her life and

No referral required No Mental Health Care Plan required No NDIS participation required No Health Care Card required

New Access is free for people 18 years and over experiencing mild to moderate (non-severe) symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. Assessment will require aproximately an hour, with treatment sessions requiring 30 minutes. Each session is individual, confidential, and recovery based.

 PHQ9 – Measures Severity of Depression

PHQ9 - Measures Severity of DepressionGAD7 - Measures Severity of Anxiety

 The New Access Coach is provided with Clinical Supervision weekly to discuss risk, treatment fidelity, and consistency of practice providing the high dosage – narrow bandwidth principle of Low Intensity CBT.Upon Assessment, there are 5 workbook resources; of which 1 is used with the client that will give most

began investing time into creating a more balanced week.

Bee was able to continue to implement the learnt strategies at the 4 week post discharge follow- up session.

The following graphs show Bee’s progression through treatment and into recovery, based on the weekly review of her measures.

benefit and cause most affect towards recovery, based on their described symptoms or problem.

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