Mental health and wellbeing

Clinicians Hub resources

Evidence-based tools, guidelines and resources for health professionals and patients to support the prevention, early intervention, and management of chronic diseases.

BRAVE Framework

For adults

This tool assists with initiating sensitive conversations about weight and health behaviours with adults.

For children and families

This tool assists with initiating sensitive conversations about growth, weight and health behaviours with children and families.

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Wellbeing and heart health

A website that provides a range of resources that promote overall wellbeing to prevent and manage heart disease. It includes strategies to improve physical activity, sleep health, nutrition, mental health and wellbeing, and weight management.

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Tea with the experts: Heart health

A series of webinars that feature discussions with healthcare professionals on topics related to heart health and cardiovascular disease, including answers to common questions and practical advice on heart disease prevention.

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Simple steps to a health heart – the “4M’s”

A webpage that provides easy and practical tips for improving heart health and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, including how to improve physical activity, nutrition, and mental health and wellbeing.

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Heart health and prevention: Stress

A webpage that highlights the impact of stress on heart health and provides strategies and support services for managing stress.

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Her Heart: Menopause and heart health

A webpage that provides information about how menopause affects heart disease risk, and advice on managing risk factors.

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Her Heart: CALD and migrant women community

A webpage that provides tailored heart health information for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and migrant backgrounds, including barriers, and prevention and early intervention strategies.

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Her Heart: Heart disease risks and prevention

This webpage provides practical strategies and resources to support the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk factors in women, such as smoking, alcohol, weight, physical activity, and mental health.

Guidelines

Child and Youth Health Practice Manual

A comprehensive manual providing evidence-based information and clinical practice information for child health professionals providing care to children, young people and their families.

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SMS4dads

A webpage for dads, dads-to-be, families and health professionals increasing education and support for fathers through topics such as pregnancy, new baby and loss, including a tailored webpage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. New and expecting dads can sign up to receive free text message support.

Factsheets

13YARN: Telephone support and resources

A range of fact sheets and 24-hour telephone crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experiencing challenges related to mental and emotional wellbeing.

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Ready to COPE – Information for healthcare & service providers

A free pregnancy and parenting mobile app that provides men and women with timely, relevant information about their emotional and mental wellbeing throughout pregnancy and first 12 months following the birth of their baby.

Guidelines

Australian pregnancy care guidelines

The guidelines aim to improve the health and experiences of pregnant women and their babies by providing evidence-based recommendations to support high quality, safe, consistent care during pregnancy.

Our programs

Health behaviour change programs for your patients

Explore referral pathways to support prevention, early intervention and management of chronic diseases.

10,000 Steps

10,000 Steps is an Australian physical activity program that uses step tracking technology to encourage everyday movement. Delivered digitally via app, it supports individuals, workplaces, and community groups with personalised goal setting, progress monitoring, and social challenges to build sustainable active habits.

My health for life

My health for life is a Queensland Government-funded chronic disease prevention program offering free health coaching to adults at risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Through six sessions in flexible formats, participants receive personalised guidance on lifestyle behaviours proven to reduce disease risk.

Podsquad

Podsquad is a free app-based health program designed for children aged 5–12 and their families. Using behavioural science and play based learning, it helps families build lasting healthy habits across nutrition, physical activity, and sleep through engaging, reward-driven activities both online and in everyday life.

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Clinicians Hub resources

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