Outside the University
General Wellbeing Sites
In Australia
- Wellness Promotion Unit at Victoria University
- Australian Centre for Quality of Life at Deakin University
- Australia's Wellbeing Magazine
Overseas
- Seligman's Authentic Happiness
- Wellness Promotion Unit at University of Illinois
- Wellness Centre at Southern Utah University
- Wellbeing Journal Online
- Reflections on wellbeing from the online Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
There are many tools designed to measure aspects of wellbeing. Many of these can be found at the Positive Psychology page at: http://www.authentichappiness.org
Worklife balance
http://www.cmha.ca/bins/balance_page.asp?cid=2-1841-1842&lang=1 A Canadian site with a
work/Life balance quiz and information on health and wellbeing
http://www.griffith.edu.au/hrm/health_and_safety/pdf/work-life-balance-tipsheet.pdf
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=70&pg=1152
City of Melbourne- self guided walks, tours around the city, Royal park. Other resources on swimming, cycling paths, recreation, events and festivals.
Managing Stress at Work
www.worklifeassociation.org a useful website for managers considering the support of worklife balance in their teams.
www.abc.net.au/health/ - follow Health and Wellbeing links: stress and work.
Lifestyle
DrugInfo Clearinghouse: Information on Alcohol - Drug facts, resources and reports on the use of Alcohol in Australia from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.
http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/druginfo/
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsite.nsf?open Everything relating to health and body, including information, quizzes, recipes, medical dictionaries, directories of services
www.quit.org.au/ A comprehensive program for quitting smoking; education, information, resources.
Mind and Spirit
http://www.mentalhealthvic.org.au/
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?
Relationships and Family
http://www.relationships.com.au/
Books, publications, library services, media releases, links and other resources.
http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/tip_sheets/solutions/#s1
Tip sheet on relationship problems and solutions, provided by the Australian Psychological Society
Provides free information, support and referrals to women across Victoria.
http://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/ Provides all families (whether together or separated) with information and advice about family relationship issues
www.i-dont.com.au, Australia's Divorce Directory - Services directory aimed at helping you locate the professionals in your local area who can assist you through a separation.
Men's Referral Service, The - The Men's Referral Service', the primary telephone counselling and referral service for men in Victoria who use violence towards family members. Men concerned about their use of violence or aggression can ring the Men's Referral Service on (03) 9428 2899 or 1800 065 973.
Parenting
http://raisingchildren.net.au/ an Australian parenting website relating to all aspects of parenting and family for parents of babies and children of school age.
http://www.parentlink.act.gov.au/parenting_guides/teens An Australian government guide on everything to do with relating to teenage children; peer pressure, to parties, drugs, mental health issues, discipline.
Carers
For those providing ongoing, unpaid care and support to family members or friends with physical or mental illness, frailty, disability.,
An association for the friends and relatives of the emotionally and mentally ill; provides services, information, stories and support groups for families and individuals dealing with mental illness.