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Free
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support

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What We Do

Connecting You to Care

Better Connect offers free mental health, psychosocial, alcohol and other drugs, early intervention and suicide prevention services to people in Central Queensland, Wide Bay, and Sunshine Coast regions.

We provide support so people spend less time navigating a complex system and more time benefiting from the services they need.

Find out more about the services we offer:

Our Support Services

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    Alcohol & Other Drugs Support

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    Mental Health Assistance

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    Early Intervention Services

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    Psychosocial Approach Therapy

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    Suicide Prevention & Resources

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How We Help

Better Connect partner organisations

Better Connect is a partnership of nine established, not-for-profit service providers. By working together, we are transforming the way mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and suicide prevention services are delivered. 

Better Connect is funded by Country to Coast, Queensland, through the Australian Government’s Primary Health Network (PHN) program.

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Four logos in a row: Central Queensland Indigenous Development, EACH, Flourish Australia with tagline "Where mental wellbeing thrives," and Gympie Women's Health Centre.
Logos of organizations: Open Minds, QuIHN, ReFocus, Stride for better mental health, and Wellways.

How to get started

Please contact the Medicare Mental Health phone line on 1800 595 212. They'll discuss your needs and connect you with the appropriate support services.

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