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Psychoses Related Sites


Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC), Victoria, Australia
This website has information about a number of topics including: early psychosis; getting help; services provided by EPPIC; and research that is being conducted at EPPIC. Different parts of this site cater for different audiences such as mental health professionals, people who know someone who might be experiencing psychosis, people who are experiencing or recovering from psychosis and the general public.

Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ
Their intention is to provide a better understanding of what it is like to hear voices and have visions, reduce stigma around the experience and provide practical advice and research about it.

Mental Help Net Disorders
The Mental Help Net website exists to promote mental health and wellness education and advocacy. It includes comprehensive information on psychoses.

MindNZ
Developed by Janssen-Cilag Pty Limited, this site aims to explain what mental illness is about and how it affects people. In particular, this site is about psychosis including schizophrenia. The good news is that there are ways to manage this illness and get on top of it so it doesn’t hold you back. Recovery is about increasing the chances of staying well, and helping to avoid symptoms from coming back, so you can get on with living your life.  So if you have psychosis or know someone who is suffering from psychotic illness, this site is for you.

New Zealand Early Intervention in Psychosis Society
The National EIP Executive Committee was established to further the aims of early intervention for psychosis in New Zealand. The Executive Committee has developed a Constitution, helped establish an annual National Training Forum (including conference preceedings), supported the development of the Mind Your Head and Family Matters DVDs, set up the FERNZ National Data Set and, of course, established this national website.

Psychosis: Health Navigator
The Health Navigator NZ website is a collaborative project developed by a range of non-profit health organisations getting together and identifying the best health information and self-help resources we can. Instead of having to remember multiple websites or rely on search engines, you can remember one and be linked through to the rest.  The information on psychosis covers: an overview, what can I do, self-help & recovery, clinical resources and options for support.

The Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP)
The Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP) is a community focused mental health program in London which provides prompt assessment and comprehensive, phase-specific medical and psychosocial treatment for individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis. This includes resources.

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