As a student finance and money can be distressing. This guide will help you sort out the basics and get you on the right path.
Finding Help
- Alcohol and other drugs
- Amphetamine-type stimulants
- Depression and other mental health issues
- Eating disorders and feeling healthy
- Family issues
- Friends and relationships
- Illness and staying healthy
- Loss and grief
- Managing independence
- Positive stuff and communication skills
- Safety and violence
- School and uni
- Sex and pregnancy
- Sexuality and coming out
Reachout
Reachout to someone.
Everyone goes through tough times and in this section you will find heaps of information about different issues that may get you down, some suggestions for how you can work through them yourself and links to websites that may have more info. Content is broken into different streams so whether you are dealing with depression, having a fight with a friend or just struggling with life you can check out one of the issue streams below and click on a relevant fact sheet.
Australian Student Finance Guide
Posted August 30th, 2010Getting Help for Gambling
Posted August 20th, 2010Some of the key things for managing Gambling are:
Reducing Boredom
Some people gamble out of boredom. The easiest way to help reduce the amount of time gambling is to find other things your interested in and follow through with those ideas. Some ideas could be going for a walk/jog/run, doing community service, spending time with family [...]
Credit Cards
Posted August 20th, 2010Managing and getting a credit card can be a great way to manage your money. There are some loop holes to watch out for.
Centrelink Info
Posted August 19th, 2010Centrelink is a government agency created on the basis of a ‘one-stop-shop’ for help and services from a vast range of Departments such as; The Department of Family and Community Services, the Department of Transport and Regional Services, the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business and many others.
Families, retired [...]