Words for Wellbeing - Western Downs Libraries

What is Words for Wellbeing?

Our Words for Wellbeing collection is a selection of books, DVDs, audiobooks and digital resources available to support our mental and physical health and wellbeing.

The resources have been recommended by health care professionals and organisations directly involved in health care and cover topics that impact our day to day lives, including stress, relationship issues, diabetes, pain management, depression, anxiety, cancer, trauma, fitness, ADHD and many more.

Who is it for?

Anyone that is interested in accessing self-help and self-improvement resources, or seeking information to support friends or family members struggling with health and/or mental health challenges.

Where can I access it?

The Words for Wellbeing collection can be found at all nine Western Downs Libraries branches or via our online catalogue. All members are able to borrow from this collection of resources, and membership is free. Sign up for membership quickly and easily online here.

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For Immediate Assistance

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call Triple Zero (000)

If you are worried about your own, or someone else’s health, you can contact:

Queensland Ambulance Service – 000 In an emergency, call 000 (24/7).
Your General Practitioner (GP). If it’s not an emergency, GP’s are generally the first contact for medical assistance.
13Health – 13 43 25 84 Qualified health staff are available to provide advice on symptoms and conditions (24/7).
1300 MH CALL – 1300 642 255 Mental health telephone service (24/7).
Lifeline – 13 11 14 Crisis support and suicide prevention service (24/7).
Suicide Call Back Service – 1300 659 467 Service for people who are suicidal or have been affected by suicide (24/7).
MensLine Australia –1300 789 978 Counselling service specifically for men (24/7).
Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800 Counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25 (24/7).
DVConnect – 1800 811 811 Helpline for domestic, family and sexual violence (24/7).

Recommended Resources

Alzheimer’s Queensland
Works to empower older people, especially people with dementia and their carers to maintain a socially valued life.

Arthritis Queensland
Improves the lives of Queenslanders living with arthritis.

Asthma Australia
Helps people to breathe so they can live freely.

Australian Breastfeeding Association
Supports, educates and advocates for a breastfeeding inclusive society.

Australian Hearing
Offers world-leading hearing solutions anyone can access to make a difference to you, your family as well as the communities we serve.

Australian Pain Management Association
Provides a telephone helpline service, pain support groups, develops resources, delivers training and champions improvements in pain health and community care.

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
To reduce death and disability from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other related health disorders.

Better Health Channel
Provides health and medical information to improve the health and wellbeing of people and the communities they live in.

Beyond Blue
Provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.

Breast Cancer Network Australia
Works to ensure that Australians affected by breast cancer receive the very best support, information, treatment and care appropriate to their individual needs.

Calorie King
Australia’s trusted food database.

Cancer Council Queensland
Dedicated to improving quality of life for people living with cancer, through research, patient care, prevention and early detection.

Carers Queensland
Ensures you achieve your goals, enhance your relationships, and can move forward with a life based on your own decisions and choices.

Coeliac Australia
Enhances the lives of Australians with coeliac disease and related conditions.

Community Services Directory
The simple way to find help near you.

Department of Social Services
Improves the wellbeing of individuals and families in Australian communities.

Diabetes Queensland
Committed to improving the lives of people living with all types of diabetes and those who may be at risk of developing the condition.

Eat for Health – Australian Dietary Guidelines
Advice about the amount and kinds of foods that we need to eat for health and wellbeing.

Eating Disorders Queensland
Facilitates hope and recovery for all people affected by eating disorders.

Fight Dementia
Advocates for the needs of people living with all types of dementia, and for their families and carers, and provide support services, education and information.

Gastroenterology Society of Australia
Sets, promotes and continuously improves the standards of clinical practice, training, research and patient care in gastroenterology and hepatology in Australia.

Get Healthier and Happier
Healthy recipes, fun exercise videos and handy guides to stay healthy.

Head to Health
Provides links to trusted Australian online and phone supports, resources and treatment options.

Heart Foundation
Supports Australians living with heart disease, as well as working tirelessly to prevent and manage heart disease for future generations.

Heart Support Australia
Provides support, information and encouragement to people who have been effected by a heart event.

Hepatitis Queensland
Addresses stigma, improves the lives of those affected by viral hepatitis and meets emerging liver health challenges.

Kidney Health Australia
Provides trustworthy and up-to-date resources and support to help people manage their kidney health.

Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland
Builds strong communities which empower people to live to their full potential.

Lung Foundation Australia
Works to improve lung health and reduce the impact of lung disease for all Australians.

Medline Plus
Online health information resource for patients and their families and friends.

Men’s Referral Service
Advice for men about family violence.

Mental Health
Provides links to trusted Australian online and phone supports, resources and treatment options.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Queensland
Helps people living with MS to get the best out of life; to advocate for change and to search for a cure.

Nutrition Australia Queensland
Provides education, support and training to shape the health and wellbeing of our community to make informed food choices.

Obesity Australia
Works to transform the way society thinks, speaks and acts on obesity. To reduce the impact of obesity in Australia.

Palliative Care Queensland
Represents palliative care providers, consumers and their families and those with an interest in palliative care in Queensland.

Parkinson’s Queensland
Advocates to raise awareness of the significant cost of Parkinson’s in social and economic terms.

Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia
Dedicated to reducing the impact of prostate cancer on Australian men, their partners and families, recognising the diversity of the Australian community.

Raising Children – Australian Parenting Website
Provides up-to-date, evidence-based, scientifically validated information about raising children and caring for yourself as a parent or carer.

Reach Out Australia
Helps young people get through anything from everyday issues to tough times.

Relationships Australia
Provides relationship support services for individuals, families and communities.

RHealth
Improves the health and wellbeing of rural and remote communities, with a strong emphasis on support for the Primary Health Care workforce.

Rural Aid
Provides financial assistance, water and counselling to farmers in times of drought, flood or fire.

Rural Financial Counselling Service Southern Queensland
Provides free, impartial, confidential and responsive rural financial counselling services across Southern Queensland.

Salvation Army
Brings hope to people who may be experiencing hardship or injustice.

Sleep Health Foundation
Improves people’s lives through better sleep.

Stroke Foundation
Partners with the community to prevent, treat and beat stroke.

Vision Australia
Partners with Australians who are blind or have low vision to help them achieve the possibilities they choose in life.

Helpful Apps

1GiantMind: Learn Meditation
Australian Carb Counter
Black Dog Snapshot
Breathe2Relax
Calm – Meditation and Sleep
CalorieKing Food Facts
Chillax
ControlMyWeight – Weight Loss Calorie Counter
Happify: for Stress & Worry
Headspace: Meditation & Sleep
MealSnap: Photo Food Diary
Mindshift CBT – Anxiety
Monash University FODMAP diet
MyFitnessPal
One-Moment Meditation
PTSD Coach Australia
ReachOut Breathe
ReachOut Worry Time
Recharge – Move Well, Sleep Well, Be Well
RR: Eating Disorder Management
Smiling Mind
Stop, Breathe & Think
The Coeliac Society of Australia Ingredient List
UniThrive Wellbeing
Virtual Hope Box
What’s Up? – A Mental Health App

The materials provided on this website have been recommended by healthcare professionals as an information source only. The information contained within this website or the materials provided does not constitute professional advice and should not be relied upon as such. Nothing contained in this website or the materials provided is intended to be used to diagnose, treat or cure any medical condition, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for a health professional’s advice. Western Downs Libraries does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information contained in these materials.