Our
Vision
beyondblue is a
national, independent, not-for-profit organisation
working to address issues associated with
depression, anxiety and related substance misuse
disorders in Australia.
beyondblue is a bipartisan initiative of the
Australian, state and territory governments with a
key goal of raising community awareness about
depression and reducing stigma associated with the
illness.
beyondblue works in partnership with health
services, schools, workplaces, universities, media
and community organisations, as well as people
living with depression, to bring together their
expertise around depression.
beyondblue's five priorities
1. Increasing community awareness of depression,
anxiety and related
substance misuse disorders and addressing associated
stigma.
2. Providing people living with depression and their
carers with information on the illness and effective
treatment options and promoting their needs and
experiences with policy makers and healthcare
service providers.
3. Developing depression prevention and early
intervention programs.
4. Improving training and support for GPs and other
healthcare professionals on depression.
5. Initiating and supporting depression-related
research.