We are currently experiencing an exceptionally high demand for services, which may result in delays. If you require urgent assistance, please either present to your local hospital emergency department, or contact your local community mental health crisis, assessment and triage service. If you (or others are at risk), please call 000 immediately. Additional counselling support is available through:
Owning a small business can be tough. But you don't have to do it alone.
NewAccess for Small Business is a free, confidential mental health coaching program, designed to help small business owners and sole traders manage stress, worry and overwhelm.
Sign up to NewAccess for Small Business:
✔ Own a small business with 20 or fewer employees or are a sole trader.
✔ Feel overwhelmed, worried or stressed.
✔ Are able to commit to weekly sessions and activities between sessions.
If you are unsure whether this program is right for you, get in touch. We’ll help you find the best support.
“I was so tired, always thinking about work. I couldn’t switch off. I felt lonely. I thought that being stressed came with being a small business owner and I should just ‘toughen up’.
The program helped me enormously. I started to feel less lonely. I got my feelings of overwhelm under control. You don’t have to do this alone."
“I didn’t realise that worrying was my default position when my business was under stress.
After each session with my NewAccess coach, my mental health improved dramatically and so has my business.”
“Business had been really tough this year. I found my worries starting to get a hold of me and I wasn’t coping.
My NewAccess coach was invaluable. He taught me new techniques to get on top of my worries and how to deal with stress.”
"As a small business owner, it is so easy to focus on everything work related and stop practising self-care.
The NewAccess program is a must for those who feel overwhelmed and burnt out. Your wellbeing matters more than anything.”
"Running my small business comes with competing priorities. I need to be everything to everyone, which made me feel very alone.
My NewAccess coach truly understood my reality. She gave me the support I needed during tricky times. It helped me get 'back on track'."
A government agency called the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in HealthCare wrote the Digital Mental Health Standards to help people identify high quality digital
mental health services. They worked with people who use digital mental health, mental
health experts and industry to make sure that accredited services pay attention to the
things that keep services safe.
An accredited service keeps your information private and they will ask for your feedback to make the service better. They also make sure their services are based on strong evidence.
A service gets accredited by an approved agency that has been trained to check for safety and quality issues. They check evidence to show the service meets the Digital MentalHealth Standards so you can know that the service keeps people safe. The Commission has more information on the Digital Mental Health Standards and what accreditation means.
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