WhatWorks4U.org is a website developed by Professor Tony Jorm & the Population Mental Health research team at The University of Melbourne. The website lets young people share what treatments have worked for their mental health problems and learn what treatments other young people have reported as helpful. Whatworks4u.org hopes to increase awareness of treatment options and inform treatment decisions based on what has worked for similar young people.
Launched in May 2011, the website has been up and running for over a year, with over 500 young people sharing what works for their mental health problems. This means the site contains lots of useful information on a variety of mental health treatments for a range of mental health problems. The information on the website includes user ratings and side-effects of treatments, ranging from self-help treatments, to medications and different types of mental health professionals.
However, while 500 treatment ratings is quite a lot, we hope more young people will visit whatwork4u.org to share what mental health treatments work for them. The sharing of more treatment information allows even more similar young people to learn about how a variety of treatments work for a wider range of mental health problems. To be able to share this information, we are calling for young people who have experienced any type of mental health problem to jump onto whatworks4u.org to share what works.
So please make sure to stop by whatworks4u.org, and spare a minute or two to share What works 4 U. While you’re there, please feel free to ‘like’ them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter or even show the website to your friends and family- they might like to check it out too!
