Resources

Reconnexion publishes a range of practical, evidence based resources for individuals and health professionals. All our resources are free. Our toolkit and fact sheets are downloadable; other resources may incur a postage charge.

The Benzodiazepine Toolkit

download our free resource for health practitioners helping people reduce and withdraw from benzodiazepines

Download The Benzodiazepine Toolkit

Fact sheets

Benzodiazepines: what are they and how do they work?Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptomsWhat can help with benzodiazepine withdrawal?Anxiety and anxiety disordersWhat is a panic attack and what helps?DepressionHow you can help someone with depressionActivities that can help with your depressionStress reductionRelaxation techniquesAnalgesics

Sleep Resources

Sleep HygieneBioPsychoSocial ChecklistAre your sleeping pills helpingStrategies to support stimulus controlActivity ideas during the eveningRelaxation Techniques

Online program

Visit BZD Health

Other materials

Step by step guide

Download our free guide to reducing from benzodiazepines and recovering from withdrawal.

Step by step guide to reducing from Benzodiazepines

Practical tips to having the benzo conversations

"Role of the prescriber in supporting patients to discontinue benzodiazepines: a qualitative study." Erin Oldenhof, Timothy Mason, Jane Anderson-Wurf and Petra K Staiger BJGP 2021

Read the research paper here.

Listen to a podcast (15min) BJGP Interviews - The British Journal of General Practice Episode 30, 29th June 2021:

Listen: Supporting patients to discontinue benzodiazepines.

Better Sleep Video

Contact us on 1300 273 266 to order the following resources

  • Better Sleep DVD: How to overcome sleeping problems (presented in English, Arabic, Dinka, Hindi, Mandarin and Somali)
  • The Better Sleep booklet: information and strategies for improving your sleep 
  • Sweet Dreams: reducing the use of tranquilisers in aged care facilities
  • How to manage a panic attack: wallet sized card
  • What you should know about tranquilisers: DL card with wallet-sized pop-out
  • RESTT: self-care postcard
  • Reconnexion brochure

Fact sheets

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