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Child abuse is "disturbingly prevalent" across nation

AAP - 03-04-2023

The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for urgent government action after a study showed child physical, emotional and sexual abuse is "disturbingly prevalent"

 
Family violence a 'hidden cause' of youth suicide

AAP - 30-03-2023

Australians are turning a blind eye to the impact of family violence on young people's suicide risk, prompting experts to call for an overhaul of the country's systems.

 
New program offers dramatic outcomes for frontline workers and veterans' mental health

Nicole Madigan - 20-03-2023

First responders and veterans have historically required long term mental health care, primarily for PTSD and Chronic PTSD, but a new program is dramatically reducing the

 
Lack of mental health support for war veteran in jail

AAP - 13-03-2023

On three tours of Afghanistan, Christopher James Finn saw death, destruction and human suffering. Diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, the 35-year-old

 
Lifeline support expands to combat record suicide rates

AAP - 09-03-2023

Victorians now have access to more mental health support services following the launch of a suicide prevention helpline to combat record high rates across the state.

 
Study backs exercise as mental health treatment

AAP - 25-02-2023

Exercise is better than counselling and medications for managing depression and should be used as a mainstay approach, new research has found. The University

 
More young Indigenous Victorians dying by suicide

AAP - 22-02-2023

Indigenous Victorians are dying by suicide at a rate nearly three times higher than non-Indigenous people, new data shows. About 108 Aboriginal and Torres Strait

 
Improved analysis reveals higher rates of self-harm

AAP - 16-02-2023

NSW has a clearer picture of how often people self-harm after a new technique tracked down 140 per cent more suicide-related hospital presentations. While standard

 
Young leaders at the front line of ending youth suicide

AAP - 14-02-2023

A teenager came to Marlie Thomas looking for help, worn down by years of trauma, unable to speak or look anyone in the eye. Ms Thomas, a rural mental health support

 
'Troubling' increase in Victorian deaths by suicide

AAP - 06-02-2023

Victoria has recorded its highest number of deaths by suicide in more than 20 years. There were 756 suicide deaths last year, a nine per cent increase on 2021

 

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