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COVID-19 pandemic did not increase the suicide rate

AAP - 20-07-2021

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says the COVID-19 pandemic did not increase the rate of people taking their own lives. The

 
Who cares for the carers through Australia's mental health and wellbeing crisis?

HealthTimes - 20-07-2021

By James Boddam-Whetham, CEO, Noggin

 
World-first finding offers hope for psychosis sufferers

HealthTimes - 20-07-2021

University of Otago scientists have opened the door to improved treatment of brain dysfunction which causes psychosis. Dr Ryan Ward, of the Department of Psychology,

 
COVID-19 has been a 'game changer' for mental health care

Charlotte Mitchell - 24-06-2021

Two psychologists have described the profound effects that COVID-19 has had not only on the mental health of Australians, but on the way that services are delivered and accessed

 
The compassion of mental health nursing in a broken system

Charlotte Mitchell - 16-06-2021

Against the backdrop of a fragmented and challenging mental health system, compassion and understanding are central to providing quality and patient-centred care, according

 
Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices

AAP - 14-06-2021

Research has found most Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices, at least part of the time, with the desire strongest among younger people.

 
The Victorian government's mental health tax is set to become law

AAP - 09-06-2021

A new tax on business to help fund a rebuild of Victoria's mental health system has passed the state's upper house 24-14. State Taxation

 
Psychiatrists welcome Budget boost to mental health

HealthTimes - 18-05-2021

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has welcomed several announcements, aimed at strengthening and supporting the mental health sector,

 
On the front line: the impact of suicide on health professionals and first responders

HealthTimes - 04-05-2021

More research is urgently needed into the impact that attending suicide events is having on paramedics and other first responders, a researcher at the University of Otago,

 
Upstream community-led actions reduce suicide rates by up to 17%

HealthTimes - 04-05-2021

Suicide deaths leave families, friends, workplaces and communities devastated. But a new study conducted by the University of Melbourne for Wesley Mission demonstrates the

 

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