Mental Health

South Australia has signed up to the federal government's mental health and suicide prevention plan, allowing for combined spending of $128 million to improve services

Australians of Ukrainian heritage are bearing witness to heartbreaking scenes and ongoing uncertainty about the safety of family and loved ones. European agencies

A cultural shift is needed to better care for South Australian children with serious mental health issues, with thousands being let down by the state's health system,

Two days after giving birth, Melinda McLennan started to feel "unsafe" in her own body. "I came home and I didn't feel right. I didn't

Queensland could learn from mental health care in Portugal and Scandinavia as professionals call for a significant funding boost in the sector. The state "spends

The Victorian opposition has laid out an alternative pitch to fix the state's "broken" mental health system if it wins government, but is yet to reveal how much

Australia Post is appointing a chief mental health officer, the first government business enterprise to do so. Group CEO Paul Graham says the move reflects

When Minnie Knight was was nine-years-old, her father was jailed and several of her remaining family members died. Not only that, school was a struggle and

Mental health charity Lifeline has announced its Crisis Text helpline will expand to operating all hours of the week amid high demand for its services. The

Research shows that Lifeline’s Crisis Text service is reaching entirely new groups of Australians in distress and at high risk of suicide. Since 2019,

Concerns are growing that people needing mental health support are not reaching out for help amid the COVID-19 Omicron wave, as hospital presentation rates fall.

Dozens of mental health beds specifically for women will be made available in Victoria, in an Australian first. Acting Premier James Merlino announced the $100

Victoria will spend $41 million to boost its mental healthcare workforce by more than 350 positions as part of a major upgrade for the sector. The "once-in-a-generation"

The federal government has a duty to provide life-long access to specialised mental health services for defence veterans who remained vulnerable for the rest of their lives,

Aussie blokes continue to struggle with their mental health and are doing so in silence. Two thirds of men aged 18 or older experienced a disconnect with family

Construction has begun on a new acute mental health facility in Melbourne. Premier Daniel Andrews and his deputy James Merlino visited the site of the 22-bed

A "very concerning" increase in eating disorders among young people is among the issues expected to be investigated by an inquiry into Queensland's mental health

The death of a First Nations prisoner has highlighted the ongoing shortfall in culturally appropriate mental health care in Queensland jails, a coroner has found.

A fight over whether mental health conditions should mean people don't have to take active steps to seek consent is the final hurdle for a historic overhaul of sexual

Hundreds more young Victorians will be able to access mental health support after the state government announced five new residential facilities will be built in regional