Mental Health
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Mental health emergency call-out reforms on ice AAP - 31-05-2023
A plan for Victorian paramedics to take the lead on emergency mental health call-outs has been put on hold over fears it would increase pressure on ambulance services.
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Horses offer 'magnetic' calm for rehabilitation clients AAP - 28-05-2023
In the hills north of Brisbane, a mental health and addiction treatment centre is home to a group of four-legged staff who can calm clients just by their presence.
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Watchdog chastises NSW police on mental health approach AAP - 23-05-2023
Nearly half of all NSW Police critical incidents involve a person experiencing a mental health crisis but officers receive "extremely limited" training on how to
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Afghan refugees break mental health stigma with podcast AAP - 20-05-2023
An imam, a psychologist and a refugee caseworker step behind the mic and the result is a unique Australian podcast - all spoken in Dari. Over sweet cups of
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Psychedelic therapies will soon be legal in Australia AAP - 16-05-2023
Australians suffering from treatment-resistant mental health problems will soon have access to psychedelic therapies including MDMA and psilocybin, commonly known as ecstasy
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Mental health avalanche pushing psychologists to crisis AAP - 04-05-2023
Bushfires, floods and COVID-19 have created a perfect storm for busy psychologists who say they have reached a crisis point. A new study by Australian National
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Coroner sounds alarm on Victorian youth suicides AAP - 26-04-2023
Thirteen young Victorians have suicided in the first three months of 2023, with the state's coroner saying the community needs to do more to intervene.
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Minister orders inquiry into mental health commission AAP - 18-04-2023
An investigation has been launched into claims of dysfunction and bullying at the National Mental Health Commission. A report published in The Saturday Paper
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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"
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'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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Veteran brain bank to understand trauma AAP - 24-01-2023
A new veterans' brain bank will help uncover the impact of traumatic head injuries on defence force service personnel. The Australian Veterans' Brain
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Suicide rates rise among Australian police AAP - 23-01-2023
More serving Australian police officers are dying by suicide than they did two decades ago. Some 103 officers took their own lives between 2000 and 2020 with
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