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‘More mental health services needed’ to prevent child suicides
Aboriginal health advocates are calling for better access to mental health professionals in remote communities to combat child suicide, following the death of a 10-year-old girl, who is suspected of having taken her own life. Western Australia Police [...]
Is “Trump Anxiety” Real? Psychiatrists Say Their Patients Are Stressed Over The Donald’s Political Rise
Have you had a crick in your neck lately? How about a sore back? Well, some psychologists and massage therapists are claiming that this stiffness may be the result of a newfound illness called “Trump Anxiety.” [...]
Babies cause more mental health problems than abortions – so I don’t need a Supreme Court Judge’s concern
On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court will hear a case hailed as the most important abortion case in a generation. It addresses a restrictive law that was passed in Texas in 2013 that led to the [...]
ACT Assembly launches youth suicide inquiry
A Legislative Assembly committee will conduct an inquiry on the rising rate of youth suicide in the ACT in 2016. Opposition mental health spokeswoman Giulia Jones proposed a select committee inquiry on Thursday. After amendments from [...]
Sydney charity fears homeless are being driven out of CBD
The Sydney charity Exodus Foundation has questioned the disappearance of a so-called “tent city” near Central Station and fears homeless people are being driven out of the CBD in an effort to clean it up. In [...]
$15 million Glenside mental health hub for veterans’ scaled back from original plan just before announcement
THE planned $15 million veterans’ mental health facility at Glenside to replace Ward 17 at the Repatriation General Hospital was scaled back shortly before its official announcement last week. Original plans for the facility seen by [...]
Govt unveils mental health system reforms
Australians with severe and complex mental illness will have access to tailor-made care packages as part of the federal government’s plan to shake-up the ailing mental health system. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to unveil [...]
A radical shift in thinking on mental health issues
Bipolar disorder is a major global healthcare crisis, causing untold levels of distress and costing lives daily. For too long this crisis has gone unacknowledged. Lack of progress in understanding and addressing bipolar disorder means that [...]
Government urged to continue supporting mental health program
There are calls for the Federal Government to continue funding a program that is making a massive difference for people with severe and persistent mental illness. Hunter Partners in Recovery aims to better support people with [...]
$12m to rebuild mental health care for youth in Qld: Howard
MENTAL health services remained in the spotlight this week with Member for Ipswich Jennifer Howard addressing Parliament yesterday on the government’s commitment to support services in regional areas. During Mental Health Week last week, Health Minister [...]
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Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
My apologies for the passion in my response. It springs from deep dee
Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
The rest of the article...I must say...brought deep healing and affirm
Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
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More than half Australian infants have risk factors for adult mental illness
What absolute alarmist disease mongering garbage. You would have to be
How we can cope with family estrangement during Christmas
As someone who is estranged, I don't what to say. Out of my friends, I