Mental Health

cystic fibrosis
Children's Health, Healthcare, Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Prevalence of depression and anxiety in children with cystic fibrosis discovered
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

Monash University researchers have conducted a review into the prevalence of depression and anxiety of people with cystic fibrosis, a life-limiting genetic disease associated with

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mental health
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Digital service launches to bridge gap in fragmented mental health system
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

Australians with complex mental health issues are set to benefit from the country’s first digital and telephone service that provides ongoing mental health support designed specifically for them. Developed and

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suicide
Children's Health, Mental Health
New support for children impacted by a family suicide
Nina Alvarez Jun 7, 2022

Children whose parent or sibling has died by suicide can now attend virtual and in-person day camps specially designed to help them process grief and

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gender diverse
Children's Health, COVID-19, Healthcare, Mental Health
Gender diverse youth in VIC and NSW most affected by pandemic
Nina Alvarez May 24, 2022

Gender diverse young people, those living in Victoria and NSW, and students have reported higher proportions of negative impacts from COVID-19 on various aspects of

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leader
Featured Leader, Healthcare, Mental Health
Featured Leader Q&A: Margie Ireland, Author of “The Happy, Healthy Leader”
Nina Alvarez May 24, 2022

A healthy mind and a healthy body go hand in hand for people in high-pressure positions. But keeping sane amid a global health crisis can

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abused
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
Abused aged care workers call for mental health support
Nina Alvarez May 17, 2022

Aged care workers raise concern over being verbally and mentally abused after the risk of the COVID-19 virus continues to plague the sector. The aged

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mental health unit
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals/Clinics, Learning - Topics, Mental Health
First public specialist Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit opens at RPA
Nina Alvarez May 12, 2022

New mums requiring specialist care for a severe mental illness can now have their babies stay with them at NSW’s first public, purpose-built Mother and

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Astrid
Children's Health, Featured Leader, Healthcare, Hospitals, Mental Health
Featured Leader Q&A: Astrid Tiefholz, National PIMH Connect and Care Navigator for ForWhen
Nina Alvarez May 10, 2022

New parenthood is often framed as the perfect scenario, but the realities of it are rarely so. National PIMH Connect and Care Navigator (Tasmania) for

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psychedelics
Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Clinical trial to start tests on psychedelics for depression
Nina Alvarez Apr 28, 2022

Dr Vince Polito, a clinical psychologist and Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University’s School of Psychological Sciences, is leading a clinical trial to test the

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LGBTQ+
Healthcare, Healthcare News, HR/People/Culture, Mental Health
NSW opens first LGBTQ+ suicide prevention service
Nina Alvarez Apr 26, 2022

In a NSW first, LGBTQ+ people across the State who are at risk of suicide can now access tailored support from a dedicated suicide prevention

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suicide prevention
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
New agreement to drive better suicide prevention services in VIC
Nina Alvarez Apr 19, 2022

The Commonwealth will invest $247.9 million to help improve mental health and suicide prevention support and services for Victorians over the next five years, following

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COTA Victoria
Aged Care, Healthcare News, Mental Health
COTA Victoria calls for digital inclusion of senior Australians
Nina Alvarez Apr 19, 2022

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria is calling on Victorian State Government to prioritise significant spending on mobility, transport and digital inclusion for older people

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