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Category: Mental Health

Mental health a human right: experts available for comment on World Mental Health Day

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Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day and RMIT experts are available to comment on mental health topics relating to the LGBTQIA+ community, self-care and self-compassion, the workplace and the internet.   Dr Miranda Lai, Senior Lecturer in Translating and Interpreting  Topics: wellbeing, self-expression, gender diversity, LGBTIQA+, culturally and linguistically diverse  “Self-expression for gender-diverse community members is … Continued

Adelaide Welcomes World Leaders in Human Rights and Trauma Recovery

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International leaders in the field of human rights and refugee trauma recovery will meet today in Adelaide for the 3rd Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference, to be held over three days (October 9 – 11).   The Conference will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre with the theme of Holding … Continued

Psychiatrists raise alarm over new ABS findings on mental health disorders, call for more hands on deck

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The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) are calling for immediate action to combat Australia’s severe psychiatry workforce shortage, following the release of new data by ABS today that shows one in five Australians experienced a mental health disorder in the previous twelve months. More than two in five Australians aged 16–85 … Continued

Arts festival brings healing to a town impacted by suicide

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The arts festival in Warwick, Queensland, curated by UNSW Sydney researchers, brought hope to people dealing with the devastating impact of youth suicide. Can trauma be transformed through arts-based interventions? The results are in, and the answer is yes. In April 2022, after months of collaboration between researchers and both the local community and health care … Continued

Two hours of art per week can improve your mental health

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With cost-of-living pressures rising within the community, UWA researchers have identified an accessible and inexpensive way to help improve mental health. According to research by the Good Arts, Good Mental Health (GAGMH) project at the University of Western Australia, a ‘dose’ of just two hours per week, in any arts activity, can have an impact … Continued

Mental Health Month is here and it’s time to have the conversation.

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We are talking about mental health now more than ever before. This year’s theme for Mental Health Month is ‘have the conversation’ and the Mental Health Coalition of South Australia (MHCSA) is encouraging everyone to talk about their mental health and that of their community.  “This year we have had some tough conversations about mental … Continued

NEWLY RELEASED ABS DATA REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF AUSTRALIA’S SUICIDE PREVENTION SECTOR

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MEDIA RELEASE  27 September 2023      NEWLY RELEASED ABS DATA REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE   OF AUSTRALIA’S SUICIDE PREVENTION SECTOR     Lifeline Australia Chief Research Officer, Dr Anna Brooks, said today’s release of the ABS’s latest cause of death data, which reveals there were 3,249 lives lost to suicide in 2022, outlines a tragedy that reinforces … Continued