19 h. ago Months later, still no solution for state’s mental health crisis

There will be a predicted 20 per cent undersupply of psychiatrists by 2048, as more people are diagnosed with and seek treatment for mental health conditions.

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4 d. ago WA news LIVE: Study reveals teenagers’ mental health struggles

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6 d. ago How the housing crisis is fuelling a mental health catastrophe

Mental illness is the single biggest health issue facing teens and young adults in Australia. Housing inaffordability is making it worse.

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1 week ago ‘Watching a disaster unfold’: Calls mount for Crisafulli government to buy Brisbane private hospital

The state opposition joined 11th-hour calls for the government to swoop in and save one of Brisbane’s few mental health hospitals.

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2 w. ago Anorexia is the deadliest mental health condition. We are treating it completely wrong

The biased idea that anorexia nervosa affects only young, affluent women, and an emphasis on weight restoration, are contributing to such a lack of research; there have been no treatment breakthroughs for 50 years.

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2 w. ago Anorexia is the deadliest mental health condition. Experts say we are treating it completely wrong

The biased idea that anorexia nervosa affects only young, affluent women, and an emphasis on weight restoration, are contributing to such a lack of research; there have been no treatment breakthroughs for 50 years.

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3 w. ago Thom Yorke reveals ‘heavy’ mental health toll after walking off stage during Melbourne show over silence on Gaza

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has labelled Benjamin Netanyahu an “extremist” who “needs to be stopped” months after he walked off the stage when he was heckled by a pro-Palestine protester during a solo show in Melbourne.

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3 w. ago Brisbane news live: Court rules Story Bridge protest can’t go ahead | PM criticises council over bridge maintenance | Queensland ‘needs an extra 350 mental health beds’

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3 w. ago Brisbane news live: Council should not have let Story Bridge ‘go into disrepair’ | Queensland ‘needs an extra 350 mental health beds’

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3 w. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland ‘needs an extra 350 mental health beds’

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3 w. ago ‘A bad spiral’: Bailey Smith opens up on the panic attacks, mental health struggles that led him to seek help

One of the most marketable stars in the game said he had struggled with his mental health since he was a teenager, but it had taken him a long time to seek the support he needed.  

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3 w. ago Eight Victorians died in aged care “resident on resident” aggression. A move is under way to protect others

A coroner is investigating a cluster of deaths of aged care residents to determine what more can be done to protect those suffering from dementia and mental health issues.

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3 w. ago Eight people died in aged care ‘resident on resident’ aggression. A move is under way to protect others

A coroner is investigating a cluster of deaths of aged care residents to determine what more can be done to protect those suffering from dementia and mental health issues.

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3 w. ago The integrity of the vote in care facilities must be protected

A rise in informal votes cast in hospitals, aged care centres, residential mental health facilities and homes for the disabled is cause for concern.

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4 w. ago ‘I’d lost myself’: As men struggle with mental health, Steve knows how hard it is to ask for help

After the sudden deaths of Adam and Troy Selwood, and as the male suicide rate remains “stubbornly high”, men’s mental health experts say far more male-specific psychiatric care is needed. Survivor, Steven Smith, is part of the solution.

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4 w. ago ‘I’d lost myself’: As men struggle with mental health, Steven knows how hard it is to ask for help

After the deaths of Adam and Troy Selwood, and as the male suicide rate remains stubbornly high, experts in men’s mental health say far more male-specific psychiatric care is needed. Survivor Steven Smith is part of the solution.

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