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Child protection a 'disgrace' say mental health experts

Child protection a 'disgrace' say mental health experts

The leading cause of death for First Nations children and young people is taking their own lives, with experts calling for more investment in prevention.

Mental health chief resigns over government 'inaction'

Mental health chief resigns over government 'inaction'

Mental health chief resigns over government 'inaction'

Mental health chief resigns over government 'inaction'

The chair of Mental Health Australia has resigned in protest, saying not enough was being done by the federal government to address shortcomings.

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

Struggling son wishes no harm on driver who killed mum

A woman whose car slammed into a Sydney home and killed a woman sleeping inside will be referred for mental health treatment.

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Sleeping granny killed after driver's psychotic episode

Sleeping granny killed after driver's psychotic episode

A woman driving with a baby in the car at over double the speed limit was experiencing psychosis when her SUV ploughed through a Sydney home, a court has heard.

Man who strangled girlfriend overturns murder sentence

Man who strangled girlfriend overturns murder sentence

A Sydney man who took LSD and strangled his girlfriend believing she was a demon has quashed a 20-year jail sentence after being diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Play challenges perceptions of growing up mentally ill

Play challenges perceptions of growing up mentally ill

A coming-of-age play exploring the struggles of a mother-daughter relationship navigating mental illness aims to encourage audiences to question their beliefs.

ADF members and veterans need help every four hours

ADF members and veterans need help every four hours

Australian Defence Force members and veterans have a higher chance of contact with emergency services due to their increased suicide risk.

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Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Surprise! Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up

Comedian Celia Pacquola returns to stand-up comedy with her first show in five years, I'm As Surprised As You Are.

To Kathmandu with didgeridoo: Blak Trekkers on Everest

To Kathmandu with didgeridoo: Blak Trekkers on Everest

To Kathmandu with didgeridoo: Blak Trekkers on Everest

To Kathmandu with didgeridoo: Blak Trekkers on Everest

The Blak Trekkers made the physically, emotionally and psychologically difficult trip to Everest Base Camp to raise awareness of Indigenous mental health.

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

Simple action to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic

A campaign to combat Australia's loneliness epidemic is encouraging people to get in at least 60 minutes of social face-to-face interactions every day.

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

As a key report remains hidden, religious leaders have written to Victoria's premier to emphasise the urgent need for a drug injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

An ice user who referred to himself as a "monster" has been jailed for up to 28 years for cruel, violent, sexual acts with four cognitively impaired victims.

Ex-Abbott minister hits out at 'ridiculous MDMA ban'

Ex-Abbott minister hits out at 'ridiculous MDMA ban'

Ex-Abbott minister hits out at 'ridiculous MDMA ban'

Ex-Abbott minister hits out at 'ridiculous MDMA ban'

Andrew Robb, who served as trade minister in the Abbott government, says it beggars belief that NSW has created such tight restrictions on medicinal MDMA.

Funding fix needed to help dire mental health system

Funding fix needed to help dire mental health system

Funding fix needed to help dire mental health system

Funding fix needed to help dire mental health system

A push to invest in NSW mental health services has been launched by advocacy groups which say the sector is critically underfunded and lags behind other states.

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Why young women are Australia's loneliest generation

Young women are suffering loneliness more than men, feeling a lack of companionship, isolation or feeling left out, according to a survey.

Trauma lingers long despite new life for child refugees

Children from backgrounds of war and displacement can continue to struggle with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorders long after they have settled.

Poorer mental health weighs on LGBTQI people: analysis

Mental health across the queer and gender-diverse spectrum is on a tightrope in Australia, with high rates of suicidal ideation and self-harm.

Poor mental health threatens rural emergency workforce

A new study will "care for the carers" by examining the unique trauma faced by rural emergency workers, in the hopes of minimising burnout and attrition.

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Mental health patients forced to rely on telehealth

Some parts of NSW only have telehealth available for mental health support, an inquiry has heard, as regional and rural areas face difficulties accessing care.

'Dire' mental health care in flood-ravaged communities

Disaster-affected areas are struggling to cope with despair and hopelessness as burnt-out mental health workers hold down multiple jobs, an inquiry has heard.

Psychiatrists fear worker shortage could hit patients

A survey of Australian psychiatrists shows seven out of 10 experienced burnout in the past three years and almost a third were considering quitting.

Caution over psychedelic meds in new approach to trauma

The rollout of psychedelic medication in the treatment of severe mental illness is offering new hope while also posing broader questions on issues like equity.

Back to school spells new tests for refugee students

As the school year starts, students with experiences of war and displacement are all too familiar with turning a new page.

Manager of scandal-plagued Oakden care home banned

A manager at the Oakden mental care facility has been barred from practising for 12 years, after an investigation found "shameful" neglect of its residents.

Man killed in police stand-off earlier posed as lawyer

Alexander Stuart Pinnock has been identified as the man fatally shot by police outside a NSW clinic after he reportedly produced a firearm.

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