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Social media posts used to find mental health distress

Social media posts used to find mental health distress

Scientists have developed a technique that analyses social media posts to detect the early warning signs of mental health distress.

Refugee health '2-3 times worse in offshore detention'

Refugee health '2-3 times worse in offshore detention'

Refugee health '2-3 times worse in offshore detention'

Refugee health '2-3 times worse in offshore detention'

Refugee health is two to three times worse in Australia's offshore immigration detention compared to onshore centres, a new study has found.

'World first' ketamine tablet trial to help depression

'World first' ketamine tablet trial to help depression

'World first' ketamine tablet trial to help depression

'World first' ketamine tablet trial to help depression

Adelaide researchers are hoping a world-first trial involving the drug ketamine in tablet form could help tackle treatment-resistant depression.

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'Stubborn': Labor, Libs dig in on work compo reforms

'Stubborn': Labor, Libs dig in on work compo reforms

The Victorian government and opposition are digging in on planned changes to the state's workers compensation scheme as parliament enters its last sitting week.

People with ADHD face stigma, barriers: Senate report

People with ADHD face stigma, barriers: Senate report

Many Australians living with ADHD want better support as they navigate stigma, inadequate or expensive treatment and diagnosis services, and other issues.

Cy Walsh banned from leaving facility unsupervised

Cy Walsh banned from leaving facility unsupervised

Cy Walsh, who killed his father, AFL coach Phil Walsh, has had his permission to leave a psychiatric facility unsupervised revoked.

Bereaved family calls for probe into police shootings

Bereaved family calls for probe into police shootings

The family of Todd McKenzie, who died in a police siege, has called for a royal commission into deaths of mental health patients at the hands of police.

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Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

Traumatised veterans, racehorses benefit from therapy

War veterans struggling with their mental health are finding a surprisingly effective therapy in re-training skittish and traumatised ex-racehorses.

NSW needs to 'catch up' on mental health services

NSW needs to 'catch up' on mental health services

NSW needs to 'catch up' on mental health services

NSW needs to 'catch up' on mental health services

NSW has fallen behind other states on mental health care and will take a significant funding boost to meet the needs of patients, a parliamentary inquiry heard.

LGBTQI mental health in 'state of crisis'

LGBTQI mental health in 'state of crisis'

LGBTQI mental health in 'state of crisis'

LGBTQI mental health in 'state of crisis'

Data shows that LGBTQI communities across Australia suffer mental ill-health at increasingly high rates, with more than half experiencing a disorder.

Hostage-taker cleared of abuse charge due to impairment

Hostage-taker cleared of abuse charge due to impairment

Hostage-taker cleared of abuse charge due to impairment

Hostage-taker cleared of abuse charge due to impairment

A man acquitted of terrorism after taking hostages in a dive shop has been found not responsible for possessing child abuse material on mental health grounds.

Hospital rape charge dropped for victim's mental health

Hospital rape charge dropped for victim's mental health

Hospital rape charge dropped for victim's mental health

Hospital rape charge dropped for victim's mental health

Prosecutors dropped charges against a 13-year-old boy accused of raping a fellow patient in a Perth hospital over fears for his alleged victim's mental health.

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental health wards

More than 1000 people reported being sexually assaulted or harassed during their time in Australian mental health wards.

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

Most Aussies would hide mental health issues from work

A survey has found Australians still fear what their workplaces would think if they told them they were suffering a mental health complaint.

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Defence 'going through motions' on veteran suicides

Australia's defence leaders have been accused of failing to sufficiently respond to an unfolding "national crisis" of veteran suicides.

One in three with mental condition won't get help

A survey shows Australians are dismissing or delaying mental health support due to costs, waitlists or believing their condition isn't serious enough.

Medicinal cannabis eases pain, anxiety, fatigue: study

Short-term results from an Australian longitudinal study back up the use of medicinal cannabis as a treatment for anxiety, depression, pain and fatigue.

Premier likens veteran help to taking out bad insurance

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is calling for a nationally consistent approach to supporting veterans as individuals face major barriers to getting help.

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'Bill shock': pet owner abuse pushing vets into despair

The father of a young vet who took her own life says the industry's damning mental health record would not be tolerated in other professions.

Meta 'mindful of impact' in lead-up to voice vote

Meta has become almost synonymous with hate speech, but the social media giant is trying to shake off its reputation in the lead-up to the voice referendum.

Frenzied stabber did not know killing was wrong

A man who stabbed a 67-year-old woman over one hundred times in an unprovoked psychotic attack did not know what he was doing was morally wrong.

No jail for wife who stabbed abusive husband's neck

After 17 years of verbal and physical abuse from her husband, a Sydney woman did not know that fatally stabbing him in the neck as he slept was morally wrong.

Truckies to open up on struggles while on the open road

One truckie wants to get his fellow drivers to open up about their demons on the road, as the industry faces a mental health crisis.

Party drug shows promise as cure for severe depression

There are high hopes the party drug ketamine could be the key to curing severe depression as a last resort measure.

Community steps in to save wellness centre for soldiers

A wellness centre for veterans and first responders has gone from contending with a $400,000 shortfall to potentially being debt-free in a matter of days.

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