Australians are waiting 12 years on average before seeking help for a mental health problem – new research
There are a number of things that could help reduce these delays, so that people can get the help they need sooner.
Social media is biggest risk to children’s mental health, parents say
New poll ranks threat of excessive screen time above alcohol, bullying and low self-esteem amid calls to raise ‘digital age ...
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Frontline mental health cash used for controversial fund
Critics say the money would have been better spent training more workers, including much-needed psychiatrists.
Telehealth, subsidised appointments left poor areas under-resourced in pandemic mental health care
The disparity was laid bare in Sydney’s western suburbs, including Auburn, Mount Druitt and Fairfield. Across the three ...
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‘Severe and enduring crisis’: senior psychiatrists call for urgent NSW mental health fix
The NSW government’s stopgap ... Professor Hickie was one of Australia’s first National Mental Health commissioners and he is co-director of health and policy at the University of Sydney ...
‘10 does not cut it’: Mass plea for Labor to increase Medicare psychology sessions
Exclusive: More than 25,000 mental health patients and experts are calling on Labor to increase the number of Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions, arguing the current limit of 10 is not enough to ...
Health Department gives Labor a ‘fail’ as Medicare subsidised mental health access goes backwards
Fewer Australians are accessing Medicare psychology appointments than before Labor halved the number subsidised sessions for ...
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Mental health plan to protect both doctors and patients
Unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and burnout have prompted the peak body for doctors to make health workplaces ...
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Health Department gives Labor a ‘fail’ as Medicare subsidised mental health access goes backwards
Don't miss out on the headlines from Mental Health. Followed categories ... and debunks the Albanese Government’s claims that its policy decisions would increase the overall number of new ...
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Australia’s clinical guidelines shape our health care. Why do so many still ignore sex and gender?
Despite these differences, official guidelines in Australia too often ignore the impact of sex and gender on health care. For ...
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NSW Mental Health Minister Rose Jackson warns more psychiatrists could quit troubled health system
Up to 200 government psychiatrists had said they would quit the system in a wages dispute. Mental Health Minister Rose ... is the most important thing.” Australian Salaried Medical Officers ...