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Blokes just wanna have fun (too)

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 23rd November 2022 -  A program to alleviate loneliness in men has proven wildly popular.
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Gamechangers: mental health tech on show at games week

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 5th October 2022 -  Technology pioneers are finding a way to use games to start tricky conversations around mental health.
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Research shows economic cost of declining mental health 

Contributor, Friday, 26th August 2022 -  Rising rates of mental health disorders driven by the pandemic could cost the economy $7.4 billion, and that’s just in NSW.
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Life satisfaction not back to pre-COVID levels

Isabelle Oderberg, Thursday, 7th July 2022 -  New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows national life satisfaction levels are still not back to pre-COVID levels, as the mental health sector pushes for capacity and funding fixes. 
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New hub to care for the carers in response to sector burnout

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 9th June 2022 -  A new wellbeing hub will provide a central library of resources tailored to the needs of social sector workers.

Budget

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Mental health measures aim high but miss crucial marks

Jonathan Alley, Wednesday, 30th March 2022 -  The government’s mental health commitments are wide-ranging, but fail to address some crucial areas.
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Employee burnout on the rise

Nikki Stefanoff, Wednesday, 19th January 2022 -  “Structural and cultural shifts, not wellness initiatives, are needed to address the chronic workplace stress of burnout.”

Opinion

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Cross-sector collaboration is the missing piece in combatting miscarriage trauma

Samantha Payne, Thursday, 14th October 2021 -  Ahead of International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 2021, Samantha Payne, CEO and co-founder of Pink Elephants, reflects on the need for a concerted cross-sector push to eradicate the poor mental health outcomes associated with miscarria
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Aussies back a national Suicide Prevention Act

Luke Michael, Monday, 6th September 2021 -  “We’ve seen how quickly COVID-19 cases can get out of hand and we need to have the same national policy focus and vigilance to stop suicide rates doing the same”
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Australia’s first eating disorder recovery facility set to open on the Sunshine Coast

Nikki Stefanoff, Wednesday, 23rd June 2021 -  The Butterfly Foundation is opening the doors to Wandi Nerida, a purpose-built treatment facility for Australians living with an eating disorder 
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