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Go Home On Time Day!

Staff Reporter, Friday, 26th October 2012 -
Australians are being encouraged to go home from work on time on November 21. Photo: Go Home On Time Day With Australians working more than two billion hours of unpaid overtime each…

headspace Launches Schools Program

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 25th October 2012 -
headspace and the federal government have launched a new program aimed at assisting schools in responding to, and managing, suicide. Photo: headspace.org.au A new program has been…

More Sleep Please – Healthy Living Index

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th October 2012 -
Photo: livingthebalancedlife.com Australian adults view having a better quality of life (67%), better mental health (40%) and not getting sick (38%) as the main motivators…

Mental Health Program Funding Applications Open

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th October 2012 -
Australian Not for Profits can now apply for Federal Government funding for mental health. Photo: lipmag.com Not for Profit organisations can now apply for funding to take…

Mental Health Spend Up

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 10th October 2012 -
Mental health spending is on the increase, according to AIHW. Photo: jolamble.com Over $6.3 billion, or $287 per Australian, was spent on mental health-related services…

Vic Mental Health Act Reforms Revealed

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th October 2012 -
Victorian Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge has announced reforms to the Mental Health Act.
Photo: health.vic.gov.au The Victorian Government’s proposal for the…

More Seek Help for Mental Health

Staff Reporter, Friday, 5th October 2012 -
More Australians are seeking help for mental illness issues. Photo community321.com More Australians are seeking help for mental and suicide-prevention issues than ever…

Parents With Mental Illness Ashamed To Ask for Help – NFP Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd August 2012 - A new study by the national mental health charity SANE Australia, reveals that many parents with a mental illness raising children lack support from health professionals and school…

Govt Funds Autism Video in Schools

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 1st August 2012 - A film designed to increase awareness of Autism in Australian schools has had its distribution funded by the Australian Government. What are you doing? is a short film produced by…

Call for Mental Health to Be Part of NDIS

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 1st August 2012 - The Chair of the newly formed National Mental Health Commission (NMHC), Professor Allan Fels, has called for mental health to be included in the National Disability Insurance Scheme…

Consumer Group to Shape Mental Health Reforms

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th June 2012 - The Federal Government has establishment of a Consumer Reference Group to set up the new National Mental Health Consumer Organisation. The Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler…

New CEO For 100-Year-Old NFP

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 19th June 2012 - Open Minds, a Not for Profit working in the mental health sector, has appointed Kristine Sargeant as its new chief executive. Open Minds Chair Mike Gilmour said the new appointment…

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