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Headspace Services Announced

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th April 2011 -  The Gillard Government has delivered on an election commitment to set-up new headspace youth mental health services – in Hobart and Melbourne- as part of ten new centres expected…

Guide to Help Staff Deal With People With a Mental Illness

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th April 2011 -  A new guide from Sane Australia is set to give practical advice to service delivery staff to improve the way they deal with people with a mental illness. The SANE Guide for Customer Service…

Advisory Group to Guide Mental Health Reforms

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd December 2010 -  The Gillard Government has announced an Expert Advisory Group on Mental Health to guide the government’s mental health sector reform. The advisory group is to be chaired by…

Changing the Way Australians See Mental Illness

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd December 2010 -  A new initiative to reduce the misunderstanding and damaging stigma associated with mental illness in Australia has been unveiled. SANE Australia, a Not for Profit organisation…

Amnesty Warning on Asylum Seekers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th October 2010 -  Amnesty International has warned that detention conditions on Christmas Island are deteriorating rapidly and asylum seekers there, as well as in other detention centres around…

Many Mentally Ill Not Seeking Support

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th October 2010 -  Governments need to improve community based mental health services to provide care for those mentally ill who don’t seek help, says welfare organisation Anglicare Sydney.…

Philanthropy Puts Mental Health on the Map

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd September 2010 -  Australian of the Year Professor Pat McGorry addresses the Philanthropy Australia national conference. A national conference in Melbourne has been told how a multi-million dollar…

Children Need Mental Health Services

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd July 2010 -  The Children’s Mental Health Coalition says infants and children are urgently in need of mental health services in Australia. The Coalition has called for improved mental…

Mental Health Needs 21st Century Approach

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th July 2010 -  Australian of the Year, Professor Patrick McGorry has addressed the National Press Club in Canberra calling on the Federal Government to adopt a 21st century approach to mental health.…

Mental Health First Issue for New PM Gillard?

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th June 2010 -  An 84,000 strong petition asking the Government to commit to mental health funding was one of the first things to hit the desk of new Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Just…

PIAC Launches Mental Health Legal Project

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th December 2009 -  PIAC established the project with funding support from Legal Aid NSW. The NSW Public Purpose Fund with the support of the NSW Attorney General has funded four service delivery pilot…

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