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New mental health program gets young people back to real life

18 Feb, 2020, 1:38 pm18 Feb, 2020, 4:12 pm Harrison Vesey

The program allows for up to 10 weeks of intensive, daily follow-up after a hospitalisation.

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Mental health nurses shower support on NSW south coast: “the community is grieving”

17 Jan, 2020, 2:45 pm17 Jan, 2020, 4:51 pm Jenny Harrison

After being deployed to the south coast last week, community mental health nurse Kathy-Anne Audley says the reality of the bushfire devastation is indescribable.

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Suicide prevention project speaks to the heart of Pacific Islanders

12 Nov, 2019, 2:29 pm12 Nov, 2019, 2:31 pm Harrison Vesey

Faced with a spate of mental health emergencies, the team needed a new approach for this specific community.

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Mental health a top concern for new Australians

05 Nov, 2019, 12:15 pm05 Nov, 2019, 12:16 pm Harrison Vesey

Diabetes, stress, mental health, obesity and blood pressure are the top five concerns.

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Suicide survivor calls on others to speak up

28 Oct, 2019, 5:06 pm29 Oct, 2019, 8:47 am Harrison Vesey

Janet knew she was struggling, but it took a near-death experience to get her to speak up.

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R U OK Day: what if the answer is no?

11 Sep, 2019, 12:01 pm11 Sep, 2019, 2:04 pm Sia Anthopoulos

R U OK Day sends a powerful reminder to the community to check in with friends and family, but what’s

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Cleansing the air for new digs

02 Sep, 2019, 3:08 pm02 Sep, 2019, 3:32 pm Jenny Harrison

A smoking ceremony was held on the grounds of Cumberland Hospital this week to celebrate collaboration between mental health staff and the Aboriginal communities of Western Sydney.

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‘Yummy mummy nonsense is not real life’: Star journalist shares postnatal depression battle

28 Aug, 2019, 4:15 pm02 Sep, 2019, 1:49 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Wrapping all the carving knives and putting them in the bin was the moment star journalist Jessica Rowe knew she

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Psychologists heal the trauma of war

20 Aug, 2019, 3:52 pm21 Aug, 2019, 8:12 am Harrison Vesey

Survivors bearing the mental scars of war, terror and extreme poverty get the expert care and support they need from Transcultural Mental Health.

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Goodbye Instagram likes: Mental health expert praises social media giant’s move

18 Jul, 2019, 5:11 pm18 Jul, 2019, 5:11 pm Sia Anthopoulos

A western Sydney mental health expert has praised Instagram’s move to trial the removal of likes on posts, following a

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