Australian-first: wearable device to improve youth mental heath
Left to right: WSLHD Mental Health Services executive director A/Prof Beth Kotze with WSLHD Youth Council representative Stephanie D’Souza. In
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Mental Health
Striking a chord with mental health
In celebration of World Mental Health Day, a concert with participation of consumers and staff was presented by the Mental Health Service at Blacktown Hospital.
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‘I didn’t know I had a mental illness, I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 47’
It is estimated that around two-thirds of people living with a mental illness in Australia do not seek professional help.
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Have your say on mental health services
Invaluable insight into mental health care in NSW public facilities will be gathered through a new carer survey.
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Westmead takes top mental health award
Westmead’s Redbank House Acute Adolescent Unit team have received a state award for improving their practices with the seclusion and restraint of serious mental health patients.
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Mental health nurses celebrated
Cumberland Hospital nurses were treated to a BBQ and night staff received pizza as part of the International Nurses and Midwives Day celebrations.
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Life inside a high-security psychiatric unit
Running one of the most challenging mental health units in the country requires a special team of dedicated doctors and
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Anorexia nervosa: ‘I don’t remember how it started’
Sarah describes her long-battle with anorexia nervosa as a daily struggle. It is the second time the 18-year-old has been admitted to the adolescent ward at Westmead Hospital with the condition.
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Yaralla celebrated with a sanga
Staff have welcomed the completion of the refurbishment of Cumberland Hospital’s Yaralla ward.
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Farewell Margaret Bannister
It is with deep sadness we share the news of the passing of Margaret Bannister, who was one of our most treasured and respected nurse unit managers in WSLHD’s mental health service.
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