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Aboriginal health Blacktown Mount Druitt Mental Health News Research Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

$2.8 million to reduce emergency wait times in western Sydney hospitals

04 May, 2022, 3:07 pm07 May, 2022, 7:36 am Harrison Vesey

Westmead, Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals are the subject of a new $2.8 million research project that aims to improve

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Featured Mental Health News Redevelopment Westmead Health Precinct 

$460 million overhaul of mental health care in western Sydney

02 May, 2022, 10:06 am02 May, 2022, 10:20 am Harrison Vesey

The state’s largest integrated mental health complex will be built at Westmead Health Precinct.

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Government Mental Health Top 4 

Griefline ready to answer calls in NSW with six free counselling sessions to enhance bereavement care

01 Apr, 2022, 3:08 pm01 Apr, 2022, 3:08 pm Alyssa Terese

NSW residents struggling to cope with the death of a loved one can access six free counselling sessions from Griefline,

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Blacktown Mount Druitt Featured Mental Health News 

State-of-the-art mental health unit opens at Blacktown Hospital

18 Mar, 2022, 9:35 am25 Mar, 2022, 11:03 am Alyssa Terese

Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor has officially opened the Acute Adult Mental Health Inpatient Service at Blacktown Hospital, with

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Mental Health Our People Spotlight Top 4 

“There is always a light at the end of the tunnel”: War survivor teaches resilience to western Sydney youth

11 Mar, 2022, 11:33 am17 Mar, 2022, 10:22 am Harrison Vesey

Daniel Apat uses his experience to help young people with their own trauma.

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Patients move into state-of-the-art new mental health unit at Blacktown Hospital

22 Feb, 2022, 4:55 pm03 Mar, 2022, 10:21 am Harrison Vesey

The future of mental health care has arrived in Western Sydney.

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Mental Health News 

Final dash for sport clubs to score mental health grant funding

22 Feb, 2022, 10:31 am24 Feb, 2022, 10:57 am Alyssa Terese

The clock is ticking for sporting bodies and clubs to put their hat in the ring for up to $150,000

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Mental Health News Top 4 

New practical support for people impacted by suicide of a loved one

17 Nov, 2021, 5:23 pm18 Nov, 2021, 6:45 am Tim Dunlop

Families and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide will now have access to a range of useful

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Mental Health News Top 4 Westmead Hospital 

Free crisis drop-in centre for young people opens at Westmead Hospital

03 Nov, 2021, 9:22 am10 Nov, 2021, 4:28 pm Harrison Vesey

The new service offers empathy and hope to young people with thoughts of suicide.

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New services for young people in western Sydney who have attempted suicide

31 Oct, 2021, 8:50 am01 Nov, 2021, 2:04 pm Tim Dunlop

Children and young people living in western Sydney and the Mid-North Coast engaging in serious self-harming behaviour or having ongoing

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    09 May, 2022, 7:38 am09 May, 2022, 7:45 am Alyssa Terese
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    07 May, 2022, 8:48 am07 May, 2022, 8:49 am Alyssa Terese
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