What contributes to young people’s mental health issues?
headspace hit the streets of Australia and asked who you think about important mental health issues. In this video headspace asked, what do you think contributes to young people’s mental health issues? Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/headspaceAustralia
Cannabis and mental health management in primary care
Guidelines Portal reference number: 1723 Year of publication: 2010 Available from: Collaborating Authors Link: Cannabis and mental health management in primary care (PDF, 528KB) Healthcare settings: Primary and community care Life stages: Not stated Intended Users: General practitioners Method Of Development: Expert opinion Guideline Format: Journal article MeSH Headings: Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Health, Cannabis NHMRC [...]
Deafness and mental health. Guidelines for working with people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Guidelines Portal reference number: 1921 Year of publication: 2008 Available from: Queensland Health Link: Deafness and mental health. Guidelines for working with people who are deaf or hard of hearing (PDF) Healthcare settings: Primary and community care Life stages: Not stated Intended Users: Medical specialists, Psychologists Method Of Development: Not Stated Guideline Format: Guideline MeSH [...]
Mental Health Job Opportunities
Clinician.Net’s Employment Hub provides an up to date list of opportunities for the Mental Health & Community Services sectors in Australia. Listings: Clinician.Net lists job opportunities for Mental Health & Community Services Professionals to access free of charge. If you are an employer seeking to advertise an opportunity please contact Clinician.Net today to provide your [...]
Research finds fishers less aware of mental health issues than farmers
Fishers are less aware of their mental health issues than land-based farmers, a new study has found. The `Staying healthy: Behaviours and services used by farmers and fishers’ study conducted by Professor Sue Kilpatrick, Research Professor of Regional Communities, Alfred Deakin Research Institute, at Deakin University’s Warrnambool Campus, is investigating the processes farmers and fishers [...]
Embedded clinicians give police help in field
Mental health reforms within ACT Policing have met with early success, with embedded clinicians providing expert advice to front-line officers up to six times a day in the past three months. Early last month The Canberra Times reported that ACT Policing was conducting a radical overhaul of the way police dealt with mental health sufferers. [...]
Police mental health reform a success
A mental health reform within ACT Policing has proved successful, with embedded clinicians providing expert advice to front-line officers up to six times a day in the past three months. The reforms, which were launched yesterday, have seen mental health clinicians embedded from Thursday to Sunday to help police deal with mental health sufferers. Clinicians [...]
Mental health advance for regional SA
By Caroline Winter John Hill and Dr Daniel Moser show off new mental health teleconferencing technology (ABC News) Advanced technology means mentally-ill people in country areas can now be assessed and treated locally rather than being transferred to Adelaide. Video conferencing facilities are being rolled out in 15 regional areas to help psychiatrists reach out [...]
Public Advocate says the Government is winding back mental health places (ABC …
Public Advocate says the Government is winding back mental health places (ABC News) South Australia’s Public Advocate says the Government is winding back mental health places at the revamped Glenside Hospital in Adelaide. John Brayley says 73 placements offering 24-hour care have been cut back to 20. He says two families are worried about the [...]
Mental Health Industry Updates
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