Mental Health
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Finding the light when you're lost in loneliness (photos)
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For a quarter of Australians loneliness is a regular part of their lives, but those who have suffered say there are ways out of the darkness.
Topics: human-interest, charities-and-community-organisations, mental-health, community-and-society, emotions, rockhampton-4700, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Pests or pals? How to live in harmony with urban wildlife
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Calamitous cockies, pushy possums and the odd snake: love them or loathe them, Australian cities are rich in native wildlife that's adapted to an urban lifestyle.
Topics: pests, science-and-technology, urban-development-and-planning, animal-behaviour, animals, animals-and-nature, mental-health, australia
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Hobart's planned mental health unit to be used for general patients
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Tasmanian doctors cautiously welcome the State Government's decision to use the planned Mental Health Observation Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital for general patients, but questions remain about how the hospital will accommodate acute mental health patients currently waiting for beds.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, mental-health, health-administration, state-parliament, hobart-7000, tas
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New mental health unit in Hobart 'scrapped' after AMA concerns
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A brand new mental health observation unit at Royal Hobart Hospital is abandoned following strong opposition from the Tasmanian AMA, the nurses' union and health professionals, the ABC understands.
Topics: mental-health, health, hobart-7000
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Why country towns are tough gigs for social workers dealing with family violence
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Family violence workers in small, regional communities often have an extra burden to bear in what is already a difficult job — they may have grown up with the victim or the perpetrator.
Topics: regional, community-and-society, mental-health, health, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, perth-6000, darwin-0800, brisbane-4000, adelaide-5000
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A grieving father searches for answers to rural Australia's suicide problem Video
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Every year 3,000 people die by suicide in Australia. It's a staggering number, and a significant proportion of those deaths are not in the big cities. For most people living in rural and regional communities, the first place they will turn after attempting suicide or having suicidal thoughts is the emergency department. In some cases, those who present to hospitals are being turned away, with deadly consequences. Naomi Selvaratnam produced this report, and a warning, this story contains themes that may be distressing to some viewers.
Topics: people, mental-health, australia
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A father's search for answers to rural suicide
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The suicide rate in rural areas is 40 per cent higher than in metropolitan areas. One bereaved father says more needs to be done to improve mental health care.
Topics: suicide, depression, mental-health, drugs-and-substance-abuse, rural-youth, mens-health, orange-2800
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Mental health apps: How to tell the good from the bad
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There are currently more than 10,000 depression and anxiety-related self-help apps available to download, but less than 1 per cent have been professionally evaluated. So how do you choose the right one for your mental health needs?
Topics: mental-health, mobile-phones, information-and-communication, depression, diseases-and-disorders, health, anxiety, australia
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Suicide sparks rural community into action on men's mental health
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In a farming community of fewer than 500 people, 40 men raise collective $80,000, putting them in the top three Movember fundraising teams nationally.
Topics: suicide, mens-health, mental-health, mingenew-6522, wa, geraldton-6530
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What you need to know when choosing a mental health professional
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Nearly half of us experience a mental illness at some point, and we all pass through periods of stress, sadness, grief and conflict. So where do you begin when you're looking for a mental health professional?
Topics: health, mental-health, psychology, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australia
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Why meaning might matter more than happiness Opinion
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Living a meaningful life — one that involves a sense of belonging, purpose, context and transcendence — may be more rewarding in the long run than simply pursuing happiness, writes Sophie Scott.
Topics: happiness, health, mental-health, lifestyle, australia
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Topics: diabetes, mens-health, mental-health, diseases-and-disorders, depression, anxiety, social-media, suicide, cairns-4870
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My happy place image
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Topics: diabetes, mens-health, mental-health, diseases-and-disorders, depression, anxiety, social-media, suicide, cairns-4870
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Family time image
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Topics: diabetes, mens-health, mental-health, diseases-and-disorders, depression, anxiety, social-media, suicide, cairns-4870
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Life with type 1 diabetes image
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Topics: diabetes, mens-health, mental-health, diseases-and-disorders, depression, anxiety, social-media, suicide, cairns-4870
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Topics: diabetes, mens-health, mental-health, diseases-and-disorders, depression, anxiety, social-media, suicide, cairns-4870
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Type 1 online community proves you're never alone with diabetes
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Two Queensland men are pushing for greater awareness of adults with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) after strangers on a Facebook page teamed up to help a newly-diagnosed diabetic who tried to take his own life.
Topics: diabetes, mens-health, diseases-and-disorders, health, mental-health, social-media, depression, suicide, community-and-society, anxiety, maroochydore-4558, brisbane-4000, cairns-4870
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Former Manus Island security guard fighting PTSD claim rejection
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Former Manus Island detention centre guard Ricky Morse faces an uphill battle as he challenges Wilson Security's rejection of his PTSD insurance claim.
Topics: immigration, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, mental-health, community-and-society, stress, health, work, townsville-4810, qld, australia, papua-new-guinea, brisbane-4000
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A Big Country: Opening the gate to social farming Audio
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For the past seven years Andy May has been opening up his farm in the south-west corner of Western Australia to people dealing with mental illness, addictions and disabilities. It's part of a social farming initiative. Read more
Topics: mental-health, disabilities, volunteers, university-and-further-education, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, torbay-6330
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ARIA awards hailed as significant win for Pacific artists Audio
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The former host of Radio Australia music program Pacific Break has hailed the acknowledgement of the rock group Gang of Youths at the ARIA awards this week.
Topics: human-interest, music, music-industry, mental-health, pacific, australia
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'Mental health disaster' on Manus Island Video
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Former Australian of the Year, Professor Patrick McGorry, of the University of Melbourne, says he is concerned about the mental health of asylum seekers and refugees that has taken a serious turn for the worse in the past few days.
Topics: refugees, government-and-politics, mental-health, papua-new-guinea, pacific
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MSF doctors fear for Manus detainees' mental health Audio
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A group of Australia's most senior doctors, psychiatrists and surgeons have written an open letter to the Australian Government offering to fly to Manus Island and treat asylum seekers and refugees for free.
Topics: mental-health, refugees, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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'At crisis point': Schools struggling to deal with anxiety, depression among students
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Schools are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in students as young as 10 years old suffering from anxiety, depression and self-harm.
Topics: mental-health, family-and-children, children, community-and-society, schools, health, education, child-health-and-behaviour, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Victoria's top cop takes leave for 'fatigue-related' illness
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Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton announces he is mentally and physically rundown and will take up to six weeks of sick leave to deal with a "fatigue-related" illness.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, police, mental-health, melbourne-3000, vic
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'They expect perfection': The pressure musicians face and what the industry is doing to help
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Singer Miller Upchurch from the band Slum Sociable talks about how the band's debut album was delayed as he focused on his mental health and how the music industry is working to address the issue.
Topics: mental-health, music, melbourne-3000, adelaide-5000
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