Every week we wrap up the national and international news from Australia and overseas. Last week was TheMHS Conference hence the gap in the digest:
National
Pregnancy depression screening concern
Face it we are all narcissists now
New treatment for chronically depressed
National Preventative Health Strategy Launched
Council of experts central to Territory’s revised mental health plan
Self harm case fuels mental [...]
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Please find below a roundup of national and international news stories and journal articles from the past week.
National
Volunteers needed for study into racism and mental health
Walls of silence fails them
Preventing Youth Suicide (podcast)
Healthier minds for healthier profits
Revealed Australia’s suicide epidemic
Nine agrees not to air 60 Minutes suicide story
Temps more likely to suffer poor mental health (free [...]
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Mental Health media items:
Antidepressant risk worse for the young
Youth report rings alarm bells
The health of the first Australians must be listed as critical
Boys and Girls come out to buy
Prevention should be the focus of mental health funding
Mental Health: Gay and Lesbians more likely to try for it
Mental illness can strike in a number of ways
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Starting this week we have developed TheMHS Mental Health Weekly Digest.
A roundup of media items that discuss mental health issues from Australia and overseas:
A plea for mental health to be part of the prevention debate
Hunter Health Services Flags Suicide Study Expansion
Missing Person Campaign Flags Dementia Sufferers
Inquest urges mental health patient checklist
Police to get mental [...]
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