Mental Health Victoria Media Monitor
WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 9 APRIL 2021
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Art helps veterans and first responders heal from post-traumatic stress and depression [ABC]
Aussies didn't skip GP trip in COVID times [Canberra Times]
Australia’s Paid Parental Leave scheme improves mental health among women [HRD]
Could microdosing be as good as yoga for your mood? It’s not that big a stretch [The Conversation]
Developing a systems approach to enable patient navigation [Croakey]
Mental illness must not become a political football [The Guardian]
Pressure grows on Morrison government to halt new NDIS assessment plan [The Guardian]
Regional Victoria in the mental health spotlight [The Courier]
Suffering in silence: people who use drugs overlooked in mental health [The Bulletin]
Supporting cognitive and mental health in young Australians [Monash]
Swinburne and Medibank extend first-of-its-kind partnership [Swinburne]
The cruel lottery of access to mental health treatment in Australia infuriates me [The Guardian]
'Unique space' to boost mental health in Ballarat businesses
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Aussie kids in crisis calling Kids Helpline every minute, shocking new statistics show [NT News]
One to five-year-old children still experiencing COVID anxiety: survey [NT News]
WEEK ENDING FRIDAY 26 MARCH 2021
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You don’t need to see a psychologist to realise permanent telehealth is a no-brainer [New Daily]
Co-design space offers new era of mental health care [RACGP]
Mental health crisis: Why the suicide rate for veterinarians is so high [9 News]
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Push for mental health probe to visit Geelong [Geelong Advertiser]
Week ending Friday 19 March 2021
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Evidence shows mental illness isn’t a reason to doubt women survivors [The Conversation]
Push to tackle children’s mental health in primary schools [The Age]
Mental health reports provide a template for nation [Mirage News]
Northern Grampians council backs resilience in schools [Weekly Advertiser]
Push to tackle children’s mental health in primary schools [The Age]
‘People are fatigued’: Mental health services still in high demand [SMH]
Mental health pilot program expands to more primary schools [Open Forum]
The debate around mental illness, trauma, and memory [ABC]
Shifting Gears: success stories and way-points on the road to consumer-centred health care [Croakey]
Transforming mental health care through lived experience [Pursuit/UniMelb]
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Royal comission mental health recommendations must take into account rural context [Weekly Times]
Mental health in regional Victoria: Shocking extent of suicide laid bare [Weekly Times}
Advocates plead for youth mental health beds [Geelong Advertiser]
Barwon Health monthly jobs tally rises from 93 to 160 [Geelong Advertiser]
Rural Outreach Program trial receives positive community support [Ararat Advertiser]