Mental Health Week: Resources for GPs To mark World Mental Health Day and Mental Health Week, newsGP highlights some RACGP mental health resources available for healthcare professionals.
Mental health of the nation: Productivity Commission to investigate mental health spending Funding for mental health conditions in Australia has reached $9 billion across all states and territories. But is this effective, and is it enough?
Australia’s health system still failing people with acute mental health needs: Report People presenting to emergency departments in mental health crisis experience long waits and are more likely than patients with other conditions to leave without completing treatment, a new report has found.
Sharp increase in deaths from suicide sparks calls for nationwide prevention plan The Director of the Black Dog Institute says the rise in Australia’s suicide rate can be tackled with a nationwide evidence-based prevention plan.
New research finds trifecta of issues putting junior doctors at risk of burnout General practice registrar Dr Rebekah Hoffman talks to newsGP about her research and personal experience of burnout in junior doctors.
Plan to improve mental health support for Australian university students Many students struggle with stress and other issues of mental health and are unsure how to access help. AMSA and Orygen have designed a framework to address the problem on a national level.
Social media, suicide risk and support There is significant concern regarding people posting about suicide on social media. But what if such posts could be used to identify at-risk people and give them the help they need?
Funding injection for Victorian mental health services The State Government has announced it will provide $70 million to the state’s mental health sector to help ensure people ‘don’t fall through the cracks’.
What to say when you want to ask ‘R U OK?’ R U OK? Day is about starting a conversation and being a good listener. newsGP spoke with Dr Jenny Presser about the best way to ask the question, and what to do with the answer.
No need to suffer in silence: Changing attitudes to discussing suicide The long-held belief that the topic of suicide should not be discussed openly is beginning to change, as long as it is handled with sensitivity.