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Australians for Mental Health is urging all governments to take steps to slow climate change, after the first national climate risk assessment warned of the associated impacts on mental health.    The assessment outlines...

Grassroots mental health advocacy group Australians for Mental Health is urging governments to get serious about the root causes of mental ill-health.    “Every conversation about mental health should be encouraged this R U...

Australians for Mental Health has welcomed the passing of landmark legislation in the NSW Parliament, which will require state agencies and departments to weigh the risks of suicide when issuing fines.    The suicide...

New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has today revealed the scale of children leaving violence and neglect, and seeking support from specialised homelessness services without a parent or guardian.   ...

Leading mental health experts and groups have teamed up with the insurance industry to draw attention to a major drag on Australia’s productivity; mental ill-health.In an open letter to the Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the...

Australians for Mental Health has welcomed recommendations from a landmark NSW parliamentary report into loneliness.    The final report from the Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Social Issues’ inquiry into the prevalence, causes and...

Australians for Mental Health has welcomed the New South Wales Government’s move to bolster its SafeWork NSW workforce with 51 news inspectors.The state government announced the new roles as part of its “Irreplaceable” safety...

Grassroots advocacy group, Australians for Mental Health (AfMH) is calling for urgent and significant reform following a damning assessment found the national plan to improve mental health and prevent suicide is “not fit for...

Australians for Mental Health is urgently calling for an overhaul of how mental health is approached in New South Wales, after the ABC’s Four Corners program revealed a mental health workforce in crisis.  Last...

Australians for Mental Health has issued a plea to the state government to slow down its controversial changes to workers' compensation laws.  The legislation before parliament today has been improved from the exposure draft...