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Australians for Mental Health is urging governments to urgently invest in community-based care programs and to embed wellbeing considerations in all policy decisions, after a new report revealed emergency wait times for mental health...

Right now, NSW Health is seeking feedback on a new model for responding to 000 calls about mental health emergencies. They want to understand how a health-led (rather than police-led) response could help people...

A major study of thousands of Australians has for the first time mapped the diversity of attitudes towards the issue of mental health.    The Mental Health Compass released today by Australians for Mental...

Australians for Mental Health is calling on governments to prioritise social connections this World Mental Health Day, with this year’s theme focussing on mental health responses in humanitarian emergencies.    “We know more regular...

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...