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Be My Valentine?
February 18, 2025
By Chris Gambian Whether your heart is red, blue, green, teal or anything in between, there are two men vying to be our Prime Minister after the election this year. And this Valentine's Day...
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February 18, 2025
By Chris Gambian My least favourite saying of recent years is “That sounds like a you problem” I guess it is a product of the times in which we live: we’ve never been more disconnected from...
Read More ShareDespite the odds, hope.
January 28, 2025
By Chris Gambian Is it too late to wish you a happy new year? I’m writing this on a day in Sydney where temperatures are set to rise to 42 degrees. It’s already hot,...
Read More ShareEffective action to reduce loneliness could save billions of dollars and countless lives
November 14, 2024
Australians for Mental Health has called for the NSW government to implement a whole of system, whole of government approach to combat loneliness ahead of a parliamentary inquiry on Friday.
Read More Share‘Little Lives, Adult Minds’: Exploring how our mental health system must nurture kids for lifelong mental wellbeing
October 23, 2024
Australians for Mental Health and the NSW Council of Social Services will urge governments to better understand and address the connection between childhood conditions and adult experiences of mental health, at a forum at...
Read More ShareNSW government must ensure tech giants take responsibility for online risks and harm to young people
October 09, 2024
Australians for Mental Health is calling for the NSW government to turns its focus on forcing tech companies to accept responsibility for the well-being of all their users rather than a narrow focus on...
Read More ShareNO, we are definitely not OK
September 11, 2024
As the nation prepares to celebrate R U OK? Day 2024 with a cup of tea and piece of cake, citizen-led campaign group Australians for Mental Health says: no, we’re definitely not OK, so...
Read More ShareAustralians for Mental Health welcomes Royal Commission recommendations to act on high rates of suicide in defence force and veterans
September 10, 2024
Australians for Mental Health welcomes the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide recommending measures to combat the high rates of suicide and mental health issues in our armed forces.
Read More ShareInitiative to support mentally healthy workplaces a much-needed step to address mental health crisis
September 03, 2024
Australians for Mental Health has welcomed the Victorian Labor government’s initiative to focus on the creation of mentally healthy workplaces.
Read More ShareAustralians for Mental Health welcomes Parliamentary Inquiry into loneliness impacts
August 13, 2024
Australians for Mental Health has welcomed the Minns Labor Government’s decision to launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into the rising issue of loneliness across the state.
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