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Inaugural National Mental Health Monitor reveals global events as a source of prolonged mental stress for one-third of Australians
November 16, 2023
The release of the Australians for Mental Health’s first National Mental Health Monitor has revealed that one in three people rate their mental health as either “poor” or “very poor”, and that news reports...
Read More ShareI'm not lazy or stupid, I just have ADHD
November 14, 2023
Imagine going your whole life needing glasses and not having them. Imagine not being able to see the board at school or a computer screen at work. Imagine not seeing a friend walk past...
Read More ShareNew Centrelink staff a vital correction to address a system that's harming Australia’s mental health
November 06, 2023
Australians for Mental Health welcomes today’s announcement of a funding boost that will see 3,000 new staff added to Centrelink’s struggling call centers. This much-needed step comes as ballooning call waiting times have caused...
Read More ShareChampioning mental health: A look inside the board of Australian for Mental Health
November 02, 2023
Australians can no longer afford to wait for quality mental health care. Australians for Mental Health has built a team intended to disrupt the current systems and to create change for the better. Our...
Read More ShareThe role of prevention strategies in Australian mental health
October 18, 2023
In early October Australians for Mental Health brought together a range of speakers from different backgrounds to discuss how we can best enhance national mental health prevention strategies.
Read More ShareAustralians for Mental Health calls for the urgent rollout of centralised system for mental healthcare waitlists
October 06, 2023
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals a growing mental health crisis in younger Australians, and a system that is struggling to cope under the pressure. The figures show that 38.8 percent...
Read More ShareChilling statistics on youth mental health released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
October 06, 2023
Chris Gambian joined AfMH patron Ian Hickie and Jenna Price on ABC's The Drum to discuss mental health and the chilling statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Read More SharePeople from around Australia share their voices as part of 'A Country in Chorus'
October 02, 2023
Australians for Mental Health's Executive Director, Chris Gambian, speaks to Sky news about "A Country in Chorus"; which has a month of choir workshops for Mental Health Month, this October. The response around the country for...
Read More ShareRobodebt Royal Commission shows why we need to put mental health at the centre of Government
July 07, 2023
We don’t know how many people died because of a deliberate policy decision of the Coalition government, and we never will. What we do know is huge harm was caused by the intentional and...
Read More ShareThe reality of mental health for young Australians
November 08, 2021
In November 2021, AFMH Board Member Professor Patrick McGorry AO (also Executive Director of Orygen, and a founding director of Headspace) talked with MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell about the realities of...
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