Sport Australia on Sunday announced that the Mental Health Referral Network (MHRN) will provide 1000 athletes that are members of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) with access to 27 psychologists and mental health practitioners around the country. "We know there has been a critical need to...
Advances in Mental HealthHayman-White, K., Sgro, S., & Happell, B (2006). Mental health in Australia: The ideal versus financial reality and the role of the mental health nurse. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 5(1), 1-7...
The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) and the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) have welcomed the Gillard Government's $1.5 billion boost to Australia's mental health services. "After years of neglect, this is a serious commitment to addressing Australia's mental health ...
There is conflicting evidence of the healthy migrant effect with respect to mental health. This study aims to determine if there are differences in mental health and service use between Australian-born and foreign-born individuals living in South Australia and to consider the differing role of socio...
Mental health legislation across countries: A comparison of Australia and South AsiaIsaac, M
Cultural and linguistic diversity is a core feature of the Australian population and a valued element of national identity. The proportion of the population that will be overseas-born is projected to be 32% by 2050. While a very active process of mental health system reform has been occurring ...
Mental health conditions and substance use disorders dominated the first half of the life course as a leading cause of disease among Australians aged 5-44 years. Musculoskeletal conditions, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer featured more prominently among Australians aged 45 and over. The five leadi...
A national survey of mental health telemedicine programmes was conducted and data collected on their catchment areas, organizational structure, equipment, clinical and non-clinical activity, and use by populations who traditionally have been poorly served by mental health services in Australia. Of 25 pr...
Policy Recovery has been acknowledged in Australian mental health care policy since 1992, in which time there have been four five-year National Mental Health Plans; and consultation is currently underway for the fifth. In the federated Australian government system, these Plans outline the shared resp...
Diabetes and mental health; the problem of co-morbidity. Until quite recently, the psychological well-being of people with diabetes remained firmly on the periphery of diabetes care. In many ways it continues to do so, with biomedical targets for improving glycaemic control and reducing the ri....