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Maitland indigenous mental health campaign  - A national campaign designed to improve mental health literacy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be launched in Maitland in a bid to help those battling with anxiety and depression. Titled Yarn Safe, the campaign is the first youth-led national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth mental health initiative of its kind and aims to reduce the shame associated with mental health problems.

Call for indigenous mental health target AUSTRALIAN governments are being urged to add a mental health target to their efforts to close the health gap between indigenous and non- indigenous Australians . Mental illness is second only to heart disease as one of the main reasons for the health ...

Call for indigenous mental health target Mental illness is second only to heart disease as one of the main reasons for the health gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians , the National Mental Health Commission says. The commission is calling on the Council of Australian ...

Using the Australian bush to improve Indigenous mental health in the Kimberley  - For four years, Aboriginal mental health worker James Howard has tackled some of Australia's worst mental health statistics by going bush and ...

Indigenous mental health boost - South West Aboriginal Medical Service mental health services have increased with newly appointed mental health coordinator Jacqui Davis and ...

Indigenous mental health forum in Perth - Discussions will consider how to implement mental health programs on a small budget, education and training opportunities, and how to effectively recruit indigenous workers in the health sector. The suicide rates of Aboriginal people in certain areas of WA are among the highest in the world. Overall, the suicide rate among Aboriginal people in the state is 3.3 times higher than among non-Aboriginal people.

More help for Indigenous mental health - Hospitalisation rates for mental health issues are almost twice as high for local Indigenous people compared to the non- Indigenous population.

Indigenous Australians experience poorer mental health Significant inequality exists in the mental health of Indigenous Australians compared with non- Indigenous Australians , and it starts from an early age, according to new analysis of data by leading youth mental health experts. In an article published in ...

Aboriginal culture and identity key to helping Indigenous mental health : Studies have shown that Australian Indigenous peoples' mental health and social and emotional wellbeing is well behind that of other Australians and a key ...

New apps address Indigenous mental health  - He said recent Australian developments in the use of e- mental health programs include the design of two Aboriginal-specific apps for improving social ...

Mental health needs high for indigenous :  Mental health services for Aboriginal people in custody need to be developed urgently, according to a study that found most Queensland indigenous inmates suffered from a mental illness .

Report warns mental health services for Indigenous Australians inadequate and inappropriate  - Report warns mental health services for Indigenous Australians inadequate and ... The report, Effective strategies to strengthen the mental health and ...

Indigenous mental health  - Indigenous health expert Aunty Kerrie Doyle says that suicides among Aboriginal people will continue at 'heart-breaking' levels unless Australia  ...

Talks to focus on Indigenous Mental Health  - Successive governments have invested heavily in culturally appropriate health programs for Indigenous Australians and, while we have had some ...

Mental health care “grossly underfunded”: AMA - Almost one in three (30%) of Indigenous adults suffered high or very high levels of psychological distress in 2012-13. Indigenous adults are 2.7 times as likely as non- Indigenous adults to suffer these levels of distress. General practitioners manage mental health problems for Indigenous Australians at ...

Mental health and disadvantage in Indigenous Australians : The ... : Last week, Australia's National Mental Health Commission released A Contributing Life: the 2012 NationalReport Cardon Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Mental health needs high for indigenous Mental health services for Aboriginal people in custody need to be developed urgently, according to a study that found most Queensland indigenous inmates suffered from a mental illness.

Lecturer in Indigenous Mental Health - The successful candidate will identify as an Indigenous Australian; have experience in teaching and learning, and research.

Australia going backwards on Indigenous mental health  - And while its true that we've made headway in areas like education and income, the report also says we've gone backwards on issues like Indigenous  ...

Film makers to shine spotlight on rural indigenous mental health - Donna Syron was shocked to hear of the indigenous youth suicide crisis, with nine children taking their lives in a week in remote Western Australia .