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I hope this post is allowed @moderator . It's often hard to talk about the serious side effects and significant gap in life expectancy for people with psychotic illnesses. This post mentions both weight gain and a named medication. The ABC has just r
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-09/electroconvulsive-therapy-consent-depression/105302318
https://www.change.org/make-ndis-accessible-for-people-with-mental-health-conditions People with serious, long-term mental health conditions are being left behind by a system meant to support all Australians with disabilities. It's time to reform the
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-06-09/victoria-in-drought-differences-farmer-mental-health-dairy-sheep/105379394 As a Aussie kid I listened to the ABC radio and well remember the word “drought” being a big thing. I am glad tha
Hello just wanna advocate for myself on change. And how I feel life could be different . Idk lemme know if someone sees this and relates. To everything in life. Idk. Thanks I guess :3
The NSW government minister responsible admits she knows the system is in crisis. But her figures don't add up.And paying psychiatrists more to achieve parity with other states is only the start. Closed beds and wards need to be reopened and the des
Fairly recently, the "Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission" was created. According to the mission statement, the purpose of this organisation is ...to ensure the government is accountable for the performance, quality, and safety of the mental health and
@Jynx @chibam @tyme Madness is often associated with shame and stigma and discrimination. Mad Pride involves a way of embracing aspects of madness without necessarily pathologising or rejecting the value in the many and varied eperien
Its no secret that mental health issues and suicide rates are on the incline. In Australia most common cause of death for people under 45 is suicide. Not drink driving, not drugs, not smoking, not alcohol, not workplace accidents, not cancer, or heart con
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