SBS Insight: Mental Health

Did you miss SBS Insight this week? The topic was mental health and a timely one for the upcoming election. Guests included: Peter Dutton Peter Dutton is the Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing. He recently joined Opposition leader Tony Abbott to announce the Coalition’s Real Action Plan for Better Mental Health. The policy promised [...]

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Break Down the Barriers: Deliver on Anti Stigma Programs

The NSW Consumer Advisory Group – Mental Health Inc (NSW CAG) calls on federal parties to make a commitment to delivering on a national anti stigma program. The NSW Consumer Advisory Group – Mental Health Inc. (NSW CAG), the peak body representing people who use mental health services in NSW, calls on the federal parties [...]

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TheMHS Conference – Program

Are you coming along to the 20th TheMHS Conference? This year it is held in Sydney and we have a fantastic lineup. You can view the TheMHS Conference Sessions and don’t forget to read about some of our keynotes such as Peppe Dell’ Acqua and Alain Topor Sydney, springtime and inspirational speakers keen? View our online [...]

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Major church groups seek action on community mental health

Major church groups providing social services in Australia; Anglicare Australia, Catholic Social Services Australia, The Salvation Army and UnitingCare Australia, today called on major parties to commit to an immediate and substantial increase in investment in community mental health. “We are looking to Australia’s political parties to commit to immediate action on mental health – [...]

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Keynote Series: Peppe Dell’Acqua

Following on from our previous post about our keynotes for our upcoming mental health conference in September. We introduce Peppe Dell’Acqua Peppe Dell’Acqua is the Director of the Department of Mental Health, Trieste, Italy. He is the author of several books: on families and people with schizophrenia; on the psychiatric reforms in Italy beginning with [...]

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Research finds people living with mental illness don’t want favours – just a fair go

People living with a mental illness are missing out on key services and support to get them into the workforce, according to new research by SANE Australia, the national mental health charity. A national survey on social inclusion released today shows that more than half of 559 people surveyed said their education had been cut [...]

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One in four young Australians have a mental disorder: ABS

Today it was revealed that one in four young Australians aged 16-24 years had a mental disorder in 2007, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.Anxiety disorders were the most common, affecting 15% of young people, with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder the most commonly experienced Anxiety disorder (8%). Substance Use disorders [...]

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A beautiful mind

Moving to Newcastle from the other side of the world was one of the hardest things Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry experienced as a youngster. But surfing helped, writes PETER MUNRO. The surf’s turned to mush off Winkipop – dark waves feathering along the right-hand reef break – as Patrick McGorry paddles into the [...]

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Keynote Speakers – TheMHS Conference – Alain Topor

Our annual conference is fast approaching and we are pleased to feature some of our keynote speakers here on the blog. Our first to be featured is Alain Topor Alain Topor is a psychologist and assistant professor at the Department of Social Work, Stockholm University.  He also works as head of the Department of Research [...]

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Mindframe to facilitate pre-conference workshop at TheMHS

The Mindframe National Media Initiative is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and guided by the National Media and Mental Health Group. Mindframe is aimed at encouraging responsible, accurate and sensitive media representation of mental illness and suicide, and to advocate on behalf of community concerns relating to media depictions that stigmatise mental illness or [...]

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