An AFL mental health round can play a significant role in reimagining the national conversation on mental health. But there are pros and cons.
- Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
Early intervention programs for young people with psychosis might cost more initially, and require more intensive support for longer periods, but they’re worth the investment.
Same-sex attracted people have poorer mental health than their heterosexual peers, but In jurisdictions that have legalised same-sex marriage, the gap between the two is much smaller.
People given taurine had significantly improved overall mental health symptoms, including those of psychosis, compared to those given placebo.
There’s a growing disconnect between grassroots awareness of mental illness and decisive action towards providing the full spectrum of care for those in need.
Patrick McGorry, Professor of Psychiatry at University of Melbourne Last year at COAG, Mental Health Council of Australia CEO Frank Quinlan, social inclusion advocate David Cappo and I discussed a blueprint…
There has been widespread media coverage over over the past ten days about the tragic deaths of a man and his son at the Story Bridge in Brisbane. The Brisbane Council was quick to announce it would fund…
Last year almost 300 young people between the ages of 15 and 24 took their own life. That’s here in Australia. In the lucky country. Suicide is now the biggest killer of our young people and accounts for…
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