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Brittany George August 27, 2012 4th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symp, Alexandra Gartmann, ANZMHa, CEO of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renew

The effects of natural disasters on rural communities: strategies for survival

The 2009 Victorian bushfires are arguably the greatest natural disaster Australia has faced. In early 2009, even while the emergency relief effort in...
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Brittany George August 22, 2012 4th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symp, ANZMHa, farmer mental health, Mental Health, rural-urban divide, suicide

Bridging the rural-urban divide for improved mental health

The devaluing of rural Australia as an important contributor to Australia’s social and economic fabric, and the declining profitability of core...
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Brittany George August 21, 2012 4th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symp, Alexandra Howard, ANZMHa, Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health

Supporting mental health post-disaster: Disseminating a 'Skills for Psychological Recovery' training program to practitioners across Queensland

Following the 2011 natural disasters in Queensland, the Queensland Government funded delivery of the SPR training and support program to hundreds of...
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Brittany George August 20, 2012 4th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symp, ANZMHa, Cognitive impairment, Dr Julaine Allan, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

The prevalence of cognitive impairment in rural substance treatment participants: The implications for treatment approaches

Cognitive impairment (CI) includes acquired or traumatic brain injury, intellectual disability or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Cognitive...
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Brittany George August 16, 2012 4th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symp, ANZMHa, Dr. Anton Isaacs, Mental Health Unit of Njernda Aboriginal Corporati, Monash University, Mr. Stuart Hearn, NJERNDA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

Help seeking for Suicide in an Aboriginal Community: The Njernda CRUNCH study

Youth suicide among Aboriginal communities Youth suicide among Aboriginal communities is much higher than in the mainstream population. Both...
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Brittany George August 15, 2012 ANZMHa, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Associati, Helen Morton, Mental Health, Minister for Mental Health; Disability Services, Strong Spirit Stong Mind Metro Project, WA

Alcohol and drugs can lead to regrets (PRESS RELEASE Helen Morton: AUGUST 5, 2012)

Helen Morton Minister for Mental Health; Disability ServicesSun 05 August, 2012Portfolio: Mental Health
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Brittany George August 14, 2012 ANZMHa, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Associati, Dementia, National Health Priority Area, Yasmin Noone

National Health Priority number 9!

By Yasmin Noone
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Brittany George August 14, 2012 4th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symp, ANZMHa, BPD, Clinical Nurse Consultant in Community Mental Heal, Co-ordinator Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Program, DBT, Elizabeth Gifford

A Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Program a Rural Community Mental Health setting

In Australia the recent development of draft guidelines for the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) will set a standard for the...
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Brittany George August 7, 2012 ANZMHa, David Dunt, Mental Health and War, University of Melbourne

Vietnam and Iraq: lessons to be learned about mental health and war

By David Dunt, University of MelbournePhysical injury and death in war is expected. But we also now know the stories of large numbers of veterans...
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Brittany George August 2, 2012 acquired brain injury (ABI), Curtin University, Lecturer, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mrs Annalise O'Callaghan, The 13th International Mental Health Conference

Dual Diagnosis of mental illness (MI) and acquired brain injury (ABI): Making positive changes towards rehabilitation and recovery.

Aims and RationaleThe aim of this exploratory study was twofold. It sought to describe some of the challenges faced by people with dual diagnosis of...
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    As an association that is a leader in mental health, we stand beside our First Nations people in both Australia and New Zealand to empower their people and communities to improve their wellbeing. We support our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia and Maori people in New Zealand/Aotearoa and acknowledge the beauty, strength and uniqueness in their people and cultures. We celebrate their diversity and acknowledge that we work, walk and talk on your lands and we thank and pay yindyamarra/whakaute/respect to your ancestors, Elders and people. Our association will work to continue to amplify voices and empower communities to improve the mental health within First Nations people in both countries.