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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rural patients will benefit from new infrastructure grants
Rural patients will benefit from new infrastructure grants to 50 projects across Australia, Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced today. Under...
4th Australian Rural and Remore Mental Health Symposium
"PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST": MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND INITIATIVES IN AUSTRALIAN RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES.