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The number of Australians experiencing mental health problems in rural and remote areas is estimated to be comparable to major urban centres. However, the rural and remote community faces a greater challenge with limited access to mental health services and…

Brittany George February 7, 2014 rural and remote health, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural Health, Rural Mental Health Conference

Mental health advocates welcome review’s rural focus

SOURCE: ABC Rural By Anna Vidot Australia needs a more consistent approach to mental health policy, that doesn’t fluctuate with the weather. That’s the message from Dr Jennifer Bowers, from the Australasian Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, as…

Brittany George January 24, 2014 rural and remote health, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural Health, Rural Mental Health Conference

Funding cuts to psychiatrists in western NSW lead to mental health concerns

Natalie Whiting reported this story on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 18:18:00 (ABC NEWS) Listen to the audio here DAVID MARK: There are concerns that funding cuts for psychiatrists in western New South Wales could have fatal consequences. Three psychiatrists who…

Brittany George November 29, 2013 ABC, Mental Health, Mental Health Issues, Mental Health Services, rural and remote health, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural Health

Bathurst psychiatrist says changes to local mental health services could be fatal

By Natalie Whiting Posted Fri 22 Nov 2013, 7:08am AEDT There are concerns mental health services in the region could be severely impacted if travel funding for visiting psychiatrists is cut. Bathurst psychiatrist, Doctor Andrew Frukacz, says the Western Local…

Brittany George November 25, 2013 Mental Health, mental health education, Mental Health News, rural and remote health, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural Health

Mental Health Boost via Online Plans

By JODIE STEPHENS Nov. 23, 2013, 1 a.m. TASMANIAN researchers hope several in-development computer programs will change the way mental health services are delivered to remote and rural communities. Researchers at the University of Tasmania are looking at innovative ways…

Brittany George November 22, 2013 rural and remote health, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural Health, rural mental health, Rural Mental Health Conference, suicide, suicide prevention, suicides

Program offers hope to communities struggling with suicide

By Laurissa Smith ABC RURAL Rural communities grappling with suicide in NSW now have access to a new program that supports people with mental health problems. The NSW Government is trialling the resource at Hay in the western Riverina and…

Brittany George September 26, 2013 5th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, 5th Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural and Remote Mental Health, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural Health, rural mental health, Rural Mental Health Conference

Rural obesity is high

Rural Obesity Stefan Juengling, The West Australian September 23, 2013, 3:33 pm A recent report has found WA residents living in rural and remote areas have higher rates of mental illness and obesity. The report, compiled by Thinktank Lateral Economics,…

Brittany George September 23, 2013 14th International Mental Health Conference, Bipolar Disorder, Dementia, depression, psychiatry, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, schizophrenia

The Future of Mental Health Services and Psychiatry

Prof Philip Morris, President, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association opened the 14th International Mental Health Conference at the Outrigger, Surfers Paradise in August 2013. The conference focused on the complex mental health issues of Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder…

Brittany George August 26, 2013 14th International Mental Health Conference, ANZMHa, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, depression, farmer mental health, men's mental health, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Rural men, Rural Mental Health Conference, suicide

Victorian farmers get a ‘night off’ after a spike in suicides

ABC By Kirsten Veness 15 Aug 2013 A recent spike in farmer suicides in south-western Victoria has prompted hundreds of farmers to gather in Warrnambool to tackle the issue of depression. About 600 people gathered for the “Farmer’s Night Off”…

Brittany George July 31, 2013 14th International Mental Health Conference, 5th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, ANZMHa, Associate Professor Jane Burns, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, Beyondblue, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Movember, Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre

‘Life not worth living’ say many young men

ABC News 29 July More than 10 per cent of young men in rural, regional and remote NSW have thought about taking their own lives according to new research. And the survey which has uncovered this alarming data has also…