KRC opens new clinic to provide healthcare to people who use drugs
April 27, 2023The team from Population and Community Heath’s Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) has collaborated with Uniting to open a new free clinic in Kings Cross providing high quality, compassionate medical care to people who use drugs.
Australian first: Multicultural mindfulness for mental health
April 27, 2023In an Australian first, SESLHD’s Multicultural Health Service and the NSW Multicultural Health Communications Service have launched a new set of Multicultural Mindfulness Resources in seven languages.
Patients leaving hospital sometimes need opioids. Doctors can reduce risks of long-term use and dependence
April 27, 2023New national standards aim to change doctors' prescribing habits when patients with pain are discharged.
The vital role emergency departments play in frontline mental health care
April 27, 2023Almost one in 10 young people aged 12 to 15 years old report ever having self-harmed and the leading cause of death in Australia for young people aged 15 to 24 years old is suicide.
Neuropsychology Tool Streamlines Cognitive Assessment, Diagnosis and Care
April 27, 2023Currently, Australians can face delays of approximately 3 years on average between initial symptom presentation and a formal diagnosis of dementia.
Understanding Risk of Dementia and Alcohol Consumption
April 27, 2023The review, published in Addiction, has shown that abstaining from alcohol completely can actually increase the risk of dementia.
Apathy may predict progression to dementia
April 27, 2023It is common amongst older people, affecting between 10-35% of people aged over 65.
World-first trial to investigate new medication for methamphetamine dependence
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Alcohol delivery services used to extend drinking sessions: study
April 27, 2023Services that deliver alcohol directly to the doorstep in as little as 30 minutes can prolong drinking sessions that would have otherwise ended, according to new research.
New Acute Services Building opens at Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct
April 27, 2023The much-anticipated Prince of Wales Hospital Acute Services Building (ASB) is the first major upgrade to the Prince of Wales Hospital in 25 years.
Mindgardens Neuroscience Network acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.
We acknowledge the voices of people with lived experience, their carers, families and kinship groups. We recognise the expertise acquired through living with a mental health, drug and alcohol or neurological disorder and acknowledge those who care for people on their recovery journey. We place lived experience at the heart of all that we do.
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