Keeping the Body in MindMental HealthPsychosis
Prof Jackie Curtis describes her mental health reform career in Margaret Tobin Oration
June 6, 2023

The Executive Director of Mindgardens Neuroscience Network, A/Prof Jackie Curtis, is included in a new book that describes the contribution of female leaders in mental health reform in NSW.

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Drug & Alcohol DisordersMental HealthSESLHD
KRC opens new clinic to provide healthcare to people who use drugs
April 27, 2023

The 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.

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Mental HealthSESLHD
Australian first: Multicultural mindfulness for mental health
April 27, 2023

In 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.

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Health UNSWMental HealthYouth
The vital role emergency departments play in frontline mental health care
April 27, 2023

Almost 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.

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Health UNSWMental HealthYouth
Obsessive compulsive disorder is more common than you think. But it can take nine years for an OCD diagnosis
April 27, 2023

Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness despite affecting about one in 50 people – that’s about half a million Australians.

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Mental HealthNeuraNeurological Disorders
Researchers identify new potential neural signature of resilience in adults who have experienced early life stress
April 26, 2023

Early life stress (ELS) is a well-known risk factor for mental health problems in adulthood.

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Blackdog InstituteMental HealthYouth
Positive psychology resources to support your teen’s mental health
April 25, 2023

Setting teenagers up with the right skills and resources early in life can help to support their well- being and resilience.

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Blackdog InstituteMental HealthYouth
Links between screen time and depression in adolescents more complex than first thought
April 25, 2023

With adolescents interacting online more than ever, new data from the Black Dog Institute shows screen time and depression in adolescents may be linked – but not for the reasons we assume.

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Blackdog InstituteMental HealthYouth
Self-harm intervention for children is needed, a new study finds
April 25, 2023

Research has found 6055 adolescents aged 10–14 attended an emergency department in New South Wales for self-harm over a five-year period – 2276 of them for a repeat incidence.

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Blackdog InstituteMental Health
Decolonising mental health systems: Global experiences of wellbeing
April 25, 2023

As part of the webinar, each shared their experiences of walking in two worlds and of navigating mental health systems to ensure the wellbeing, healing, and self-determination of Indigenous peoples.

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