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Building a stronger mental health system - Our …

(8 days ago) WEBBuilding a stronger mental health system. The 2023-24 ACT Budget includes funding to open a second Safe Haven facility at the Canberra Hospital. 15 June 2023. The ACT Government is investing in …

https://www.act.gov.au/our-canberra/latest-news/2023/june/building-a-stronger-mental-health-system

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Celebrating Canberra’s mental health champions - Chief Minister

(2 days ago) WEBThe awards are organised by the Mental Health Community Coalition and delivered alongside key partners including Carers ACT and the ACT Mental Health …

https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/davidson/2023/celebrating-canberras-mental-health-champions

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31 patients absconded from mental health units: Canberra Health

(4 days ago) WEBA spokesman from Canberra Health Services said the number of patients who absconded accounted for fewer than 2 per cent of admissions to the ACT's mental …

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8404771/most-patients-who-absconded-from-mental-health-units-were-on-leave/

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Canberra's walk-in mental health centre officially opened - Mirage …

(3 days ago) WEBPeople can walk-in to the Canberra Head to Health centre without a referral or appointment and all services are free of charge. Fully funded by the Commonwealth …

https://www.miragenews.com/canberras-walk-in-mental-health-centre-946748/

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News - Canberra Health Services

(2 days ago) WEBThe $50 million expansion of Canberra Hospital’s dedicated facilities for women, newborn babies, children and young people is now complete. Holiday service closures. Some …

https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/about-us/media-centre/news

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Mental Health Community Coalition ACT

(3 days ago) WEBMental Health Community Coalition ACT is our Territory’s peak body for community-based mental health. Our 52 members make up two-thirds of Canberra’s mental health …

https://mhccact.org.au/

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Adult mental health - Canberra Health Services - CNCT

(6 days ago) WEBACT Charter of Rights for People who Experience Mental Health Issues. The ACT Charter of Rights for People who Experience Mental Health Issues states how people who …

https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/services-and-clinics/adult-mental-health

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Canberra Hospital launches adolescent mental health services

(2 days ago) WEBCanberra Hospital in Australia has introduced two mental health services for young people as part of its new adolescent health wing. The wing features a 14-bed unit …

https://www.hospitalmanagement.net/news/canberra-hospital-mental-health/

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Expanding mental health infrastructure - Canberra Health Services

(7 days ago) WEBSwitchboard North Canberra Hospital (02) 6201 6111. International callers +61 (2) 6201 6111. Switchboard other hospitals and services (02) 5124 0000. International callers +61 …

https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/about-us/planning-for-the-future/expanding-mental-health-infrastructure

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Local Mental Health Crisis Services - ADACAS

(3 days ago) WEBThe ACT CATT provides immediate help during a mental health crisis. The team will assess your current mental well-being and work with you to decide the best way to help …

https://adacas.org.au/information-resources/looking-after-your-mental-health/crisis-services/

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Ground News - Canberra Liberals: Escape of mental health patient …

(3 days ago) WEBThe escape of a patient from a mental health facility this weekend raises significant concerns about the state of the mental health system in the ACT, the Canberra …

https://ground.news/article/canberra-liberals-escape-of-mental-health-patient-raises-concerns

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Call for urgent mental health review after prison death The …

(3 days ago) WEBMental health services offered to prisoners in Tasmania should be urgently reviewed after an inmate took his own life while set to face trial. Subscribe now for …

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8610514/call-for-urgent-mental-health-review-after-prison-death/

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Mental Health Awareness: A call to action for acceptance - The …

(Just Now) WEBDr. Stephanie Roque is the clinical director for Counseling Associates of America with offices in Bonita Springs, Naples and Port St. Lucie, offering a full range of …

https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/2024/04/28/mental-health-awareness-a-call-to-action-for-acceptance/73448226007/

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Integrating Mental and Physical Health to Better Support Patients …

(6 days ago) WEBPrevent suicide through behavioral health initiatives, awareness and intervention. Support the mental health and well-being of the health care workforce. …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-04-26-integrating-mental-and-physical-health-better-support-patients-and-communities

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Access Mental Health: 1800 629 354 - Canberra Health Services

(6 days ago) WEBThe Access Mental Health Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can contact us on 1800 629 354 (free call). Depending on what your mental health concern …

https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/services-and-clinics/services/access-mental-health

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Mental health diagnoses jump among seniors - Axios

(3 days ago) WEBThe largest increase (57%) was among those aged 65 and over. About 14% had a mental health diagnosis in 2023, up from 9% in 2019. The second largest …

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/29/mental-health-seniors-pandemic

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated …

(3 days ago) WEBThe News. For parents struggling with mental health or substance use disorders, access to treatment can often mean the difference between keeping and …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/parent-drugs-mental-illness-treatment-medicaid.html

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6 Podcasts to Soothe an Anxious Mind - The New York Times

(5 days ago) WEBBack in 2012, well before either podcasts or conversations about mental health had reached the mainstream, the comedian Paul Gilmartin began hosting this …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/arts/podcasts-anxiety-mental-health.html

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A Colorado Blueprint for Supporting Children’s Mental Health

(Just Now) WEBAnother newly enacted Colorado law provides funding to support school-based mental health professionals in the K-12 system. Across the country, in the 2022-23 …

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-25/a-colorado-blueprint-for-supporting-childrens-mental-health

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Adult Mental Health Unit - Canberra Health Services - CNCT

(5 days ago) WEBAdult Mental Health Unit. The Adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU) is located within Building 25 on the Canberra Hospital Campus, Garran. Between the Southern multi storey car …

https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/locations-and-directions/adult-mental-health-unit

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Son detained under mental health act after killing mother - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBGavin Nash was in the grip of acute psychosis when he killed his mother Lynette at home in Somerset.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4n1z3e2wd9o

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Sir Keir Starmer promises mental health reforms under a - Sky …

(8 days ago) WEBSir Keir has branded these waiting times "a scar on a civilised society". He says Labour plan to improve the Mental Health Act and provide 8,500 specially-trained …

https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-promises-mental-health-reforms-under-a-labour-government-as-he-welcomes-tory-defector-13125500

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Governor Mills Signs Legislation to Strengthen Public Safety

(5 days ago) WEBThe supplemental budget builds on initiatives in the Governor’s bill to establish an Office of Violence Prevention at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention …

https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-signs-legislation-strengthen-public-safety-maines-mental-health-system-2024-04

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Mental health chair resigns, calling out government 'inactions'

(Just Now) WEBMental Health Australia released a statement in regards to Mr Berriman's resignation and said that further information about the new Chair of the Mental Health …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/mental-health-chair-resigns-calling-out-government-inactions-/103766414

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