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Men’s Health Week: Making healthy connections
Men’s Health Week is all about making healthy connections. Each year around one in every five Australians will experience a mental illness, and the rates are higher for people who are living alone. By making healthy connections, men are more likely to create a support network, experience less loneliness, and increase their wellbeing.
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Investing to save report highlights economic benefits of investment in mental health
A new report from Mental Health Australia and KPMG asks a simple question: Where is money best spent in mental health? The report, titled Investing to save, aims to answer this question by showing how the right investments in mental health can improve our communities.
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Understanding schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia are among the most highly stigmatised and socially marginalised people in our community. For Schizophrenia Awareness Week we’re working to reduce the stigma by answering some common questions and busting myths.
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Netflix series ‘13 Reasons Why’ season two returns with help-seeking information
The popular and controversial Netflix series ‘13 Reasons Why’ returns to our screens in May. Mental health advocates have been working behind the scenes to make sure that viewers have access to help-seeking information and support services.
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A new study from @virginia_tech looks at how just the expectation of having to answer work emails during non-work hours is linked to #anxiety and poorer health https://t.co/KM1yLVujzQ @alicewalton
Millions of Australians suffering from combined physical, mental ill health, new @victoriauninews report finds https://t.co/OAStnPSbud #mentalhealth @Jess_Longbottom
In the UK, people with hidden disabilities (including mental health conditions) will soon be able to access “blue badge” parking permits, enabling them to park closer to their destination. https://t.co/o9KLemaRSQ via @luke_michael96
A study suggests that open offices make people talk less and email more https://t.co/9lSoEAibDL #workplace