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Perspectives Newsletter - August 2014.Young leaders from ReachOut.com took Parliamentarians on a hands-on tour of e-mental health services at Parliament House in August. Director of Communications and Marketing, Michael Garnett takes us through this unique event co-hosted with the Parliamentary Friends of Youth Mental Health ( PFYMH ).

Perspectives Newsletter - August 2014. When Kiss front man Gene Simmons said depressed people and those contemplating suicide should go ahead and kill themselves he sparked a social media storm and was rightly, and universally condemned. Mental Health Australia’s CEO looks at the issues surrounding celebrities and how their statements can influence stigma.

The Mental Health Council of Australia has launched a survey targeting young mental health carers on Facebook. The Young Carers Project survey app aims to collect information from young mental health carers about their caring role; what sort of caring activities they undertake; how caring impacts on their day-to-day lives; what supports are available to young mental health carers in their area; and the appropriateness of these supports.

The MHCA has launched a survey application targeting young mental health carers on Facebook. We need your help to both disseminate information about this survey and assist us to find young mental health carers who are willing to publicly share their experiences.

The MHCA has launched a survey application targeting young mental health carers on Facebook. We need your help to both disseminate information about this survey and assist us to find young mental health carers who are willing to publicly share their experiences.