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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 21, 2012

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    1 July 2012

    In this issue: National Articles; 1. E-Mental Health Portal Launched (National); 2. Greens launch rural mental health services online consultation (National); 3. Australia’s health 2012 (National); 4. One-third enter jail with mental illness: study (National); 5. Smoke ban ‘cruel’ for mental health patients ( ACT ); 6. Mental health needs high for indigenous (National); International Articles; 7. Childhood smacking and later mental illness examined ( US ); 8. Teenage angst or mental illness? Harvard study finds one in 12 adolescents suffer from ‘anger disorder’ ( US ); 9. Physical health problems bring mental health problems, demand for services; 10. ACA spotlights National Minority Mental Health Awareness month ( US )

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 23, 2012

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    1 July 2012

    In this issue: National Articles; 1. You are not alone (National); 2. Carer Appraisal Scale - A Carer-Based Assessment of Patient Functioning (National); 3. Critics label ABS suicide stats ‘spin’ ( ACT ); 4. Mental health help goes online; 5. Heavy drinking a way of bush life (National); International Articles; 6. Healthy Aging: Exercising the Body Benefits the Mind, Too (Canada); 7. Medical Problems Lead People to Seek Mental Health Care ( US ); 8. Mental illness imposes high costs on the Canadian economy (Canada); 9. National strategy for carers sets out goals for support (Ireland); 10. Transgender advocates push US psychiatric establishment to revise mental illness labels ( US )

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 18, 2012

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    1 June 2012

    In this issue: National Articles; 1. Empowering Indigenous Communities to Tackle Suicide (Press Release); 2. Government can’t provide reason for freezing funding to vital mental health nursing program (Press Release); 3. Different tack for Aboriginals ( WA ); 4. Hidden tragedy of rail suicides ( VIC ); International Articles; 5. De-Escalation and Restraint Training for Clinicians: A literature review ( NZ ); 6. Premature babies have higher mental illness risk; 7. Screening pregnant women for mental health disorders; 8. Greeks count mental health cost of a country in crisis; 9. Youth mental health experts publish new guidelines to treat childhood aggression ( USA ); 10. Patient mental health overlooked by physician when a family member is present ( USA ); 11. Poor Physical And Mental Health Among Trafficked Women; 12. President Obama’s Stance on Same-Sex Marriage Boosts Mental Health ( USA )

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 17, 2012

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    1 June 2012

    In this issue: National Articles; 1. Mental illness in men costs $3b, says report; 2. Mental Health not a dirty term ( VIC ); 3. Teenagers left to care for sick and disabled family members with little or no support ( QLD ); 4. Prison health report released ( SA ); 5. Revealed: our tragic hidden toll ( ACT ); 6. Suicide toll demands unified and frank response ( ACT ); 7. PM eyes national bully law; International Articles; 8. PTSD therapy reaches soldiers in the field ( USA ); 9. Campaign calls for open investigations into deaths of mental health patients ( UK ); 10. Changes to Mental Health Diagnosis Could Impact Caregivers ( USA ); 11. Families need help to cope with loved one’s illness (Canada); 12. Ending the stigma (Fiji)

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 20, 2012

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    1 June 2012

    In this issue: National Articles; 1. Testing times ahead for toddlers (National); 2. Call for standard on mental health beds ( SA ); 3. Police officers labelled ‘soft’ for seeking trauma help ( WA ); 4. 4000km ride to help fight suicide ( NT ); 5. Health record service delayed by incomplete infrastructure (National); 6. Peer supporters identify challenges and solutions for working in mental health ( WA ); 7. New mental health workers rolled out (National); International Articles; 8. WHO launches guideline to protect mental health patients (Africa); 9. Specialist life and travel cover for those with mental health issues ( UK ); 10. If MP s can reveal their mental health problems, others should follow ( UK ); 11. Axing mental health care services ‘would see suicide increase’ ( UK ); 12. Almost half of unpaid carers risking their health, survey shows ( UK )

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 19, 2012

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    1 June 2012

    In this issue: National Articles; 1. 2012/13 ACT Budget – Overview of Mental Health initiatives ( ACT ); 2. Mental health support service for children ( WA ); 3. NSW Budget 2012; 4. Expert warns against child mental health checks; 5. Government stands by child mental health tests; 6. In sickness and in health ( NSW ); 7. How a shy boy is learning to conquer his anxiety ( NSW ); International Articles; 8. But who looks after the carers?( UK ); 9. First Nations, poor kids turn to ER s for mental health care (Canada); 10. Meditation hope for mental health ( UK ); 11. Adolescent mental disorders have repercussions for addiction ( US ); 12. Difficult to Improve Teens’ Impression of Mental Health ( US )

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 16, 2012

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    1 May 2012

    In this issue: National Articles; 1. 24-hour mental health help line launched ( NSW ); 2. Courts under fire in mental health row ( VIC ); 3. Law Society backs court for mentally ill offenders ( WA ); 4. Psychologists warn on term ‘mentally ill’ ( VIC ); 5. Psychiatrists identify ‘asylum seeker syndrome’ ( ABC news); 6. Angel of The Gap, Ron Ritchie dies ( NSW ); 7. Mental health focus ( QLD ); 8. Study finds mental health link to diabetes ( ABC news); 9. The Mental Health & Wellbeing of Young People seminar ( ACT ) – Linda’s email; International Articles; 11. Removing mental health stigma bigger priority than funding: health minister (Canada); 12. Mental Ills Top Reason U.S. Troops Now Hospitalized ( USA ); 13. Counter-argument: Changes to DSM -V bring needed improvements ( USA ); 14. Love is the drug for the mentally ill (Japan)

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 15, 2012

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    1 May 2012

    In this issue: 1. Mental health: national study reveals that family carers carry long-term cost; 2. Government Delivers Slap In Face to Nurses on International Nursing Week; 3. Mental health misses out; 4. Alcohol a big factor in child harm, says study; 5. New Clues to Schizophrenia; 6. A Mental health and armed forces charities call for more research into the impact of mental ill health on Armed Forces families; 7. Mental Health Matters: Developing a healthy family, not a perfect family; 8. Winter Birthday Study Links Season Of Birth, Mental Health; 9. Working in Mental Health: Practice and policy in a changing environment; 10. New mental health website busts myths, offers resources; 11. Diagnosing the D.S. M.; 12. Addiction Diagnoses May Rise Under Guideline Changes

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 13, 2012

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    1 May 2012

    In this issue: 1. National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013; 2. Miners battling depression and anxiety; 3. Recovery Hub website - Wodonga Adult Mental Health Services; 4. Illness and money woes: The grim lot of Northern Ireland’s older carers; 5. Department of Veteran Affairs overstates how fast it provides mental health care to veterans; 6. Scientists shocked to find antibiotics alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 14, 2012

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    1 May 2012

    In this issue: 1. Thoughts invited on mental health; the nation’s first Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention; 2. ADF study raises red flags on stress and drinking; 3. Pediatricians Encouraged To Screen For Mental Illness; 4. Smoking ban sparks alarm; 5. Job Search Depressing You? Try a Little Harder; 6. Report says more kids have mental-health disorders; 7. New study links Tasers to lethal cardiac arrests; 8. Updates to psychiatric guide spur controversy; 9. Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy will pressure Harper to act; 10. The DBSA “positive six campaign”

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