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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 4, 2012

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    1 February 2012

    In this issue: 1. Mental health policy ‘fails to show results’; 2. How do we measure change in mental health?; 3. Integrating tobacco cessation into mental health care for post-traumatic stress disorder; 4. Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association – free mental health training & event promotion; 5. 5 innovative ways mental health care is more accessible; 6. County unveils bold health plan for poor - public, private agencies collaborate on integrated care system, one of first of its kind; 7. Hope for those with a depressive disposition; 8. Assessment of a multi-assay, serum-based biological diagnostic test for major depressive disorder: a pilot and replication study; 9. Breaking the stigma of mental illness in the workplace; 10. Completing the unfinished revolution in mental health - The physical health of patients with mental illnesses

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 2, 2012

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    1 January 2012

    In this issue: 1. Open for Business: Australia’s First National Mental Health Commission; 2. Mental health gets new champion; 3. Mental health reform roadmap needs work; 4. Magic mushrooms may help with depression, say leading scientists - UK ; 5. Poverty and mental disorders: breaking the cycle in low-income and middle-income countries - UK ; 6. Legal coercion: the elephant in the recovery room - Scotland; 7. Beating the blues; 8. Family ties helping teenagers rise above anorexia; 9. Mental Health Consumer Reference Group; 10. Stressed for success

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  • MHCA Bulletin No. 1, 2012

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    1 January 2012

    In this issue: 1. Mood boosting reading matter; 2. 2012, the year of mental health - Canada; 3. Depression is not only limited to older people; 4. Sydney doctors combat weight gain from anti-psychosis drugs; 5. Inclusion board calls for job mentors; 6. Fewer than one in ten people with schizophrenia show sustained improvement over 3 years; 7. Federal government announces mental health reform; 8. A New Ten Year Plan for Mental Health; 9. Mental health plan ‘too vague’ to be of use; 10. Report highlights level of stigma from health professionals

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  • MHCA Newsletter November 2011

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    1 November 2011

    In this Issue: World Mental Health Day; World Mental Health Day Promotions; Media Coverage; Mark Butler & World Mental Health Day; Mental Health Council of Australia; World Mental Health Day; Senator Penny Wright – World Mental Health Day can Increase Awareness and Resilience; Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells – World Mental Health Day; Mary Woolridge – Minister Woolridge Launches Mental Health Week; Anna Bligh – Premier Urges Queenslanders to Change their Minds About Mental Illness; Isobel Redman – Let’s Talk about Mental Health; Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia – World Mental Health Day; AGPN – Mental Health Investment in Primary Health Care Reaps Benefits; Kon Vatskalis – Action Urged on Key Issue; Official Launch – World Mental Health Day Forum, 7 October 2011; New MHCA Logo; Privacy, Confidentiality and Information Sharing – Consumers, Carers and Clinicians

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  • MHCA Newsletter July 2011

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    1 July 2011

    In this Issue: Starting at the MHCA – Frank Quinlan; MHCA CEO Grace Groom Memorial Oration 2011; Launch of Mental Health, Discrimination and Insurance: A Survey of Consumer Experiences 2011; Senate Inquiry into Mental Health; Trying to Change Attitudes Towards Mental Illness – That’s Mental; National Disability Insurance Scheme – the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Disability Care and Support; Challenge for Policy on Mental Illness; NMHCCF 2011 Workshop

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  • MHCA Newsletter February 2011

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    1 February 2011

    In this Issue: Mental Health Forums; The Minister’s Forums; The Ongoing Stigma of Mental Health; Launch of Carers Report 2010; Adverse Event Reporting; Our Consumer Place; Staff Changes at the MHCA ; Changes to the MHCA Board; National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Representation

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  • MHCA Newsletter October 2010

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    1 October 2010

    In this Issue: World Mental Health Day Forum, 7 October 2010; Speech by Tony Fowke AM , President of the World Federation for Mental Health; Consensus Close but Funding Gets in the Way; World Mental Health Day Awareness Campaign; Mental Health Input to PBAC Decisions; Supporting and Developing the Consumer and Carer Identified Workforce; NMHCCF Launches Mental Health Consumer and Carer Workforce Paper; MHCA WMHD Photography Competition; Ombudsman’s Report; Disability Employment Issues Update; MHCA Office Bake-off

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  • MHCA Newsletter July 2010

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    1 July 2010

    In this Issue: Mental Health – Time to End the Neglect; Mental Health Reform – Where are We Going?; World Mental Health Day Awareness Campaign; Mental Health Carer Survey 2010; National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Leaders Call for Action Under the Government’s Human Rights Agenda; Launch of Position Statement; Recent Submissions from MHCA and NMHCCF ; MHCA Pharma Collaboration 2010-11; Mental Health Input to PBAC Decisions; Insurance Project Survey; Stress Down Day, 23 July 2010; World Mental Health Week Activities

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  • MHCA Newsletter April 2010

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    1 April 2010

    In this issue: COAG – the Wrong Vehicle for Mental Health Reform?; National Compact Champions; Centrelink Disability Action Plan; Suicide and the Police – with a happy ending…; A Sense of Community – Mental Health Carers; What is Mental Health Promotion?; New Database for the MHCA ; MHCA Chair’s Report Disability Employment Services – Job in Jeopardy Assistance; Mental Health Input to PBAC Decisions; Consumers Health Forum of Australia Consultation on Community Pharmacy and Members Policy Forum; List of Recent Submission from the MHCA and the NMHCCF

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  • MHCA Newsletter February 2010

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    1 February 2010

    In this Issue: Staff Changes at the MHCA ; Australia and Social Inclusion; In the Media – Haiti and Mental Health; Carer Engagement Project – Update; Campaigning for Mental Health: Some Effective Strategies; Submission on a New National Peak Mental Health Consumer Body; NMHCCF Advocacy Briefs; Joint National Register/ NMHCCF Workshop; Mental Health Consumer and Carer Representatives

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