Darren Spencer at a memorial for his childhood friend Saheed Vassell, a 34-year-old father of a teenage son, fatally shot by police in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, April 5, 2018.
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Police are almost always the first responders in cases of mental health crisis. Too often these encounters turn bad, even deadly. But police were never meant to be in charge of US mental health care.
Can you feel what I’m feeling?
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Vanguard Laundry Services in Toowoomba, Queensland, has provided jobs to about 78 people with histories of mental illness and long-term unemployment.
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Cuddles and slobbery kisses, meeting other dog owners in the park and a general lift in mood all likely help new dog owners feel less lonely, our new study suggests.
Grant, one of the men interviewed in Happy Sad Man. Each of the five men the film focusses on is extremely articulate in describing his experiences with mental illness.
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One of the most pressurised roles in the pressure cooker that is the Rugby World Cup is the referee. Threatening fans are causing them to quit the game at all levels.
About 75% of adult mental health disorders emerge by the time a person turns 25.
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The Productivity Commission has highlighted the growing burden of mental illness in Australia. But to really change things, its final recommendations should have a sharper focus on prevention.
The rates of suicide among males working in the construction industry are almost double the rates seen overall among Australian men.
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Research shows construction workers are at higher risk of mental illness and suicide than people in other jobs. Addressing this must start with dismantling the ‘macho’ culture on work sites.
Protesters holding a vigil last year for deceased asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei, who died in a Brisbane hospital due to an infection at the Manus Island detention centre in 2014.
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A Senate report details the high need for refugees on Manus Island and Nauru to be able to seek medical care in Australia. The fate of the medevac law now rests in Jacqui Lambie’s hands.
Roughly two children per class have developmental language disorder.
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People with mental illness are at their most vulnerable when they’re discharged from hospital. Without the support of family or friends at this time, they’re less likely to recover.
If you let it work for you, stress can be your secret weapon.
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Stress is actually our body getting us ready to take on a challenge. A stress response can increase oxygen to the brain and improve attention, focus, energy and determination.
The benefits of being ‘mentally tough’ are many. Why let just those who are lucky to be naturally resilient benefit, when it can be taught to everyone?
In two decades, the amount of antidepressants being prescribed jumped from 4% to 11%.
When a student dies by suicide, university communities grapple with the fact that an opportunity for a suffering person to receive help was missed.
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As universities advocate for ‘zero suicide’ frameworks, it is important for university leaders to work at suicide awareness, prevention and response, and to reinforce a culture of compassion.
EastEnders is planning to introduce a new bisexual character – let’s hope they don’t portray many of the classic stereotypes about bi people often seen on TV.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary