New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed that although household stress has risen, people are not reaching out for support. From late April to early May, 90.2 per cent of individuals reported that they did not seek support from others during the COVID-19 breakout despite data showing an increase in household stressors. Professor of Mental Health Nursing Lorna Moxham discussed why people who are experiencing mental health issues may not reach out for help during difficult times. “We have known for a long time that help seeking for mental health is much lower than for physical…
Author: Briannon Drew
The NSW government has announced COVID-19 restrictions will be further eased from 1 June in a bid to get the economy up and running again. Restaurants, beauty services, and intrastate travel will be see restrictions eased from Monday. In a statement, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the decision to further ease restrictions was made to provide residents a much needed break and to kickstart the tourism industry again. “This is the day we’ve all been looking forward to since the COVID-19 travel restrictions were put in place earlier this year and I would like to thank everyone for their patience during…
The COVID-19 outbreak and the risk of spreading the infection means Easter 2020 will be marked like never before for many people. The federal government has put in place stipulations the public must adhere to and it has advised all travels outside of your residence must be for essential reason only. This video is a guide to what you can and can’t do this Easter, so you can ensure you are practicing social distancing and limiting the risk of spreading the disease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn-8KV6HoSI&feature=youtu.be
Illawarra businesses are putting plans in place to combat potential fallout from the recent outbreak of the coronavirus. The spread of the virus has led businesses to change their daily operations to ensure they are profitable and minimise the spread of the disease. Critical Success Solutions managing director Fleur Hannen has put strategies in place to combat the changes associated with COVID-19 and continue to deliver services. “The biggest impact on our business is around how we deliver our services, we do a lot of face to face education and not being able to go on site and provide that…