by Hayley Prenter | Apr 8, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
The Australian LGBTQIA+ community experience mental illness at a rate two to four times higher than the broader population, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The 2020-2022 National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing found three in...
by Keeley Hurry | Nov 15, 2022 | News
Recent data has indicated that the scope of mental health related illness in the Illawarra Shoalhaven district is consistently higher than NSW and national averages, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, HealthStats NSW and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide...
by Tanae Armstrong | Nov 8, 2017 | Govt & Politics, News
New research has revealed anxiety is the most common mental health issue in Australia. BeyondBlue conducted a survey of 1400 people and found over two million Australians experience anxiety in any given year. BeyondBlue CEO Georgie Harman said two in three Australians...
by Abbey Conquest | May 17, 2017 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture
Australia’s lack of progress in recognising the rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual+ community has pushed the nation behind numerous countries and contributed to a rise in mental health issues amongst LGBT+ youth, according to...
by Abbey Conquest | Mar 29, 2017 | News
A rise of suicides in the Australian medical profession in recent months has sparked concern about the profession’s culture and ability to protect the mental health of its young workers. Four junior doctors have committed suicide in New South Wales in the past...
