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This morning the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Causes of Death Data for 2016, including the preliminary suicide death data for Australia.
R U OK?Day is a national day of action dedicated to reminding us to check in regularly with people around us.
LifeSpan Newcastle, in partnership with R U OK? is delighted to announce the recipients of its R U OK?Day local community grants.
Our Director, Jaelea Skehan, shares her opinion with the Sydney Morning Herald today about the fictional portrayal of suicide and mental illness, and the role of streaming media services such as Netflix and programs like 13 Reasons Why.
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Hunter Institute Director, Jaelea Skehan, shares her thoughts ahead of the National Suicide Prevention Conference in Brisbane this week.
New funding has been announced for Everymind (previously called the Hunter Institute of Mental Health) to work closely with small business in NSW to co-design a new approach that better supports the mental health and wellbeing of owners and workers.
We know that over 3,000 people take their lives each year across the country and this issue is getting more attention and more focus than ever before. But what is less known and less talked about, is the number of people who attempt suicide each year and the impacts that this behaviour has on those individuals and the loved ones who care for them.
New Start Well report finds early career teachers’ mental wellbeing and resilience can be improved by strengthening support with peers, and identifies need for a program to support early career teachers in order to improve retention.
During May and June, the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, in partnership with Carers NSW, will be delivering a series of information sessions for carers of people living with a mental illness.
Prevention First: A prevention and promotion framework for mental health