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Helpline established to help those from multicultural backgrounds

A state-wide mental health telephone helpline has been established to assist people from multicultural backgrounds whose lives has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Multicultural Connect Line, which will be available until December of this year, will aim to provide access to information, ...

Responding and adaption to change: An allied health perspective

Are you a dietitian, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, podiatrist, psychologist, social worker or speech pathologists with two or more years of postgraduate experience? A new research study aiming is to understand how allied health professionals respond and adapt to change is seeking your inp...

Mental Health Week 2020 | Take Time – for Mental Health

October 10, 2020, marks the start of Queensland Mental Health Week to raise awareness about the importance of looking after our mental health. With one in every two Queenslanders expected to experience mental illness in their lifetime and suicide being the leading cause of death for Queenslanders ag...

Keep Well, Queensland

Queensland Health has recently launched the COVID-19 Keep Well campaign. The key messages of the campaign are that it is important to look after your physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and help is available if you need it. The campaign reminds us that almost everyone has been af...

EOI: Seeking GP for Committee for Joint Regional Plan for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Alcohol and Other Drug Services

Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) and Gold Coast Health are currently seeking EOIs for a general practitioner (GP) to join the Strategic Oversight Committee for the Joint Regional Plan for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Alcohol and Other Drug Services. The Joint Regional Plan outlines a ...

‘Step Closer’ – A World Suicide Prevention Day film

This September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day and the theme this year is ‘Working together to prevent suicide’. ‘Step Closer’ is a World Suicide Prevention Day film developed by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. The aim of the film is to raise awaren...

World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10 2020

The impacts of suicide are immediate, far-reaching and long-lasting. More than 3000 Australians will end their lives each year, which is about eight people every single day, affecting families, friends, work colleagues and communities across Australia.  Suicide is a complex issue and to reduce suic...

headspace Upper Coomera officially opens

headspace Upper Coomera is today celebrating the opening of its doors, providing a vital new mental health service for young people in the growing northern corridor. The centre has been established in response to an increase in demand of more than 160 per cent in the last three years, for Gold Coast...

Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) and Gold Coast Health are currently seeking EOIs for lived experience representatives

Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) and Gold Coast Health are currently seeking EOIs for lived experience representatives to join the Strategic Oversight Committee for the Joint Regional Plan for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Alcohol and Other Drug Services. The Joint Regional Plan outlin...

Support your patients experiencing Drug and Alcohol related problems

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) have programs available to assist GPs in enhancing their skills to identify and support patients with problematic or harmful drug and alcohol use. Both the RACGP and ACRRM Al...

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