Mental health body to be moved after culture review Health Australia’s national bodies for mental health and suicide prevention is shifting to the health department after a review found a poor workplace culture.
National Mental Health Commission staff scores hit rock bottom December 8, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social There has been a negative reaction to disconnected NMHC SES, with more than half of staff polled saying they want to leave ASAP.
‘Continuing dysfunction and poor culture’: National Mental Health Commission found most unwell September 19, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal A stocktake of deficiencies has become a horror show. The government now has to rebuild the peak agency from the ground up.
National Mental Health Commission handed $2m in communications contracts to former Liberal headkickers, ex-gambling industry lobbyists April 19, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal NMHC contract notifications reveal plenty about the former government’s COVID-19 mental health communications strategy.
Co-design mission for lasting reforms to suicide prevention in Australia December 22, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The federal government appoints a new lived experience partnership group to ensure those impacted by suicide have a say in its prevention.
How did Australian communities survive the stress of the past few years? June 8, 2022 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment National suicide advisor to the PM Christine Morgan and Resilience NSW commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons spoke on mental health at the Comcare National Summit.
Mental health spending rising but strategy and evaluation now key, expert says October 14, 2021 By Jackson Graham Health Only half of all children with mental illness in the past 12 months accessed services yet an estimated 50% of adult mental illnesses begin before 14 years of age.
National mental health program encourages young people to get chatting August 12, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology With 30% of 18 to 34 year olds reporting psychological distress, #ChatStarter gives ideas and resources for connecting with each other.
Mental Health Commission gives tips on overcoming pandemic fatigue July 6, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The message has come amid lockdowns in NSW, Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory, following a string of COVID-19 outbreaks.
National Mental Health Commission urges those with lived experience to join suicide prevention event June 10, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal It will partner with the International Association of Suicide Prevention to deliver a global event on suicide research and prevention in QLD later this year.
Inquiry asks for National Suicide Prevention Adviser’s final report to avoid ‘duplication’ of research efforts April 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The committee noted that key documents for undertaking the inquiry (as directed in its terms of reference) have as yet not been made available to the group.
Australian mental health system not ‘person-centred’, Productivity Commission finds November 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social National Mental Health Commission CEO Christine Morgan said the report confirms what many have known and experienced for a while — that the Australian mental health system needs systemic reform.
Mental health pandemic plan to receive $48m May 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The National Mental Health Commission’s Christine Morgan said the communications campaign would ‘really seek to normalise help-seeking behaviour’.
Government appoints first deputy chief medical officer for mental health May 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Ruth Vine has been named Australia’s first deputy chief medical officer for mental health.
COVID-19: mental health takes focus of latest PM update April 29, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Head of the National Mental Health Commission Christine Morgan gave an update on mental health statistics during the pandemic.
