Wednesday, 1 November 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
Today marks the beginning of National Rural Health Month - a month which highlights the inequities that rural, regional and... More
Alliance News
Rural mental health conference highlights unique stressors
Friday, 10 November 2023
‘People in rural and remote areas face a range of stressors unique to living outside major cities.
‘Rates of self-harm and suicide increase with remoteness and people who experience suicidality, are more likely than the general population to have a mental health... More
Friday, 27 October 2023
We warmly welcome our newest member, Angel Flight Australia, a charity that coordinates free, non-emergency flights and transfers people living remotely across Australia to access specialist medical treatments... More
We warmly welcome our newest member, Angel Flight Australia, a charity that coordinates free, non-emergency flights and transfers people living remotely across Australia to access specialist medical treatments... More
Monday, 23 October 2023
The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Rural Health, Volume 31 Issue 5, is out now. The Alliance editorial, ‘Rural access to dental and oral health services,’ is co-authored by Director, Policy and... More
The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Rural Health, Volume 31 Issue 5, is out now. The Alliance editorial, ‘Rural access to dental and oral health services,’ is co-authored by Director, Policy and... More
Friday, 13 October 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
As Mental Health Week wraps up today, the National Rural Health Alliance highlights the dire need of more effective place-based... More
As Mental Health Week wraps up today, the National Rural Health Alliance highlights the dire need of more effective place-based... More
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
This Mental Health Week, the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes the launch of the National Mental Health... More
This Mental Health Week, the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes the launch of the National Mental Health... More
Tuesday, 10 October 2023 MEDIA RELEASE
New data from Mental Health Australia and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra... More
New data from Mental Health Australia and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra... More
14 March 2023 - The National Rural Health Alliance welcomes two new organisations to its membership – the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Malpa project.
PACFA is a leading national peak body for the counselling and... More
02 March 2023 - Chief Executive Susi Tegen and Policy and Data Analytics Officer Clare Fitzmaurice appeared before the Senate Community Affairs References Committee on Tuesday 28 February 2023 to provide further evidence and testimony about rural access to reproductive... More
27 February 2023 - Volume 31, Issue 1 of the Australian Journal of Rural Health is out now. This time, the From the Alliance Editorial... More
24 February 2023 - In Episode 22 of Build ‘Em Up, we chat to Sarah Parsons, the Creative Producer and CEO of Outback Theatre for Young People (OTYP) in Deniliquin.
OTYP engages with young people from regional and remote... More
23 February 2023 - Climate disasters have a multiplier effect on the challenges already experienced by rural communities, while they continue to be relied on to provide for Australians’ wellbeing, said the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) Chief Executive... More
23 February 2023 - National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susanne Tegen told the ABC that people in regional Australia were increasingly questioning whether private health insurance suited them.
In a report by the ABC titled, ‘Value of private health... More
15 February 2023 - National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susanne Tegen spoke to The Medical Republic (TMR) on 14 February 2023 and highlighted the shortages of some vital medications in regional, rural and remote Australia.
Ms Tegen told TMR that this came... More
15 February 2023 - National Rural Health Alliance Chief Executive Susanne Tegen spoke to ABC Riverland about the increasing demands on paramedics and the detrimental effects of intensive rosters that could contribute to the loss of new staff in regional Australia.
In a... More