Issue 81

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Rural street with cars parked each side an ambulance drives doen the middle
Editorial: Towards improved accessibility for mental health care
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Three people walking down remote red earth road.
Develop the strength to do bold things
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Young girl standing at outback fence with a flock of birds flying around
Supporting children through natural disaster
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Windy country road at dusk
Imperative of improving outcomes of hospital-treated self-harm
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Major Mitchell cockatoos, Tarcoola, outback South Australia.
Evidence base on mental health in remote Australia
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Rural town street with cars
Mental health in rural Australia
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Pharmacist talking to customer
Having a conversation with a community pharmacist
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Man and woman jogging by a lake
Wellness after work
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Broome pharmacist Hannah Mann standing in a pharmacy
Practitioners in the bush
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Teenage girl in light pink top posing for camera
The power of connection for teenagers with chronic illness
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The Flying Doctor Outreach CARE team at the recent Cann to ‘Coota Emergency Services Cup: (L to R) Kate Cowden, Michelle Connell, and Tessa Vanderslik.
Continuity of care in places of trauma
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Female student with laptop talking to a woman
Rural placements for psychology students
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QLife contacts by location in regional areas, mapped around Australia, superimposed over a scene of a field of sheep at sunset
Reversing the ‘new normal’
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The Cancer in Primary Care Group.
Finding the right antidepressant quickly
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Male farmer looking into the distance standing next to a old tree
Lessening mental health impacts of climate change on rural men
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Our team: (L to R) Alain Neher, Lucia Wuersch, Felicity Small, Heather Salmon and Rachel Callavaro. [Image: Mark Frost]
A pollinator garden creates belongingness
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Two girls with parents outdoors sitting and talking beside river
Supporting isolated veterans impacted by service
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Woman bent over greeting dog. The bond that community members have with their companion animals is hard to put into words,but their wellbeing is inextricably tied to the socioemotional health of remote communities. [Image: AMRRIC]
Remoteness, mental health and the human–animal bond
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Kane Stewart, Tumbarumba, NSW. Julie Andreazza, Willbriggie, NSW.
The power of shared stories
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A student lacquers timber on a vegetable planter box. [Image: Thomas Sarah]
Muddied hands, clear mind
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Paramedicine students with Australian Men’s Shed Association Project Officer, Three Rivers DRH clinical educators and Murrumbidgee LHD Farm Community Counsellor.
Henty health chats
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Pharmacy store front
We look after the community, but who looks after us?
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Nicole Skavik, WACHS Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Telehealth cardiac rehabilitation service prioritises mental health
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ACDC workers talking to person at their front door
Mental health support at your door
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Woman talking to another woman looking at computer
Mental health social work enabling better access
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Man and woman walking and talking by the sea shore
Caring for a family member or friend with mental ill health
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Personal trainer Kasey Schaepman.
An exercise in mental health fitness
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University of Canberra (UC) launches Mental Health Policy Unit (MHPU) and VIDEA Lab on World Mental Health Day.
Leading experts inform mental health policy
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Wayne Lalara (front left), Peter Henwood (back left), David Croker (back right) and Neil Wilkshire (front right) fishing at Buffalo Creek.
Kidney health mentors making a difference to mental wellbeing
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Great Northern Football League Think Mental Health Round. (L to R) Tenae Leitch (Brigades FC) & Aaliyah Jones (Towns FC).
Football in the mental health space
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Dr Paula Matich and JCU med student Cathy Choong. [Image: Dr Paula Matich]
Shaping the medicine mindset
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Two women having a warm drink near a campfire
Mental wellbeing is more than a state of mind
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Teenage boys having fun putting stickers on each other
Improving the mental health of rural youth
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So Things Have Been a Bit Different – Ben’s Story explores the challenging issue of injury in service. Cartoon of injured adult kangaroo with young kangaroo
Support for children when a parent works away
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Woman in canola field with baby
Overcoming perinatal anxiety and depression
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Two people blowing bubbles in a football field
Giving priority to local voices
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Two men talking on produce farm
Men talking: challenging the stereotypes
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A workplace discussion between two men and a woman in front of laptops
Support for staff supporting rural Australians
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MDAS is working with other health providers to embed cultural safety into mental health treatment plans for Aboriginal people.
I’m still here: mental health care for Aboriginal communities
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Dr Jessica Davis practices self-care by immersing herself in the beautiful landscapes of the Otway Ranges, Victoria. 
Telehealth lifestyle interventions
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Two teens eating pizza
Post-COVID-19 disordered eating behaviour in teens
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WA Centre for Rural Health, Geraldton.
An innovative approach to create mentally healthy workplaces
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Cartoon of Dr at his desk calling pregnant woman standing up.
Telehealth support for perinatal mental health challenges
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Father with son on shoulders in a hay field
Supporting child mental health and family resilience
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Collage of bushfire, drought and flooded trees
Impacts of climate events on mental health
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Orange lit roof line of house with starry sky in the background
Anita
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Strategies to navigate burnout graphic of three people
Online help to navigate burnout
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The headspace Kununurra team (L to R) Mia El Masri, Liesa Conley, Sally Cutler, Emily Crossland, Stephanie Trust and Deon Cox.
Collaboration drives youth mental health support in the Kimberley
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Illustration showing woman sitting down breathing out with social media images floating around inside thought bubble
Slowly breathe the nerves away
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Legs with boots in corn field foreground virtual reality goggles
Waking up to the problem of insomnia: can technology help?
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In turn book cover
Memoirs of a junior doctor
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European tick warning signs
Tick-borne disease in rural areas: is there cause for concern?