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Mental Health Review: A System in Crisis

Photo via ABC; www.sxc.hu: sanja gjenero, file photo The report also says there is evidence that "far too many people" suffer worse mental and physical health because of the treatment that they receive "or are condemned to ongoing cycles of avoidable treatment and medications, including avoidable involuntary seclusion and restraint". Programs, it notes, are not [...]

By Imogen|2015-04-17T11:55:59+10:00April 17th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: community support, crisis, early intervention, hospitals, Mental Health, mental health commission, prevention, review|1 Comment

Punch Drunk – Four Corners

Australians love a drink, and some see no problem at all with drinking to excess. But now doctors, police and paramedics have called "time", warning that alcohol-fuelled violence has reached crisis levels. "We are not facing a crisis, we're in a crisis. It's occurring right now." Read the statistics and it's hard to argue with [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2013-03-03T14:45:30+11:00March 3rd, 2013|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol|Tags: alcohol, binge drinking, brain damage, crisis, doctors, liquor industry, violence|0 Comments