Tackling Mental Health and Suicide in Western Sydney
What is the current state of mental health in Australia? The 2018 National Health Survey estimated that one in five Australians suffered from a mental or behavioural condition. This does not account for the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of the population. headspace studies are already highlighting the impact of the pandemic on our youth, with 74% […]
Caring for staff through COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed the way that health professionals deliver patient-centred care. Public restrictions protecting against the pandemic have challenged normal practice, and the primary care sector has never been under so much pressure. Studies from Phoenix Australia, the Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, show that health care workers across the system are feeling the […]
Updates to Our Primary Mental Health Care Service
The year has been a challenging year for everyone, with that in mind we are now more than ever working and engaging with local consumers, carers, providers and many community organisations to help provide free access to psychological and psychiatry services for people experiencing hardship in the Western Sydney region. Over the past 10 months, […]
Tune In This Mental Health Month
Mental Health Month is celebrated each year in October and encourages all of us to think about our mental health and wellbeing, regardless of whether we may have a lived experience of mental illness or not. It also gives us the opportunity to understand the importance of good mental health in our everyday lives and […]
There is More to Say After ‘R U OK?’
This year has been a challenging year for everyone, and circumstances make it even more important for us to stay connected. Today, Thursday 10 September is R U OK? Day and World Prevention Suicide Day, an opportunity to shine a light on suicide prevention and a reminder to reach out to those around you who […]
Mental Health Care Literary Workshop Invitation
Do you have experience in providing health care to people with lived experience of mental health challenges? If yes, then we’d like you invite you to participate in a research project that has been designed to improve the health literacy for mental health care. The project aim is to find out how we can provide […]
Supporting Your Wellbeing: Self-care Resources for Health Professionals
We understand that health care professionals across Western Sydney are working tirelessly on the frontline of crisis, particularly in recent months due to bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. While you take care of others, it is important that your wellbeing is prioritised too. It is important that during this time of increased community anxiety that […]
PHNs Help to Support Bushfire Recovery Mental Health Programs
As we all know, the past few months, have been incredibly devastating for Australia as bushfires continue to wreak havoc across our beautiful nation. As of 13 January, the Rural Fire Service said there were more than 100 fires still burning across NSW and many would take some time to fully contain, with 36 fires […]