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Troubled teenagers need you to listen
Date Published: Friday, 18 December 2009
Source: www.smh.com.au
Despite the ongoing national conversation on mental health, far too many unwell people still weep alone — and many of these are children. Fear of stigma is a key reason why young people hide or disguise their mental illness.
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We're listening: reports on mental health issues getting better
Date Published: Monday, 14 December 2009
Source: The Australian
The tragic case of Anthony Waterlow, the Sydney man accused of murdering his father and sister last month, posed a big test for the media's sensitivity in reporting on cases involving suspected mental illness.
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Visual and auditory changes may play a role in schizophrenia
Date Published: Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Source: The LA Times
Visual and auditory deficits are apparent in teenagers developing schizophrenia, and identifying and treating these deficits might restore sensory function and limit the impact of the disease, researchers reported today at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
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New division to deal with mental health
Date Published: Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Source: AAP
A new division of the Victorian Magistrates' Court could be set up to deal with mental health cases if a bill introduced into parliament is approved.
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More resources are needed for the mentally ill
Date Published - Saturday, 14 November 2009
Source - The Daily Telegraph
Rob Ramjan, CEO of the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW, has lost count of the number of people he has tried to help, who have gone on to commit suicide. He remembers the case of one woman particularly well.
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Anthony Waterlow - a glimpse inside a killer's lonely world
Date Published - Saturday, 14 November 2009
Source - The Daily Telegraph
Former NSW attorney-general Frank Walker knows all too well the pain of losing a loved one to schizophrenia. He lost his only children Sean and Michael - who were in their 30s - five and seven years ago to suicide and blames the mental health system for not taking enough care of those affected.
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The hidden face of caring: Ray, Rita and Mark
Date Published - Saturday, 14 November 2009
Source - The Guardian
"Mental illness is probably one of the worst," says Ray Churchill, whose wife, Rita, 51, and son Mark, 19, are both schizophrenic. "You sleep with one eye open."
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People with severe mental disorders more at risk of dying from heart disease
Date Published - Saturday, 14 November 2009
Source - dnaindia.com
People suffering from severe mental disorders, like schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, are 25% to 40% likely to die from heart disease than those without such illness, according to a new study.
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Sandy Jeffs on what it's like to live with schizophrenia
Date Published - Friday, 13 November 2009
Source - The Daily Telegraph
SANDY JEFFS has lived with schizophrenia for 33 years. Here she tells how she battles to get through every day:
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Mental illness and violence do not go hand in hand
Date Published - Thursday, 12 November 2009
Source - The Age
We must not rush to judgment about the Waterlow killings' link to mental illness. We still don't know what happened in Randwick on Monday, where Nick and Chloe Waterlow died after being stabbed. A two-year-old girl lies in hospital, and her uncle Antony Waterlow, who has schizophrenia, is missing, thought to be a suspect. But what we do know is that this awful tragedy will have ripple effects that go beyond the family and friends of the victims of the violence.
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It's not right to demonise mental illness
Date Published - Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Source - www.brisbanetimes.com.au
I take strong issue with the reporting of the horrific and terribly sad Waterlow slayings in Randwick. I believe leading with a reference to Anthony Waterlow's alleged mental illness, something which to this point is only hearsay, is both irresponsible and demonstrates a sensationalism that would be better suited to a tabloid.
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Scheme to support mentally ill a failure, says Ombudsman
Date Published - Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Source - AAP
A government service aimed at preventing people with a mental illness from becoming homeless has failed, the New South Wales Ombudsman says.
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900 in mental health crisis locked up
Date Published - Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Source - AAP
Hundreds of people in mental health crisis are being locked in Victoria Police cells and transported in divisional vans, an independent report has revealed.
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A poet, schizophrenia and a compelling tale
Date Published - Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Source - Crikey.com.au
Sandy Jeffs is an award winning poet who has recently released a memoir, Flying with Paper Wings, which, amongst other things, tells her story of living with schizophrenia.
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Living with Schizophrenia
Date Published - Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Source - ABC 702 Mornings - Online
Despite how often they're portrayed in the news or movies, how much do we really know about mental health conditions?
Fifty-two-year-old Bruce Shoebridge has been living with schizophrenia for more than 30 years. "I had no idea I was going to go through what I went through - my first psychosis," he shares, remembering his first experiences with schizophrenia.
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Streets of despair for mentally ill
Date Published - Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Source - news.com.au
GHETTOS are forming in Adelaide because of State Government policies, experts warn. Psychiatric patients are released into the community without enough support, leading to increased crime, suicides, and "streets of disruption", speakers told a mental health forum yesterday.
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Coroner calls for mental health funding boost
Date Published: Friday, 6 November 2009
Source: ABC News - Online
A coronial inquest into a man's hanging at a hospital in southern New South Wales has recommended that the state government substantially increase funding for mental health beds.
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Cannabis risks must not be underplayed
Date Published: Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Source: UK Times - Online
The ill-tempered argument over cannabis use is an ideological dispute between those who regard it as an entirely safe herb and those who regard it as a devilish drug likely to drive one mad after a few puffs.
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