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Helpful article to share with clients

When You Can’t Change the World, Change Your Feelings — The Atlantic Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.

Vale Aaron T. Beck MD

In Memory of Aaron Temkin Beck, MD - Beck Institute Today our Institute, our community of practitioners and patients, and the Beck family are mourning the loss of my extraordinary […]

Interesting recent article in the Atlantic showing a better than expected psychological impact from the changes brought by COVID19

The Pandemic Did Not Affect Mental Health the Way You Think The world’s psychological immune system turned out to be more robust than expected.

New piece on the Australian mental health system in today's Guardian and the worrying impact of barriers to access -

‘Like hunting for unicorns’: Australians on the search for adequate, affordable mental healthcare Countless inquiries have found the same problems afflicting the mental health system, but cost and access barriers still leave those seeking and providing care in despair

Hi everyone. Guardian Australia is seeking contributions from people on both the consumer side and provider side about their interactions with the mental health system in Australia. More info at this link

Tell us your experience of Australia's mental health system Guardian Australia is asking readers to share their stories about seeking help, and frontline workers to offer ideas on how to improve the system

New report today from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showing increased use of mental health services and support this year

Huge jump in Australians seeking mental health help during pandemic In just one month three helplines were contacted 140,000 times, and 7.2m Medicare-subsidised services were delivered over six months

New alcohol consumption guidelines released by NHMRC

How many drinks would you say is too many? New alcohol guidelines are out, here's what the experts say The latest guidelines on how many drinks you can have in a day and a week have been released, with advice for adults, breastfeeding mums and teenagers on how to stay healthy while still having a good time.

New initiative from Black Dog to provide free Telehealth sessions to emergency service workers and family members

Black Dog Institute launches Bush Fire Support Service for first responders - Black Dog Institute The Bush Fire Support Service, launched today, offers emergency service workers and their adult family members up to twelve one-on-one psychological mental health care sessions with experts, free of charge via Telehealth. This new service is available to all first responders who helped in the b...

Hi everyone. We hope you've all been safe and well. Sorry it's been a while since we last posted. Here's some new preliminary research on the possible (and concerning) association between mental health and COVID19 mortality

Study: Adults with mental illness up to twice as likely to die from COVID-19 Older adults with mental health disorders are up to twice as likely to die from severe COVID-19 than those without the conditions, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found.

Additional Medicare-funded sessions available for those affected by bushfires

Mental health services boost delivers $76 million for fire-affected communities The Government announces free counselling for bushfire victims, extra Medicare and tele-health consultations and the expansion of headspace in a move to support communities damaged by the unprecedented blazes.

Great points from Dr Jill Newby on helping clients better handle web searching for health info

If Dr Google's making you sick with worry, there's help If Googling your health symptoms is taking over you're day-to-day life and is distressing you, here are some ways to get help.

Helpful ideas when working with clients around workplace stress and emotions in general

Before you say you're stressed at work, this expert wants you to think deeper We often dismiss our emotions with broad brushstrokes like I'm stressed. But this expert says it's not always that simple.