'The anxiety had taken hold': How perinatal mental health support can help mothers like Renee
3 years, 4 months ago

'The anxiety had taken hold': How perinatal mental health support can help mothers like Renee

ABC  

Adjusting to life as a new parent is a lesson in sleepless nights and exhaustion, but for Renee Knight it descended into something else. "It took about two weeks to really get the help I needed and in that time my mental health deteriorated to the point that I really was in a suicidal state." Psychiatrist Gaynor Blankley says extra funding will help respond to increasing demand for perinatal mental health care. The Mental Health Royal Commission heard from mothers who felt judged for their parenting when trying to access postnatal support, or found they were either too sick or not sick enough to get help. The head of the Mercy Health group, Stephen Cornelissen, said funding for perinatal mental health had historically fallen short.

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Support with mental health issues and finances should be linked – Martin Lewis
1 year, 8 months ago

Support with mental health issues and finances should be linked – Martin Lewis

The Independent  

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Doctors reveal 'staggering' mental health crisis as 'pandemic fatigue' takes toll
3 years, 7 months ago

Doctors reveal 'staggering' mental health crisis as 'pandemic fatigue' takes toll

ABC  

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Mental health funding boost in Victoria to target those at risk of committing crime
7 years, 11 months ago

Mental health funding boost in Victoria to target those at risk of committing crime

ABC  

The Victorian Government has revealed a $70-million plan to improve services for people with mental illnesses at risk of committing crimes, in an effort to prevent them from entering the justice system. The plan will see $40 million put towards expanding the Thomas Embling Hospital, a forensic facility where people with mental health issues who commit violent crimes are often …

Theresa May urged to take ‘tangible action’ on mental health as unexpected deaths rise 50% in three years
8 years, 1 month ago

Theresa May urged to take ‘tangible action’ on mental health as unexpected deaths rise 50% in three years

The Independent  

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Mental health funding stagnant across half of NHS trusts, study finds
8 years, 10 months ago

Mental health funding stagnant across half of NHS trusts, study finds

The Independent  

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NHS chief declares war on post-natal depression and eating disorders
9 years, 1 month ago

NHS chief declares war on post-natal depression and eating disorders

Daily Mail  

He wants better care for mothers who suffer with post-natal Women suffering from post-natal depression and teenagers with eating disorders are to be targeted under the biggest shake-up of NHS mental health care in a generation. NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens will today warn that a lack of care has led to ‘hundreds of thousands of lives being put …

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