WASHINGTON, D.C. A new mental health initiative from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is aiming at a high incidence of serious mental health problems in Indian country, officials said.
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Julia Gillard has signalled mental health will be a key priority if Labor wins government, launching a $277 million program to tackle suicide.
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Julia Gillard says she will make mental health a second-term priority for a re-elected Labor Government, promising an immediate boost of $277 million for suicide prevention measures.
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This paper seeks to clarify points of overlap and difference between primary health care and community mental health and identifies how their linkages could be strengthened whilst ensuring maintenance of the capacity and integrity of specialist mental health services. Social Policy
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Lifting limits on treatment hailed as workplace improvement by some experts, but employers not always enthusiastic At the federal government’s insistence, employers are owning up to what many workers have been saying for years: Mental health and substance abuse issues are medical conditions that should be covered by insurance like any other ailment.
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