#Mentalhealth conditions are the leading cause of long-term sickness absence across OECD countries. The biggest cost is human #suffering. Lawyer Miles Hunt shares his experiences over the last 10yrs representing those impacted by #psychological injury at #work.
This day 155 years ago - 25 July 1865 - Cork-born Margaret Bulkley, one of the first surgeons to perform a C-section, died.
Bulkley entered university under the name James Barry, when only men could study medicine.
Bulkley once wrote: “Were I not a girl, I would be a soldier.”
The trailer for our upcoming Mindarma #podcast is now live! @DeanPTSD interviews different folks about their personal journeys of #resilience & managing their #Mentalhealth & #wellbeing. Available here: https://t.co/jvhWWFgWxu
In our mental health joint response unit cars a paramedic and mental health nurse respond together so we can give patients in a crisis the best care - for their mental and physical health needs.
Paramedic Liam and mental health nurse Rachel explain:
@FionaShand1 @joseph_tighe @allynico Congratulations Legends!! Such fantastic work. We’ll have celebratory drinks when we’re on the other side of this thing! Well done. 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🧡
RAW Mind Coach has been adopted by some of Australia’s leading emergency service agencies to support their first responders. This month we’re aiming to bring the program to as many frontline healthcare workers as possible. #MentalHealthMatters#skills#selfcare#HealthcareHeroes
Our new tip sheet outlines useful strategies to help Australians maintain good mental health during this unprecedented time of social distancing and isolation. Read more: https://t.co/YHCejNP9lY
@joseph_tighe Yes... sounds oddly like that classic Irish movie Grabbers wherein the only way to survive the beastie terrorising the village was to stay semi drunk & in a lock-in at the pub ... as formally recommended by the Gardaí... 😆
@joseph_tighe @allynico@blackdoginst @HM_Christensen @FionaShand1@KBoydell@UNSWMedicine@PhilWardAu@allynico Congrats Dr Ally for an incredible piece of work and a feat of true perseverance for an incredibly noble cause. May your work continue to light a path of positive and steady advancement in suicide prevention. Well Done!!