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Archive
2013 media releases from the Minister for Mental Health
2013/12 - December
Another step forward in reforming mental health services
[16 December 2013]
2013/11 - November
Mates Tackling Suicide
[28 November 2013]
Mums and Kids Matter
[20 November 2013]
Helping young mothers at risk of mental illness
[18 November 2013]
Starting a conversation that could save a life
[14 November 2013]
2013/10 - October
Helping small communities overcome suicide
[25 October 2013]
New nutrition standards to improve physical health of people with mental illness
[15 October 2013]
World Mental Health Day 2013
[10 October 2013]
Mental Health Month 2013 Launched
[1 October 2013]
2013/09 - September
Ensuring the rights and dignity of young people with psychosis
[16 September 2013]
Western NSW Strategic Health Services Plan Launched
[13 September 2013]
Time to start a conversation that could save a life
[12 September 2013]
Time to stop the stigma around suicide
[10 September 2013]
2013/08 - August
Innovative New Service Set To Reform Mental Health Delivery In NSW
[2 August 2013]
2013/07 - July
Aboriginal Knockout participants lose a tonne of weight
[23 July 2013]
2013/06 - June
New era of mental health care at Hornsby
[25 June 2013]
Breaking the cycle of homelessness and hospitalisation in NSW
[24 June 2013]
Bondi clinician leading global push to extend life expectancy of people with a mental illness
[21 June 2013]
$1.45 billion commitment to help more people with mental illness
[18 June 2013]
Highlighting the dangers of synthetic drugs during Drug Action Week
[17 June 2013]
New milestone reached on Maitland Mental Health Unit
[13 June 2013]
What's Your State of Mind
[5 June 2013]
2013/05 - May
New era of mental health care in south-western Sydney
[30 May 2013]
NSW Continues Important Mental Health Reform
[30 May 2013]
NSW to head push to extend life expectancy of people with a mental illness
[24 May 2013]
Nation's mental health ministers to address lower life expectancy of people with a mental illness
[23 May 2013]
Council of mental health champions formed
[15 May 2013]
Time to seek a greater understanding of schizophrenia
[13 May 2013]
Bathurst mental health facility to provide more help for local youth
[8 May 2013]
2013/04 - April
Helping more people in the Illawarra overcome drug and alcohol addiction
[29 April 2013]
Communities Given More Power To Tackle Drug And Alcohol Abuse
[23 April 2013]
NRL Stars Join Know When To Say When Campaign
[22 April 2013]
Major Step Forward for Shoalhaven Mental Health Unit
[17 April 2013]
Aboriginal Communities and NSWRL Join Forces on Innovative Weight Loss Challenge
[11 April 2013]
2013/03 - March
Strengthening our Aboriginal mental health workforce
[20 March 2013]
Helping more people on the north coast overcome drug and alcohol addiction
[15 March 2013]
Community Champions Appointed to Mental Health Commission
[11 March 2013]
Major Step Forward for Mental Health Services in Wagga Wagga
[11 March 2013]
Tick of Approval for Outgoing Heart Foundation CEO
[11 March 2013]
2013/02 - February
Improving Access and Accountability in Mental Health Services
[28 February 2013]
Ground-breaking Mental Health Service Opens in Broken Hill
[13 February 2013]
2013/01 - January
South East residents to benefit from upgraded mental health services
[18 January 2013]
Increased Support for Aboriginal People To 'Get Healthy'
[4 January 2013]
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