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Ketamine touted as promising mental health treatment

A University of the Sunshine Coast study has found a rapid-acting treatment for life-threatening mental health issues.

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09th Feb. 2021 12:02 PM

Professor Jim Lagopoulos has been studying the potential therapeutic benefits of ketamine for 20 years. Photo Contributed

Gladstone suicide rate double the national average

“We are seeing people who have never accessed services before who are experiencing anxiety and depression.”

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05th Dec. 2020 12:12 AM

Help is available in Gladstone for people suffering depression or feeling suicidal.

‘War zone’ fatalities: Deadly cost of mental health taboo

Mental Health 360: Whitsundays and Mackay identified as suicide hotspots in Australian study

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01st Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

Analysis of Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data from 2015 to 2019 revealed the Whitsunday region had the seventh highest suicide rate in Queensland.

New app shows the 16 signs of suicide this Christmas

Experts warn this season’s festive cheer could be hiding your loved one’s darkest thoughts

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29th Nov. 2020 5:11 AM

Grapevine Group president Debbie Knight said the mental health awareness service would release a new app on December 1 as part of its Christmas campaign. Picture: Tony Martin

Family’s plea after tragic death of father to unborn babies

A family has been torn apart by the tragic death of a 32-year-old husband and father of triplets.

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08th Sept. 2020 3:09 PM

Walk to bring life-threatening problem out of shadows

The event will start at Apex Park

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01st Sept. 2020 3:09 AM

The walk will be held for World Suicide Prevention Day.

Major step forward in helping veterans on brink

Charity group welcomes new laws to help veterans

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31st Aug. 2020 12:08 PM

Lifesaving Mackay suicide prevention charity recognised

A Mackay volunteer organisation was nominated for the national Suicide Prevention Australia award

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28th Aug. 2020 1:08 PM

Grapevine Group president Debbie Knight said the organisation was nominated for the national LiFE Award, from Suicide Prevention Australia. Picture: Tony Martin

‘It needs to change’: Young men step up for mental health

These Coast men have had their fair share of mental health struggles, but it was yet another friend’s suicide that pushed...

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25th Aug. 2020 5:08 AM

Harrison Vale and Austin Humphreys have started men's mental health organisation Blokes Prosper after losing too many of their mates to suicide. Photo: Supplied

Wide Bay community trains to prevent suicide

“Suicide is an issue that affects entire communities, and it takes a community to make a difference”.

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01st Aug. 2020 5:08 AM

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