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Social Support for Senior Australians During COVID-19

16 July 2020

The mental health and wellbeing of senior Australians is a priority during this time. There are a range of supports available if you, or one of your clients, are feeling isolated, worried or need someone to talk to.

COVID-19, Wellbeing

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Planning for Wellbeing

16 July 2020

The Older Persons Action Group has recommended delivering a mental health awareness event to increase community awareness of, and engagement in, mental health and wellbeing and promote help seeking behaviour.

Wellbeing

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Taking action to support mental health

28 February 2020

We need to change attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health issues, so that they don’t have to live in shame, isolation and silence.

Wellbeing

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Loneliness is an issue all year round

13 January 2020

At Christmas, when we are bombarded with romantic images of families and friends joyfully celebrating together, it is in fact a problem year-round.

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2 August 2019

The new Aged Care Quality Standards place a much greater focus on the individual consumer, their family and support network.

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Shocking rates of suicide in older Australian men

6 September 2016

ABS figures show the number of suicides for men aged 85 and over has increased 15% from 2010 to 2014, with a staggering rate of 2,864 suicides of older Australian men in 2014.

Older Men, Suicide

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