Health
COVID a watershed, says Lifeline boss – The Islander
The impact of COVID-19 on mental health has been profound, but the assumption it would lead to an increase in suicide rates has, in some cases, proved false….
The impact of COVID-19 on mental health has been profound, but the assumption it would lead to an increase in suicide rates has, in some cases, proved false.
“If anything, the opposite has been true,” according to Lifeline chairman John Brogden.
Calls to the national crisis support charity reached record levels last year, however the number of suicides in NSW dropped five per cent between March and Christmas.
In Victoria, the fall was two per cent, a figure Mr Brogden says is “more remarkable still…
-
General13 hours agoBunbury man Stanley J Clemons sentenced for shooting neighbour’s dog
-
Business16 hours agoThese 4 ASX mining stocks are rocketing as the rare earths boom intensifies
-
Noosa News15 hours agoLung cancer researchers identify ‘breakthrough’ patterns predictive of treatment success
-
General23 hours agoAustralia solved civilisation’s problems