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‘Report after report’: When will Australia finally deal with mental health? – Sydney Morning Herald
Political leaders have never been more committed to fixing Australia’s mental health, but instead of action we are mired in a series of endless reviews.
And 2020 has shown just how fragile our mental health is. Lifeline has gone from an average of 2500 calls a day before the pandemic, to well over 3000 calls a day at times.
“Its been off the charts for Lifeline,” Mr Brogden says.
The increase in demand is expected to last. In the 10 months since the height of the summers catastrophic bushfires, Lifeline still consistently receives between 200 and 300 calls per day about it. Mr Brogden expects calls due to the pandemic will continue well into next…
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