Mental health issues can sometimes occur for no apparent reason, when life seems to be going well. But there's a strong correlation between mental health issues and stress, poverty, unemployment and insecurity. The punitive Centrelink and jobactive sysyems are literally making people sick - and the mental health system can't help them. Excellent reporting from Rick Morton.
If Scott Morrison actually cared two tiny mouse droppings about reducing rates of suicide, he'd do something to fix this. He won't though.
The Saturday Paper
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