A natural treatment for bipolar disorder and depression?
The medications used to manage bipolar disorder and depression are not without risks; the side-effects range from minor for some people to being major problems for others, and getting the dosage right...
View ArticleMore segregations for rain-hit grain
GrainCorp says it is still accepting most of the rain-affected grain being delivered to silos in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee.
View ArticleSurvey reveals depression-related drinking trends
A survey has found people in regional Victoria are more likely to drink alcohol to cope with depression than people in Melbourne.
View ArticleSide by side we talk
In 2009 the small town of Avoca, north-west of Ballarat, was devastated by a spate of suicides. Avoca's mental health group says their new men's shed is helping to bring the community together.
View ArticleAged care workers to learn signs of depression
Aged care workers in regional Victoria will be trained to better understand the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety in older people.
View ArticleFarmers break culture of silence to talk about mental health issues
Victorian dairy farmer Wendy Bell talks about how farmers, faced with increasing financial and emotional burdens, are opening up.
View ArticleKaniva Men's Shed helping beat depression
Seventy-six year old Allen Norman from Kaniva in western Victoria credits the patience of his wife and the Men's Shed for giving him reason to live.
View ArticleHow a nervous breakdown fostered love between two friends in Kaniva
Lorretta 'Missy' Fuller and Desiree Williams were best friends for 12 years then when Desiree suffered a nervous breakdown, Missy became her carer. Before they knew it they had fallen in love.
View ArticleChampion athlete with autism running across Australia to raise funds for...
Dane Waites is running 4,000 kilometres across the country to raise funds for autism and and mental health charities.
View ArticleYourPlay gambling help program labelled a $197 million 'waste of money'
A former gambling support worker has decried the Victorian Government's approach to pokies regulation with more money being lost to the machines every year.
View ArticleFarmers don't have to fight battles alone thanks to invaluable outreach programs
Outreach workers across Australia say that the survival of farming communities will depend on support and understanding from the Australian community.
View ArticleUnmarked suicide graves excluded from cemeteries to be identified by...
A council in South Australia's Riverland is working to recognise the final resting places of people whose graves were unmarked because of the stigma of suicide at the time.
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