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Australian researchers have developed a treatment for post-traumatic stress that could better help soldiers suffering severe mental health problems.

Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry is leading calls for the Federal Government to commit more money to the country’s mental health system.

Physical, mental health checks before being appointed under plan to modernise judiciary.

Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry is among the speakers at a two-day national mental health summit on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast that starts today.

The first review into African migrants’ experiences in Australia has prompted an urgent call to develop culturally appropriate mental health services.

Victorian mental health campaigner Patrick McGorry is named this year’s Australian of the Year.

Dismissal of psychiatry and mental health problems must be part of Senate inquiry, cult counsellor says.

Senior Liberal Andrew Robb’s decision to take three months’ leave to seek treatment for depression will help others confront their own mental health problems, his colleagues say.

  Tougher road safety campaigns, more effective mental health screening and drug and alcohol prevention programs are needed, according to specialists in the field.   He said the three leading causes of death were interlinked, as many road trauma deaths were caused by mental health problems or substance abuse.  While the death rate for women in road accidents has dropped by about 10% a year since 1997, it has remained stable for men at 10 deaths for every 100,000 Victorian men.