Mental Health

  • Hospital chief muses on mental health idea

    Colac Area Health patients presenting with mental health conditions could benefit from basing mental health workers at Colac Hospital, chief executive Geoff Iles says.

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  • Mates’ motivation behind Movember

    “Don’t think that it can’t happen to you, that was the thing, I knew that I had all the symptoms but I had a real problem, I had that feeling that I was letting everyone down.”

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  • Simpson joins mental health awareness campaign

    Simpson Football Club will join South Colac for a proposed mental health match next year, after a suicide rocked the club this month.

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  • Tradesmen join health appeal

    COLAC house painters, former painters and friends of painters have put away their razors and united under a brush to raise money and awareness for men’s health this month.

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  • Remarkable recovery from schizophrenia

    Catherine Sullivan’s remarkable recovery from schizophrenia emphasises the importance of mental health treatment and greater awareness.

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  • Cyclist joins ride for mental illness

    A MENTAL health advocate will cycle along the Great Ocean Road to raise awareness and help reduce the stigma attached to mental illnesses.

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  • Footballers focus on health

    TWO COLAC district football coaches are putting aside their rivalry to support the mental health of young people in the Colac region.

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