health connexion

02/12/2021

Happy International Day of People with Disability 2021!

Hi, I'm Hande Akbulut, and I'm from a Turkish ethnic, and I love cricket.I want people to see me, as me, not for my disability, not for anything else, just m...

07/12/2020

Great article by the ABC about mental health service accessibility in Australia. Pop in your postcode and see how services compare in your area to the rest of the country.
Sadly not surprised that the lowest socio economic areas struggle to have accessible services available.

At some point, you might need mental health support. See how your postcode influences your chances of getting it.

10/10/2020

Happy World Mental Health Day! ⭐️

19/03/2020

SmartCitizenry is an simple, local and easy neighbour-4-neighbour response.

11/03/2020

https://www.facebook.com/100013419159562/posts/886699898453974/?d=n

We are prepared for a potential coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic spreading to South Australia.

People should be alert, but not alarmed.

Ongoing research and evidence suggests that COVID-19 presents as a mild illness in the majority of cases, with fever and cough being the most commonly reported symptoms.

Severe illness and fatalities occur more often in people who are older, have chronic conditions (e.g. cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension) or are immunocompromised (e.g. cancer, renal disease). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may also be at increased risk.

Our hospitals are ready and prepared to respond. We have opened a COVID-19 clinic at the RAH and are planning more across metro SA. These clinics will test and treat patients outside of Emergency Departments.

There is no need to stockpile food or toilet paper. However, you may want to have a few weeks of essential items such as regular medications in case you become unwell and cannot leave your home except to seek medical treatment.

If you are well, you do not need to wear a mask unless you have been advised to do so by a medical provider. Surgical masks in the community are only helpful in preventing people who are suspected or have COVID-19 from spreading it to others.

We all have a part to play in reducing the risk of getting sick and stopping the spread of infections:
🏡 Stay home from work and school if you are unwell (e.g. don’t go shopping or use public transport until you are well).
🤒 Avoid contact with others if you are sick (particularly vulnerable people such as older persons and people with chronic medical conditions).
🙅‍♀️ If others are sick, keep your distance from them as much as possible (at least 1.5 metres), avoid close contact such as shaking hands, hugging, kissing.
💧 Wash hands regularly, particularly after going to the toilet, blowing your nose or handling used tissues.
🤧 Cover coughs and sneezes with a clean tissue or your elbow.
✋ Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, or handling food, until you have washed your hands.
📱 Wipe down frequently touched surfaces.

07/02/2020

Reach out, don’t judge, and offer support.
This is the difference it can make.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/07/just-one-supportive-adult-cuts-chance-lgbtq-youth-will-attempt-su***de-40/

0ver 1.8 million young LGBTQ people considered su***de each year. Any supportive adult can make a difference - not just a parent...

15/01/2020

10/01/2020

Unacceptable.

On Christmas Eve, a judge likened the 36-year-old man’s ongoing detention to a scene from the famous satirical novel Catch-22.

09/01/2020

Some useful tips to help us all manage during this crisis.

With images showing distraught families fleeing bushfires, blackened homes, dead animals and smoke-filled skies, it's hard not to be affected by the bushfires. But there are strategies to help.

08/01/2020

Info about a new SA Government Department to report adult abuse.
https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/department+of+health/office+for+the+ageing/adult+safeguarding+unit

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30/10/2019

Key report out today re mental health.
Lots to read and consider.

https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/mental-health/draft

It's estimated that mental ill-health and su***de are costing Australia up to $180 billion per year and treatment and services are not meeting community expectations.

24/10/2019

Professor Anthony Jorm said the current limit of 10 subsidised sessions in a single year was inadequate.

09/10/2019

Thinking good thoughts on World Mental Health Day! 😃

Happy World Mental Health Day!
It is a great day to make a commitment to do something positive for your own mental health. 😀

10/09/2019

“Compassion is being present. It is not ‘soft’ to be compassionate.”
Dr James Doty
Mary Freer

06/08/2019

An important read.

Most studies of mass shooters have found only a fraction have any mental health issues.

01/08/2019

Very powerful story about the ongoing impact of su***de on friends and families.

26/07/2019

Towards the end of last year I suffered a minor mental health breakdown.