Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1082 Wednesday 20 July 2011
>> NATIONAL
TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING: Zoe Badwi to release her first album after a decade in the music industry.
$1 million
mental
health...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1082 Wednesday 20 July 2011
>> NATIONAL
TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING: Zoe Badwi to release her first album after a decade in the music industry.
$1 million
mental
health
injection
The Gillard Government has allocated $1.
1
million to tackle high levels of poor mental
health and suicide risk in our community.
The National LGBTI Health Alliance will
carryoutthetwo-yearMindOUTmentalhealth
and suicide prevention project following the
funding announcement by Mental Health
Minister Mark Butler.
“The LGBTI community reports higher
levels of depression, anxiety and other mental
health problems with evidence suggesting
they are 3.
5 to 14 times more likely to attempt
suicide than the general community,” Butler
said.
“The MindOUT project will help address
these needs by building the capacity of the
LGBTI community members and mainstream
health services to respond more effectively.
”
Recent statistics paint a
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