A Lifeline to the Bush: Mental Health in Regional Australia (Part Two)

03/10/2022 27 min Temporada 1 Episodio 11
A Lifeline to the Bush: Mental Health in Regional Australia (Part Two)

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This is the final episode of the first season of Good People to Know. We would be very interested in your thoughts on the first season and would love to know what other topics or initiatives you would like to see in the future. Please click here to share your thoughts.In today's episode Andrew continues his conversation with Scott Hammond, CEO Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast about mental health and the unique challenges faced by Regional Australians.During this second part of the conversation they discuss the role of social media, the pressures faced by the farming community, the under-resourcing of mental health support services and how people can care for the mental health of themselves and others.This episode contains discussion of mental health, suicide and suicidal ideation, which some people might find disturbing. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or use their text service on 0477 13 11 14.Mental health support is available at the below links:Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast - https://www.llbhc2c.org.au/Lifeline Australia - https://www.lifeline.org.au/resources/Chat service - https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/13 YARN (13 92 76) - https://www.13yarn.org.au/ - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander crisis support line