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  2. Mental health in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Mental health in Australia has been through a significant shift in the last 50 years, with 20% of Australians experiencing one or more mental health episodes in their lifetimes. [1] Australia runs on a mixed health care system, with both public and private health care.

  3. Immigrant health in Australia - Wikipedia

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    A study has been undertaken, comparing the mental health of men and women in Australia, identifying the differences between Australian born and foreign born individuals. [17] To achieve the following results, a diagnosis of mental health, current depression, medical service use and use of medication have been studied. [17] Three groups of ...

  4. Indigenous health in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Up to 15% of the 10 year life expectancy gap compared to non-Indigenous Australians has been attributed to mental health disorders. [54] Mental health should be taken into consideration in the Aboriginal concept of health and well-being. [55] In the incidence of children and the elderly many problems tend to be hidden.

  5. Multiculturalism in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, Australia was ranked 18th in the world in terms of net migration per capita, ahead of Canada, the US and most of Europe. [19] According to the National Agenda for a Multicultural Australia in 2014, the Australian Government was concerned with three broad policy areas: cultural identity, social justice, and economic efficiency. [20]

  6. Race and health - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, there are growing numbers of resource and research centers which are seeking to provide this service for other national settings, such as Multicultural Mental Health Australia. [63] However, cultural competence has also been criticized for having the potential to create stereotypes.

  7. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia - Wikipedia

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    A major report on mental health and suicide prevention, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, was published in August 2011. The report found that "there are higher levels of depression, anxiety and other mental health problems in the LGBTI populations, with evidence suggesting attempted suicide is 3.5 to 14 times" higher. [9]

  8. Category:Mental health in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Mental health in the Australian Football League; Mental Health Research Institute (Melbourne) Mental Health Week (Australia) Mental illness in fly-in fly-out workers; Minister for Mental Health (New South Wales) Minister for Mental Health (Western Australia)

  9. Multicultural counseling - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s, a language shift occurred and the counseling was called 'multicultural' or 'cross-cultural' instead of minority counseling. The 1980s and 1990s saw a lot of new studies and research on the importance of multicultural counseling and there was a new call to action for the field to be more aware of cultural issues that minorities ...