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Ahmed was born in Bangladesh in 1975. He and his parents moved to Australia in 1981, and settled in Toongabbie, in the western suburbs of Sydney.He won a scholarship to Sydney Grammar School and went on to the University of Sydney, where he studied medicine, graduating in 2000.
Stanley Sue (February 13, 1944 – June 6, 2024) was an American clinical psychologist known for his contributions to the field of multicultural studies, [1] specifically in relation to the mental health issues of ethnic minorities [2] and the need for cultural competence in the treatment of psychological disorders.
National Mental Health Commission is an organisation that reports on the current status of Australia's mental health support system. The National Mental Health Commission's mission statement "is to give mental health and suicide prevention national attention, to influence reform and to help people live contributing lives by reporting, advising ...
Laurence J. Kirmayer (born October 23, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian psychiatrist and internationally recognized expert in culture and mental health. He is Distinguished James McGill Professor and Director of the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University. [1]
Youth Off The Streets helps young people to access mental health support services. [21] These services include a specialist Alcohol and Other Drugs Counsellor at its Dunlea service, [ 20 ] caseworkers who help young people access the mental health services that are theorised to best support their recovery, [ 21 ] and counselling and ...
headspace, formally the headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, is an Australian non-profit organisation for youth mental health established by the Australian Government in 2006. [1] The project is funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care under the Youth Mental Health Initiative Program, and indirectly supported through the ...
There were a number of events that raised the profile of mental health in Australia and culminated with the introduction of the Better Access initiative. Public interest in mental health was heightened in late 2005 by the publicity surrounding the inquiry into the wrongful detention of psychiatric patient Cornelia Rau as an illegal immigrant, and the release of the Mental Health Council of ...
The National Mental Health Commission (the Commission) is an Australian Government executive agency established in 2012 to provide robust policy advice and evidence on ways to improve Australia’s mental health and suicide prevention system, and to act as a catalyst for change to achieve those improvements through monitoring and reporting on investment in mental health and suicide prevention ...