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NSW lowest budget for mental health in Australia

Nursing Review

NSW has been criticised for the lack of mental-health funding in the new state budget, which was released mid-September. It is the only state in which mental-health funding has decreased per capita over the last 10 years. million investment into 20 Women’s Health Centres in NSW providing mental-health services for women.

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Labor unveils next step in healthcare overhaul

Nursing Review

The clinics are slated to open by July 1, 2026 and once delivered will ensure four out of five Australians live within a 20-minute drive from a clinic, according to Department of Health and Aged Care analysis. NSW will gain 14 new clinics, while Victoria and Queensland will get 12 and 10 respectively.

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Promoting Mental Health Awareness: OTD Students Create Education Course for Pate Rehabilitation

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) Dallas campus—Carrington Brown, Kennedy Brumbelow, Kendall Keeton, Samantha Paniccia and Bailey Williams—designed an educational course on mental health. Raising awareness about mental health among individuals with TBIs can have a profound influence on their overall well-being and recovery.

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Health Minister announces govt. review of trans healthcare, puberty blockers

Nursing Review

Mr Butler added that interim advice on the use of puberty blockers would be completed in the middle of 2026. The NHMRC will develop the guidelines with an expert committee that includes lived experience and will be informed by public consultation, and international work.

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What’s in it for nurses? State budget breakdown

Nursing Review

Also, there is increased funding for women's health services such as the $18.6 The budget paper states better healthcare will come from rewarded and respected nurses, paramedics, and healthcare workers in our hospitals and health facilities. billion by 2026, exacerbated by rising interest rates. Additionally, a $34.3

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Bridging the Gap: Applications Now Open for the 2025-2026 SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program

Minority Nurse

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP ) at the American Nurses Association is excited to announce that applications for its 2025-2026 Class of Fellows are now open! The statistics are even more concerning for specific communities.

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Almost 1 million Australians are LGBTQIA+ – and for the first time, there’s a new national health plan for them

Nursing Review

Yet in health and wellbeing outcomes particularly mental health this population drags far behind the rest of the country. In early December the government released a landmark ten-year national action plan to address these health disparities for LGBTQIA+ people. Why do we need a dedicated action plan?