Weekly Update Newsletter

MHCA Bulletin No. 28, 2012

In this issue:

National Articles

1. Black Dog measure just how content we are

2. Family key to youth drug abuse recovery (VIC)

3. Threat to privacy in e-health records (National)

4. Concerns over mental health court (WA)

5. Online chat offers new help for suicide prevention (QLD)

6. New research: Parents with a mental illness ashamed to ask for help to raise their children (National)

International Articles

7. Liberia Takes Steps to Increase Mental Health Care Access

8. Family matters: Close ties boost men's mental health (UK)

9. Stress increases risk of mental, physical illness by altering genes (Germany)

10. Navigating the mentally ill away from jail (US)