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Royal Commission into veteran suicide delivered today

The following story contains details of suicide, please use discretion. Today the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has delivered its final report to Governor-General Sam Mostyn, after a three-year inquiry. Receiving 6,000 submissions and hearing from hundreds of witnesses about issues ranging from bullying to abuse in the Australian Defence Force, the report …

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WHO and UN call to end human rights abuses in mental health care

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UN) have jointly released a new report called “Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”. The aim of the report is to support countries like Australia to reform laws to end human rights abuses and increase access to …

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