Out of 500000 cases reviewed across eastern Australia,thousands were related to self-harm, depression and substance misuseAround one-fifth of emergency ambulance callouts in Victoria, and Queensland,unique South Wales, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory combined are related to self-harm, and poor mental health or substance misuse,unique research has found. The findings from drug research centre Turning Point were released on Thursday to coincide with world suicide prevention day and ‘R U OK’ day, and provides a striking picture of the impact of mental health issues in the community.
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Source: theguardian.com