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This training is so important NOW!More than two in five Australians experience a mental health condition, National Mental Health Study finds
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the findings from the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, the first national study of its kind in more than a decade. The key findings reveal:
• More than two in five Australians experience a mental health condition in their lifetime.
• In 2020–21 more than 3.4 million Australians sought help from a health care professional for their mental health.
• One in six Australians reported having had suicidal thoughts or behaviour.
• In 2020-21 more than half of the people who identified as LGBTQI+, experienced a mental health condition.
Data for the study was collected during 2020/2021 amidst the pandemic and highlights the prevalence of mental health conditions in Australians.

These figures show us that building resilience skills in ourselves and others have never been more important. We can reduce these numbers by practising resilience-building skills as a prevention strategy. ... See MoreSee Less