Australia: Put Mental Health On The Agenda To 'Close The Gap', Australia

Australia: Put Mental Health On The Agenda To 'Close The Gap', Australia   Psychologists are calling for more focus on the mental health and wellbeing of Indigenous people on International Close the Gap Day.   "There has been little mention of the mental health issues of Indigenous people in the public debate about mental health over the past 12 months," said Mr Glenn Williams, incoming Chairperson of the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA). "Yet the suicide rate within some...

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