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- Mental health problems - early care helps.
- Mental illness.
- Mental illness - family and friends.
- Mental illness prevalence.
Related information on other websites
Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing.
LIFE: Suicide Prevention in Australia.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists UK.
Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health.
Support groups
ARAFEMI - Association of Relatives and Friends of the Emotionally and Mentally Ill.
References used for this fact sheet
- Violence and mental illness, SANE Australia. More information here.
- Schizophrenia, SANE Australia. More information here.
- The SANE Guide for Families, SANE Australia. For details of how to order this publication.
- The SANE Guide for Consumers, SANE Australia. For details of how to order this publication.
- Changing minds, The Royal College of Psychiatrists. More information here.
- Nielssen O, Large M, 2008, ‘Rates of homicide during the first episode of psychosis and after treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, Schizophrenia Bulletin, vol. 36, issue 4, pp. 702–712. More information here.
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