Community’s vital role in mental healthcare

THE National Suicide Research Foundation recently revealed that hospitals treated a staggering 11,000 people for self-harm. The report went on to stress the link between drug/alcohol consumption and increasing suicidal tendencies.

Community’s vital role in mental healthcare
Wed, 03 Jan, 2007 - 00:00

It is now imperative that the Department of Health takes steps to address two crucial factors:

1. The stigma still attached to those who suffer mental health problems.

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