The empty chair
Christmas can be a difficult time for those who have lost family or friends, but help is never far away.
View ArticleSocial Inclusion Unit to go if Liberals win
South Australia's Aboriginal Affairs Minister Jay Weatherill has attacked a Liberal plan to dismantle the Government's Social Inclusion Unit.
View ArticleMaralinga veterans still worried for their kids
The Federal Government says compensation outlined in the budget for Maralinga veterans was not a move to placate veterans who have been critical of their treatment.
View ArticleTherapy helps Indigenous gambling addicts
A health organisation uses new therapy to help treat Indigenous gambling addicts.
View ArticleMental health boost ignores country areas: doctor
A doctor says there is nothing for country residents in South Australia's new Mental Health Act.
View ArticleSnowtown attack accused unfit for trial
A man who attacked people at Snowtown in the mid-north of South Australia has been deemed unfit to stand trial.
View ArticleTen year plans for Port Lincoln and Whyalla hospitals released
The State Government has released ten year plans outlining the future of South Australia's four major country hospitals.
View ArticleSA losing $600m over four years
Treasurer Jack Snelling says the federal budget has confirmed how much GST revenue South Australia is losing. He says SA will be down by about $600 million over four years.
View ArticleMan sentenced over Snowtown rampage
A man who terrorised several people during a delusional rampage at Snowtown in South Australia has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in mental health detention. Demal Behari was deemed unfit to stand...
View ArticleTechnology boosts regional health care
Advances in technology will let mental health professionals better diagnose and treat patients in remote areas of South Australia.
View ArticleMan sentenced over Snowtown rampage
A court sentences Demal Behari to nearly 22 years in mental health detention for a delusional rampage at Snowtown, north of Adelaide, in 2009.
View ArticleMental health advance for regional SA
Advanced technology means mentally-ill people in country areas can now be assessed and treated locally rather than being transferred to Adelaide. State-of-the-art video conferencing facilities are...
View ArticleProgram to fight Indigenous dementia
A program has been launched to help tackle alcohol-related dementia in Aboriginal people.
View ArticleMental health worries hitting legal system: lawyer
A lawyer says a lack of resident psychiatrists in regional South Australia is a burden to the courts system and leading to reoffending.
View ArticleEx-soldiers to confront war effects
The organiser of an outback trek for returned soldiers says it will be a chance for them to understand the effects of their service.
View ArticleWhite Ribbon Day stands up to violence against women
Communities will work to break the cycle of violence against women as part of White Ribbon Day.
View ArticleWorkshop to boost self-harm awareness
Mental health group Safe-In-Oz says there needs to be greater awareness of why people might self-harm themselves.
View ArticleTriple killer's mental state revealed
As triple murderer Jason Downie starts a 35-year minimum jail term in SA, a psychological assessment has shed light on his mental state.
View ArticleCentre to address youth mental health needs
The Country North SA Medicare Local has won the tender to run a mental health centre for the Upper Spencer Gulf region.
View ArticleCourt told hostage taker was depressed
A woman who held a lecturer hostage at a Marine Science Centre last year has pleaded guilty.
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