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22 March 2025

Media release

Major parties failing those most in need of specialist mental health care, psychiatrists warn

RANZCP has reviewed and compared commitments from major parties in the last term of Parliament and f...

17 March 2025

Media release

We must not go backwards: Psychiatrists respond to new research on worsening mental health outcomes for trans and gender-diverse Australians

Psychiatrists are deeply concerned by new research revealing the persistently poorer mental health o...

14 March 2025

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Australia’s mental health crisis is peaking in EDs: emergency psychiatrists urge parties not to overlook mental health this election

Australia’s emergency departments (EDs) are buckling under the weight of a mental health crisis, wit...

07 February 2025

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Psychiatrists welcome federal funding injection for public hospitals, and urge all governments to invest in workforce

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has welcomed the Federal Gove...

24 October 2024

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Climate change is a mental health emergency

Analysis by UNSW Sydney found that youth ED visits for suicidal thoughts or behaviours increased by ...

10 October 2024

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World Mental Health Day: New AIHW data shows demand for mental health care is increasing in the community

On World Mental Health Day, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) i...

10 October 2024

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World Mental Health Day 2024: Psychiatrists urge Government to build a happier, healthier Aotearoa NZ by listening to mental health workers

On World Mental Health Day, Tu Te Akaaka Roa, the New Zealand National Committee is urging the Gover...

26 September 2024

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State vs State won’t fix the Mental Health Workforce Crisis – NSW psychiatrists respond to QLD Workforce Plan

As Queensland ramps up efforts to attract mental health workers from across the country, NSW psychia...

21 August 2024

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United Call for Action on Mental Healthcare in the Northern Territory

An alliance of stakeholders in the Northern Territory representing mental health practitioners, pati...

20 August 2024

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Psychiatrists and physicians call for a ban on gambling advertising in new joint position statement

The RANZCP and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) have supported an outright ban on...

16 August 2024

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NT records critical shortages in mental health workforce, new data shows

The RANZCP Northern Territory Branch is calling for urgent and sustainable investment in mental heal...

13 August 2024

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Queensland psychiatrists support investigation into historical abuse allegations at Wolston Park

The RANZCP Queensland Branch welcomes the Queensland State Government’s announcement of an inquiry i...