News & analysis
Latest news and analysis from the RANZCP.
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Major parties failing those most in need of specialist mental health care, psychiatrists warnRANZCP has reviewed and compared commitments from major parties in the last term of Parliament and f...
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We must not go backwards: Psychiatrists respond to new research on worsening mental health outcomes for trans and gender-diverse AustraliansPsychiatrists are deeply concerned by new research revealing the persistently poorer mental health o...
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Australia’s mental health crisis is peaking in EDs: emergency psychiatrists urge parties not to overlook mental health this electionAustralia’s emergency departments (EDs) are buckling under the weight of a mental health crisis, wit...
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Psychiatrists welcome federal funding injection for public hospitals, and urge all governments to invest in workforceThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has welcomed the Federal Gove...
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Climate change is a mental health emergencyAnalysis by UNSW Sydney found that youth ED visits for suicidal thoughts or behaviours increased by ...
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World Mental Health Day: New AIHW data shows demand for mental health care is increasing in the communityOn World Mental Health Day, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) i...
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World Mental Health Day 2024: Psychiatrists urge Government to build a happier, healthier Aotearoa NZ by listening to mental health workersOn World Mental Health Day, Tu Te Akaaka Roa, the New Zealand National Committee is urging the Gover...
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State vs State won’t fix the Mental Health Workforce Crisis – NSW psychiatrists respond to QLD Workforce PlanAs Queensland ramps up efforts to attract mental health workers from across the country, NSW psychia...
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United Call for Action on Mental Healthcare in the Northern TerritoryAn alliance of stakeholders in the Northern Territory representing mental health practitioners, pati...
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Psychiatrists and physicians call for a ban on gambling advertising in new joint position statementThe RANZCP and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) have supported an outright ban on...
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NT records critical shortages in mental health workforce, new data showsThe RANZCP Northern Territory Branch is calling for urgent and sustainable investment in mental heal...
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Queensland psychiatrists support investigation into historical abuse allegations at Wolston ParkThe RANZCP Queensland Branch welcomes the Queensland State Government’s announcement of an inquiry i...