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We are regularly engaged in wider public discussion around mental health, substance use and other related topics.
2021
July
The Health Report
'Research finds that drinking even small amounts of alcohol while pregnant can cause harm'
FBi Radio
'Mental Health during Lockdown with Dr. Marlee Bower'
The Health Report
'What can parents do to prevent kids misusing alcohol and drugs?'
June
The Health Report
'Rising ICE use in Australia and the latest research on treatments'
The Health Report
'I was living to use': a firsthand account of how difficult it is to quit methamphetamine
May
Port Macquarie News
'2020 NSW Young Australian of the Year, Corey Tutt brings his Deadly Science program to Port Macquarie'
March
ABC Illawarra
Dr Smriti Nepal talks about how Positive Choices is developing of resources for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
2020
December
SBS The Feed
NSW is considering changes to drug possession laws. How much difference would it make?
The Daily Telegraph
COVID borders reopen: Australians happy to be travelling again
November
news.com.au
‘I hated myself’: How crystal meth ravaged Mitch’s life
The Irish News
Ask the expert: If I drink alcohol before finding out I'm pregnant will it harm my baby?
The Newcastle Herald
Program helps manage the stress of having loved ones with substance-use issues, including ice and alcohol
October
Healio
Any prenatal alcohol exposure may cause adverse effects among offspring
Study Finds
Drinking even a small amount of alcohol while pregnant can put baby’s brain in danger
BBC Worklife
Coronavirus: The possible long-term mental health impacts
Channel 7 (Prime7 News Wagga)
Ice crisis
September
BBC Worklife
How lockdowns are changing our friendship groups
The Sydney Morning Herald
No safe level': a few drinks during pregnancy could harm children, study says
Forbes
Drinking A Small Amount Of Alcohol During Pregnancy Can Impact A Child’s Brain Development, Says Study
Education HQ
Say no to comic sans: Prevent substance use with more slang, deeper characters and a change of font
August
Mandurah Mail
2020 International Overdose Awareness Day | Record number of unintentional overdose deaths in WA
May
The Sydney Morning Herald
We might have dodged a bullet': How COVID-19 restrictions affected our health
2ser
Our lives changes are the ease of coronavirus restrictions
The Australian
Yes we can: a new generation’s winning ways
April
ABC News
Coronavirus pandemic could trigger a spike in mental illness — this organisation thinks psychedelic drugs will help
ABC News
News briefing: Here's what you need to know this morning... Psychedelic treatment for mental health
The Conversation
Reconnecting after coronavirus – 4 key ways cities can counter anxiety and loneliness
ABC Radio Adelaide
Are we taking mental health seriously?
Scroll.int
In a post-Covid-19 world, cities must be redesigned to help combat loneliness and anxiety
February
SBS News
Exclusive: 'Ice' use in Australia’s largest immigration detention centre captured on video
ABC News
Scott Morrison wants Indigenous people to help with Closing the Gap. They already are
Marie Claire
Meet the Women Fighting Australia's Ice Crisis
January
The Australian
Corey Tutt: How toilets in space hit scientific chord
The Australian
Revealed: the Australians who inspired you
2019
October
SBS
The Truth About Masculinity
SBS
The Truth About Childhood Trauma
ABC Radio National
On Thin Ice - a story of addiction and recovery
September
SBS
Struggle Street’ is back to shine a light on Australia's rural battlers
ABC
Chroming will 'dissolve the brain like melting plastic', experts warn amid resurgence
News Medical Life Sciences
Volatile substances inhaled during chroming may ‘dissolve the brain’
August
ABC
Triple J Hack
July
ABC Radio Sydney
Focus
April
The Sydney Morning Herald
Just before her 21st birthday, Mary was given an unusual gift: addiction
February
SBS
Detainees in Sydney’s Villawood Immigration Detention Centre are seen smoking what is said to be crystal methamphetamine, along with other drugs.
19 July 2021
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