US approaches horrific milestone; border restrictions tightened in Australian state of New South Wales; Brazil passes 100,000 deathsEx-health minister attacks Bolsonaro as Brazil Covid-19 deaths tops 100,000Trump signs order for relief, with less help for jobless ‘Queensland first’: Palaszczuk closes the borders and amps up election rhetoric Boris Johnson ‘would close pubs before schools’ in local Covid-19 lockdown 3.00am BST Questions now.Andrews is hesitant to talk about any kind of trend in the lower numbers over the past few days. 2.58am BST The government has already announced 144 new mental health beds, in answer to the royal commission into mental health services. Today they’re announcing the locations.They’re also accelerating the rollout of a post hospital suicide prevention program into the last seven of 23 mental health regions.The HOPE program, the whole of mental health package, of which this is the third component in the past week, is about telling people we value them, your existence, your role in the community, your life is important. The pandemic is stressful. The pandemic is seeing anxiety and depression levels rise quite substantially, but there is help out there. There is support out there. Continue reading…
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