News
Getting the most out of our new mental health service referral form – for you, and your at-risk patients
Mental health case conferencing items
Take care this festive season
Five minutes with Paulette Belcastro
Five minutes with Litsa Kyriakou
Five minutes with Janelle Kumar
Introducing the new single referral form for primary mental health services
Expanded mental health care in aged care
Everybody needs good neighbours
Three things our Clinical and Community Councils told us about mental health reform
Making sure suicide postvention services are fit for purpose
Study investigates what it means to be a man in the Macedon Ranges
News from around our region
Is your patient taking medicinal cannabis? New resources guide management of impairment risks and driving
4 February 2026 | Transport VictoriaThink measles vaccination status at every health check
4 February 2026 | North Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU)Register for Cancer Council Victoria's Nurse Ambassador Program
23 January 2026 | Cancer Council VictoriaSupporting the mental health of expectant, new and potential parents
19 January 2026 | Gidget Foundation AustraliaSurvey of prescribing practices for patients of childbearing potential taking antiseizure medications (ASMs)
15 January 2026 | University of MelbourneHelp improve medicine safety in Australia: join a Monash University study
13 January 2026 | Monash UniversitySubscribe to receive our fortnightly newsletter
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We acknowledge the people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our work in the community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.
While the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.