Bill for veterans mental health care reaches $241m with 20,000 in rehab
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The taxpayer bill for the mental health care of former defence personnel has ballooned 35 per cent in five years, with nearly 20,000 former service members checking into rehab clinics every year.
The problem of addiction and mental illnesses among former service members is so great that some treatment providers are starting to offer veterans-only programs, including The Buttery in northern NSW kicking off a pilot study this month.
Senator Jacqui Lambie says alcohol and substance abuse issues are rife among veterans and the system is failing them at every turn.
Kids should be banned from cake, lollies and ice cream A dietitian says new guidelines being introduced overseas recommending kids under two don’t eat cakes, lollies and added sugars should be introduced here.
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Subscriber only AUSTRALIAN children under two should not have cakes, lollies ice cream or any food with added sugars in line with new dietary guidelines introduced overseas, a veteran paediatric dietitian and board member of Nutrition Australia has warned. The Australian government recommends no sugary foods or added sugars for babies under one but the experts say toddlers are becoming more exposed to birthday parties, lolly bags and sweets from older siblings and the heavy exposure to sugar is causing fussy eating, obesity, health problems and tooth decay.
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Smokers across Mackay are asked to burn out the cigarette and reflect on why they want to put it in the ashtray.
Minds Aligned owner, performance coach and facilitator Nick Bennett said when people approach him and his wife, Rowena Hardy, for help on quitting, it comes down to why they want to break the habit.
Mr Bennett said many people often take up the cigarette and start puffing away so they can fit in and have a sense of belonging.
Other people take up the habit so they can be closer to family or be reminded of them.
Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of Australians missed out on health screens and surgeries because of COVID-19 with hospitals now so overwhelmed some people won t get their surgery until 2022. New data from Cancer Australia shows there were 15 per cent fewer procedures to detect bowel cancer and 10 per cent fewer PSA tests for prostate cancer. Surgeries to treat melanoma and breast cancer were also down by six per cent, a new report which tracks data between January and September this year and compares it to 2019 has found. In total, 133,000 fewer people had screening or treatment for common cancers in the year to September.