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Media releases
2024
- New adult mental health site opens in Northam – 20 June 2024
- Holyoake to run Northam Head to Health – 2 May 2024
- Local consultation to inform Pilbara mental health service – 22 January 2024
2023
- Broome urgent care provider confirmed – 7 December 2023
- Head to Health adult mental health centre opens in Armadale – 20 November 2023
- Family domestic and sexual violence grant to support primary health care response – 30 August 2023
- WA Primary Health Alliance launches latest Strategic Plan – 8 August 2023
- Head to Health adult mental health services open in Gosnells and Mirrabooka – 2 August 2023
- Head to Health confirmed for Northam – 23 June 2023
- St John of God Health Care to run new Head to Health centres – 22 May 2023
- WA’s first Medicare Urgent Care Clinic confirmed for Morley – 16 May 2023
- GPs urged to boost community health via grants program – 20 April 2023
- headspace Mandurah moves to fresh new premises – 15 March 2023
- headspace Osborne Park moves to fresh new centre – 7 March 2023
- New service helps older Australians to navigate aged care system – 28 February 2023
- headspace Albany expands centre to support more young people – 13 February 2023
- headspace Hedland opens its doors – 6 February 2023
- Targeted regional initiatives for suicide prevention – 31 January 2023
- Peel GPs to benefit from upskilling opportunities – 25 January 2023
- New service helping people to better manage long term conditions – 16 January 2023
2022
- Focus on WA’s future GP workforce – 14 September 2022
- headspace Kununurra opens its doors – 12 September 2022
- Medibank Health Solutions to operate new statewide mental health assessment and referral phone service – 29 June 2022
- headspace Karratha opens its doors – 13 June 2022
- headspace Esperance expanding to support more local young people – 19 April 2022
- New walk-in mental health centre opens its doors in Midland – 14 March 2022
2021
- headspace Mandurah to relocate – 2 November 2021
- St John of God Health Care to run new adult mental health centre – 30 September 2021
- Choices be expanded to four new hospital sites – 17 May 2021
- New adult mental health centre for Midland – 19 March 2021
- Wunan to run headspace Kununurra – 18 March 2021
- headspace Cannington due to open later this year – 22 February 2021
- Culturally safe alcohol and other drugs support for the community of Meekatharra and surrounds – 19 January 2021
2020
- Mental health support locally grown in Karratha – 10 December 2020
- Art exhibition empowers youth identity in Mandurah – 08 December 2020
- Mental health support locally grown in Kalgoorlie – 02 December 2020
- Mental health support locally grown in Bunbury – 30 November 2020
- Mental health support locally grown in Albany – 18 November 2020
- Service expansion and new facility for headspace Busselton – 18 November 2020
- Array of community mental health projects for young people in Mandurah – 22 September 2020
- New mental health outreach support service for young people in Perth’s northern suburbs – 22 September 2020
- headspace Esperance opens – 09 September 2020
- Local agency to run two new Pilbara headspace centres – 27 August 2020
- headspace Northam opens – 26 August 2020
- headspace Margaret River Opens – 03 August 2020
- New mental health support service for people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds – 27 July 2020
- headspace coming to Kununurra – 21 July 2020
- Your health matters – see your GP – 01 May 2020
- headspace Northam to open mid year – 22 April 2020
- WA’s first COVID-19 respiratory clinic opens in Geraldton – 21 April 2020
- headspace Pilbara Outreach Trial extended – 24 February 2020
- headspace Margaret River to open mid 2020 – 26 February 2020
2019
- Young Aboriginal leaders call for change – 10 December 2019
- ‘Drive-in’cinema unveiled in Mullewa – 20 November 2019
- New campaign for Kimberley young people shortlisted for First Nations Media Award – 11 November 2019
- New campaign gives young people tools to have tough conversations – 19 October 2019
- Start the talk, take the walk against suicide – 06 September 2019
- Putting patients first in end of life decisions – 3 September 2019
- Unprecedented commitment to reducing suicide in the Kimberley – 27 August 2019
- GP Urgent Care Pilot taking off soon – 19 August 2019
- Talk to your GP about weight loss; it just might save your life. – 14 August 2019
- Meekatharra community voices shape local healthcare – 2 May 2019
- Report signals new era of collaboration between primary care and hospital sectors – 10 April 2019
- Young Aboriginal leaders driving change in the Kimberley – 2 April 2019
- Portraits illustrate how depression looks different for everybody – 21 March 2019
- Community conversations shape suicide prevention action plans – 15 March 2019
2018
- New level of support for vulnerable children – 1 November 2018
- My Health Record experts coming to the Great Southern – 23 October 2018
- My Health Record roadshow coming to North Pilbara – 23 October 2018
- Minimum pricing is the first step to reducing harm from alcohol – 12 October 2018
- Empowering people with choices to get back on track – 10 October 2018
- My Health Record roadshow in the Goldfields-Esperance region – 25 September 2018
- My Health Record experts travel to South West WA – 21 September 2018
- My Health Record roadshow coming to Northam – 3 September 2018
- My Health Record roadshow coming to Wheatbelt North – 31 August 2018
- My Health Record roadshow coming to Newman – 23 August 2018
- My Health Record roadshow coming to Broome – 16 August 2018
- My Health Record roadshow coming to the Midwest – 9 August 2018
- Let’s talk about dying, death and loss – 8 August 2018
- My Health Record roadshow at Mini-Death Fest in Bunbury – 3 August 2018
- My Health Record roadshow in the Great Southern – 2 August 2018
- My Health Record roadshow coming to the Wheatbelt – 24 July 2018
- Mental health support locally grown in Meekatharra – 23 July 2018
- My Health Record changing the future of healthcare – 19 July 2018
- $1.6m boost for country Aboriginal people travelling for health treatment – 21 June 2018
- Drive in, drive out youth mental health service the road to recovery – 6 June 2018
- Healthy Minds, Healthy Life Expo hits Geraldton 22 May 2018
- Innovative outreach model for headspace Pilbara 18 May 2018
- Primary care a priority in Federal budget – 10 May 2018
- Innovative new service to help some of Perth’s most vulnerable people to access healthcare – 4 April 2018
- Major cholesterol study in Western Australia leads the way – 19 March 2018
- A fresh approach to preventive health – 16 March 2018
- Sustainable Health Review Interim Report – 15 March 2018
- Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Cultural Centre appointed to map cultural activities – 8 March 2018
- Early Psychosis Youth Service announced for Perth South region – 7 February 2018
- 360 Health + Community to lead headspace Mandurah – 6 February 2018
2017
- Communities urged to look out for each other during the holidays – 19 December
- Residents invited to attend Carnarvon Health Expo – 21 November
- Youth mental health support for lower South West ramps up – 20 November
- Report highlights chronic disease hotspots across Western Australia – 16 November
- Think about visiting a GP before going to emergency – 14 November
- Memory study headed for Corrigin – 30 October
- Tender opens to operate headspace centre in Mandurah – 20 October
- Locally grown mental health support – 19 October
- WA communities empowered to tackle suicide – 10 October
- Free state-wide service to support general practice – 9 October
- Youth-friendly mental health service relaunched – 26 September
- GP report card flags need for health sector integration – 19 September
- Improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTI people 2 – 15 September
- Red dust kicking up a storm in the Great Southern – 13 September
- Improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTI people – 8 September 2017
- Personalised support for Kimberley people exiting residential rehabilitation – 4 September 2017
- New drug service to tackle methamphetamine use in Avon Valley – 23 August 2017
- Building GP skills to tackle “doctor shopping” and other opioid misuse – 10 August 2017
- My Health Record Roadshow – 9 August 2017
- Big picture view needed to address alcohol and drug use – 7 August 2017
- Joined-up health system key to keeping people well in the community – 4 August 2017
- GPs are good for our mental health – 31 July 2017
- Volunteers raise awareness of My Health Record – 28 July 2017
- Responsible suicide reporting; the facts – 26 July 2017
- New primary Mental Health Portals open up across WA – 6 July 2017
- WAPHA welcomes Sustainable Health Review – 30 June 2017
- Innovation grants to facilitate collaboration in primary health care – 9 June 2017
- Carnarvon student wins youth leadership scholarship – 1 June 2017
- Funding boost for integrated Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol treatment services – 30 May 2017
- New headspace centre for Mandurah – 26 May 2017
- Jane Butcher recognised with national nursing award – 16 May 2017
- Report calls for greater emphasis of primary care – 3 May 2017
- After hours mental health support in Pilbara – 2 May 2017
- New chronic disease service for Midwest, Gascoyne and Murchison regions – 11 April 2017
- New mental health service in Meekatharra – 28 March 2017
- New mental health service in Carnarvon – 28 March 2017
- Gascoyne Aboriginal Youth Leadership Scholarship now open – 22 March 2017
- WAPHA welcomes new WA Minister for Health – 16 March 2017
- WAPHA welcomes funding extension for alcohol and drug treatment services – 8 March 2017
- New Aboriginal health service a success in Goldfields – 3 March 2017
- Wheatbelt to host digital health forum – 28 February 2017
- WAPHA first Australian member of European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD) – 22 February 2017
- South West mental health services get a boost – 20 February 2017
- Closing the Gap report highlights need for collaborative approach – 14 February 2017
- Midwest to benefit from $3 million to tackle suicide – 9 February 2017
- New service to combat substance abuse in Great Southern – 30 January 2017
- Support for Aboriginal people struggling with drug or alcohol abuse in Pilbara 30 January 2017
- EOI open for delivery of local mental health services in regional WA – 27 January 2017
- New partnerships to support Western Australians living with chronic disease – 24 January 2017
- WAPHA welcomes new Federal Health Minister – 18 January 2017
- Innovation & Collaboration Grants program opens in Country WA PHN – 10 January 2017
2016
- Local Drug Action Teams to strengthen drug prevention activities – 23 December 2016
- Pilbara Collaborative Health Forum – 7 December 2016
- Leadership and collaboration critical to addressing Aboriginal youth suicide – 23 November 2016
- Report sets blueprint to improve suicide-prevention services and programmes for Indigenous people – 15 November 2016
- WA women urged to have regular Pap smears – 26 October 2016
- Integrated care model at heart of approach to primary health care – 10 October 2016
- Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce interim report released – 14 September 2016
- WAPHA launches innovation and evidence grants program – 8 September 2016
- Local communities supported through Mental Health Week – 7 September 2016
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia wins international award for practice improvement program – 1 September 2016
- Perth North PHN selected as Health Care Home trial site – 24 August 2016
- Perth South PHN chosen as lead site for suicide prevention – 18 August 2016
- Country WA PHN to lead suicide prevention trial site in Kimberley – 18 August 2016
- Local community will be key to designing suicide prevention services in Wheatbelt – 20 July 2016
- WA Mental health services to be better targeted in unique initiative – 4 July 2016
- Country WA PHN committed to delivery of after hours care – 29 June 2016
- Nominations for 2016 Health Excellence Awards open – 13 June 2016
- $20 million for new Alcohol and other Drug treatment services – 1 June 2016
- WAPHA welcomes State Budget funding to tackle ice – 13 May 2016
2015
- Mental Health industry briefing 14 December – 2015
- New coalition to revive WA primary health sector – 8 December 2015
- WAPHA welcomes Australian Diabetes Strategy 2016 – 2020 – 20 November 2015
- WAPHA launches HealthPathways – 19 October 2015
- After Hours Health Services – 16 June 2015
- Service provider update – 28 May 2015
- WAPHA wins bid to establish PHNs – 13 April 2015
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