Episode notes
Roughly one in five Australians will experience a mental health condition at some point in their lives – a statistic that’s true for the city and the bush. But it has been suggested that mental health conditions in Regional Australia are under reported and to make matters worse, the age-standardised suicide rate is 60% higher in regional areas compared with capital cities, with the rate increasing with remoteness.
To chat about this important topic Andrew is joined by Scott Hammond, CEO Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast. With over 20 years’ experience and managing an area of over 1.2 million km across NSW and SA, Scott lends his important insights to a conversation that will open your mind to an issue that is seldom discussed.
With so much to discuss this conversation will be released in two parts, with part two being released nex ...