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25 Oct 2021
Compassion during COVID - pastoral care in practice
We all know how difficult the pandemic has been on so many different levels. Not being able to be physically close has challenged us for more than 18 months now, and at times this forced distance has been brutal.
14 Oct 2021
The links between addiction and substance abuse
It’s a startling fact when you think about it; one in five Australians will experience an alcohol, drug or gambling disorder in their lifetime. Furthermore, one in seven will go on to develop an addiction—the severest form of disorder. When you couple that with the fact that 40-80 per cent of Victorians who seek help for mental illness, also experience issues with substance abuse, you’ve quite often got a relationship that ends in what’s called dual diagnosis.
8 Oct 2021
The importance of mental health in our community
The provision of mental health services is constantly adapting to meet the requirements of those who need it. Since the onset of Covid-19 in early 2020, demand for mental health practitioners has never been greater.
5 Oct 2021
Foundation Day - Celebrating 150 years
Each year, October 7 marks a very important day in the SEM hospitals’ calendar with the recognition and celebration of, what we’ve come to know as, Foundation Day.
1 Oct 2021
A message to our parents booked for maternity care
The increasing COVID-19 transmission in our community has prompted us to review and make changes to our level of pre-admission surveillance and restrictions during the admission phase to protect you and the team caring for you.