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Mental Health Month sees the launch of Strong Minds Western NSW
Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) has appointed Marathon Health to provide psychological therapy services for under-serviced groups under a new model from the start of next month, with a focus on access and availability.

A StepCare trial identifying depression & anxiety in the Western NSW PHN region
WNSW Primary Health Network has partnered with Black Dog Institute to rollout a mental health “checkup service aimed at screening patients for anxiety and depression.

Western NSW Primary Health Network shows what works in delivering effective Aboriginal health services
The AHHA has released a Deeble Institute Evidence Brief on ˜What works’ in partnering to deliver effective Aboriginal health services: the Western New South Wales Primary Health Network experience. The release of the Evidence Brief follows the launch of the region’s Cultural Safety Framework on 18 August in Broken Hill by the Minister for Indigenous Health, Hon. Ken Wyatt, MP.

Service Mapping for Chronic Care a world-first in Western NSW
WNSW PHN today launched its Integrated Chronic Care Atlas of Dubbo and Coonamble, along with the Integrated Mental Health Atlas of Western NSW. The atlases apply an international methodology to map services and identify gaps in the region.