"COVID-19 has contributed more than a 25 per cent increase in new cases of depression and anxiety, with the impact on alcohol and other substance use still being understood.
This ‘rising tide’ of mental health and substance use problems could overwhelm the health system’s capacity to provide timely support and treatment to people in need of help.
To combat this growing problem, the University of Newcastle, and the Hunter Medical Research (HMRI) Institute has launched an initiative to help Australia ‘eclipse’ this rising tide with a real time response..."
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