Our latest awareness campaign highlights it is very clear people's mental health conditions are now escalating because of fear, anxiety and social isolation.
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The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) is a not-for-profit group that can help people with mental health issues.
We urge anybody struggling to reach out. There is a lot of help out there. We have a free phone line to help local people and point them in the right direction. Just call us on 1800 985 944. You can also visit www.minetworks.org.au.
What is very clear is that people with severe and complex mental health conditions are a high risk group for COVID-19 complications.
We know too that many people who live with schizophrenia across the nation are very vulnerable to declining mental health and physical health issues during this pandemic.
Latest research shows at least 230,000 Australians now have schizophrenia.
We are highlighting to the community that it is shameful that the life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is 19 years less than other people. We are also out to break down the many myths. People with schizophrenia are no more likely to be violent than anybody else. People with schizophrenia do not have a split personality.
We urge people in your local area - please reach out. Call our hotline on 1800 985 944. We can point you in the right direction.
Tony Stevenson,
National CEO,
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
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