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Justin Chapman, Research Policy Officer in Mental Health, Charles Sturt University

Here’s why people with mental illness die, on average, 11 years earlier than other Australians

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If you know five people, the chances are at least one is living with a mental health condition. More than 8.5 million Australians will need mental health treatment in their lifetime for depression, anxiety, substance use and or psychosis.

But why do these people die on average more than a decade earlier than people who don’t access mental health support?

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