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L-R: Program Chair Bob Rawson with Dr Steve Carbone. Steve has worked as a GP, but is now more involved with Health Policy, as the current Chair of "Prevention United", a new organisation with an exclusive focus on mental health awareness and advocacy. Steve has previously worked for Head Space and Beyond Blue. He discussed how common mental health conditions are, covering a wide range including depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar, behavioural disorders. One in two people will experience a mental health condition during their lifetime. While spending on mental health has doubled in real terms during the past 25 years, the proportion of people with mental health conditions is not dropping. Current thinking is that prevention and treatment are complementary, not competing endeavours, and more emphasis on prevention is required. Steve was knowledgeable and complimentary about the work of Australian Rotary Health in the Mental Health Field.
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