Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday introduced that the nation’s first multicultural psychological well being cellphone line has been launched within the state, which can present companies in 30 totally different languages and profit a number of communities.

According to the state authorities, the service is staffed by registered bilingual psychological well being professionals, masking languages reminiscent of Arabic, Chinese and Greek, reviews Xinhua information company.

Available from Monday to Friday, the Transcultural Mental Health Line is anticipated to enhance entry to psychological well being care and help for various communities.

“While there is a wide range of mental health services available to all NSW residents, language and different cultural understandings of mental health can act as a barrier for people when accessing services,” stated NSW Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor.

“This new phone line will support people to get the help they need, with a specialist team of health care professionals ready to provide care and connect people with the appropriate services,” she added.

A nationwide research of psychological well being and wellbeing, launched by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in July final 12 months, indicated that over two in 5 citiznes aged 16-85 years, or 8.6 million folks, had skilled a psychological dysfunction at a while of their life.

One in 5, or 4.2 million folks, had a 12-month psychological dysfunction, whereas anxiousness was probably the most prevalent dysfunction, in response to the research.

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