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As the first of the government's measures to get people back to work are introduced today (Monday 27 October), Mind reveals shocking new evidence that employers are not willing to take on people who have experience of mental distress and that they are failing staff by not providing adequate mental health support.

AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, today said indications that the Commonwealth government is backing away from mental health have set alarm bells ringing. "People with mental illnesses and their families deserve Federal Government support and commitment - this is not the time to abandon an intense focus on mental health," Dr Capolingua said.

To tackle the growing number of psychiatric cases in Michigan's rural areas, particularly among children and adolescents, a team of Michigan State University doctors from the colleges of Osteopathic medicine and Human Medicine meet each week with patients from across the state via video conference. On a typical morning, doctors in MSU's Department of Psychiatry may see up to 10 patients each from as far away as Cadillac or Marquette - all without leaving the office.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Red really is the color of love for men, according to two University of Rochester psychologists who conducted a series of experiments to determine how color affected men's responses to women.