SA's First Indigenous Chief Psychiatrist Backs Minister for Men

0:00It's April 24th. This is Adelaide News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. South Australia is just named its first indigenous chief psychiatrist, Dr. Melanie Turner, a proud Newongar descendant. She's jumping right in by backing a dedicated minister for men to hit male mental health issues head on, like higher rates of alcohol problems, domestic violence and unemployment that spiked after COVID. Turner says zoning in on men could spark real change and she's all for the state's leading ban on social media for kids under 16, calling it a needed filter against the wild stuff online. She links it all together, noting women's mental health is key to men's think pay gaps, more homelessness for women, especially first nations and refugee groups, plus the chaos of emergency rooms, straining the whole system. With her roots in child and adolescent psych, Turner now oversees the mental health act update, coming later this year, suicide prevention efforts, and closing gaps for

1:01Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through early intervention, independent MP Sarah Games been championing this minister for men push, stressing positive programs for guys and boys without the blame game, and with Turner leading the charge, essay's mental health scene might just level up.