In this episode of mate to mate at 8, Turts' catches up with Dr Alex West.
Dr Alexandra West is a clinical psychologist who is currently the senior Psychologist at Victoria Police, and has also worked at Richmond Football Club and lectured at ACU.
Read MoreOne in 5 Australians aged between 16-85 experience a mental illness in any given year. The most common of these mental illnesses being:
Depression
Anxiety
Substance Use Disorder
It is quite common for these mental illnesses to occur in combination. In fact, of the 20% of Australians living with a mental illness, 11.5% have one disorder, and 8.5% are living with two or more disorders.
Men are at the greatest risk of suicide, but sadly are the least likely to seek help.
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