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Ian Hickie

@ian-hickie.bsky.social
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Co-Director Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney. Views expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.

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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Housing mentally ill a top priority - ABC listen
Psychiatrist Ian Hickie says the tragedy at Bondi Junction was a complex system failure.
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Lots of discussion re safety or otherwise of melatonin preparations; a timely discussion
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... lots of potential to change the way we connect and deliver high quality mental health care
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AI tool could support mental health - ABC listen
The use of artificial intelligence chatbots is worrying some mental health experts.
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Trying really hard to get the right person to promote new book with @jamesologhlin.bsky.social to a wider audience - along with the podcast ‘MINDING YOUR MIND’
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Love these listener-questions episodes; please keep sending them in!
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
One of my favorite activities-visiting local (Umina) and large book stores (Dymocks, Sydney) to promote our dialogue on improving your own mental health and wellbeing! @jamesoloughlin.bsky.social
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
A great time to join us in this key leadership position!
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Lots of insights and practical tips here - improving our collective mental health is our goal
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
For those who enjoy the podcast with @jamesologhlin.bsky.social and me, joint us for this latest exercise in improving your mental health and wellbeing
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Episodic mental disorders- somethings do just come and go! Do we know why???
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
For those who’ve heard the podcast, or just keen to know more about how your mind and mental health work- and can improve- here’s our best collection of useful info and practical strategies!
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Labor’s $1 billion for mental health is good news for young people in particular – but leaves some gaps theconversation.com/labors-1-bil... Comprehensive analysis here - great start, but important details and effective implementation and accountability required
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Labor’s $1 billion for mental health is good news for young people in particular – but leaves some gaps
Here’s what the government’s new funding package for mental health gets right – and where it falls short.
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Mental healthcare needs structural reform, not Band-Aid solutions www.croakey.org/mental-healt...
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Mental healthcare needs structural reform, not Band-Aid solutions
Introduction by Croakey: Researchers have cautioned against the use of "Band-Aid solutions" to the current crisis in public psychiatry in
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Dreams / so much belief about their psychological and personal significance but…..
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Seeking advice for 2025 - consulting with those in the know….and welcoming in the new year…
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
You can set your circadian (24hr body) clock by the setting sun
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Never a better time to read this classic..
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Ian Hickie @ian-hickie.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Sundown in Goa; India - setting your daily rhythms for better mental health!
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