Charles Sturt University (CSU) nursing graduates are helping to build resilience against mental health issues in rural and regional Australia says the University’s Associate Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ms Linda Goddard. “More than ten percent of our graduates choose to work in the field of mental health each year and they are remaining in that field,” Ms Goddard explained. “Graduates return to CSU to talk to our current students about their work and are involved in the clinical environment supervising and mentoring our students when they are out on placement. Each year more graduates are gaining employment not only in local adult mental health services but also child and adolescent mental health.” CSU’s Graduate Certificate in Rural Mental Health Nursing aims to prepare registered nurses to practice in a variety of rural and remote settings to meet the mental health needs of diverse clients. “Our graduates are equipped to deal with the issues of mental health and the success of our postgraduate programs is demonstrated with the number of professionals with a CSU degree working in the industry.”