Mental Health
Cases of self-poisoning in children doubles over a decade
The number of self-poisoning cases in Australian children aged five to nineteen has doubled in the past decade. Researchers at......
Facebook’s Suicide Monitoring Algorithms Criticised By Medical Experts
It took almost five years, but Facebook has done enough of its own refining to determine whether someone is at......
What Has Been Learned From The Kimberley Coronial Inquest?
Coroner Ros Fogliani handed down his report into 13 deaths in the Kimberley region over less than 4 years, 12......
Stamping out conversion therapy in Australia
Victoria has become the first state to ban so-called ‘gay conversion therapy’, which – shockingly – is still legal in......
More Medicare-funded treatment for people living with eating disorders
The Federal Government has committed to more Medicare-funded treatment and support services for people living with eating disorders. The services......
Youth Mental Health Concerns Still Rising
Mission Australia has released their annual Youth Survey Report, which shows an increase of young Australians concerned about their mental......
National Psychology Week addressing mental health issues in Australia
We know it’s important to have good mental health, but most people don’t approach psychologists to take care of it.......
An Indigenous approach to Mental Health
The mental health and well-being support in the health system is not working well for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander......
NDIS psychosocial disability stream leaves Australians in the lurch
The NDIS has rolled out a new psychosocial stream, to help Australians with severe mental health problems. But mental health......
Nothing about us without us: Anti-poverty conference hears from those living below the line
Living in cars, struggling with mental health and dealing with crushing self-doubt are only a few of the many challenges......