Mental Health

Politics & Society

Maybe just think about who’s carrying the mental load at Christmas

Recognising the emotional work that goes on behind the holidays is key to a more equitable and inclusive festive season

Health & Medicine

All I want for Christmas is a good night’s sleep

If you’re tossing and turning at night, you might ask Santa for a sleep tracker. But do they really help?

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Understanding my father

After three years, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its recommendations, but for those of us affected, it’s seeing real change that matters

Health & Medicine

We need a new approach to suicide prevention

Many complex causes may drive someone to consider suicide. Addressing these causes at a policy level will save lives

Health & Medicine

Olympians shouldn’t pay a punishing mental price for gold

As we head into the Paris Olympics, the mental health of elite athletes is finally becoming less stigmatised and that can only be a good thing

Health & Medicine

Your cold house is bad for your mental health

New research finds that the poorest Australians in the worst health are living in the coldest homes during Australian winter and it’s putting their mental health at risk

Health & Medicine

The young people getting nature on prescription

The early results of a new trial on ‘nature prescribing’ show promise for helping young people with mild mental illness

Arts & Culture

No bandwidth to think is the cost of being time poor

Cyber time poverty can affect all of us as distractions from social media, work messages and 24-hour news, but we can fight back

Education

BMX teaches a valuable lesson: Success requires hard work and failure

BMX bike riding goes beyond physical fitness; enhancing mental health, social connectedness and personal growth

Politics & Society

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Opinion

What the Bondi Junction tragedy tells us about compulsory treatment

How should we balance public safety with the rights of people with a mental illness to make decisions about their own wellbeing?