Mental health for classroom call
A subject based purely on mental health may help students cope, says an expert. Lachlan Ballingall reports.
Mental health for classroom call
A subject based purely on mental health may help students cope, says an expert. Lachlan Ballingall reports.
A veteran’s battle with bureaucracy
Veterans advocate John McNeill, who endured a seven-year wait to have all his claims processed, is helping others in their dealings with DVA, Caitlyn Quinn reports.
Veterans struggling with life after service
More needs to be done to support ex-ADF servicemen and women and their mental health. Taylah Broadley reports.
Mental health stigma hurting young Australians
Three in four young Australians won’t seek help for mental illness because of the stigma. Taylah Broadley reports.
The online fitness fantasy
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to go on social media without getting caught up in the global fitness craze. But becoming obsessed with this trend can be harmful, Kelly Masters reports.
Mental illness stigma at work
With rates of mental illness as high as ever, sufferers and mental health professionals alike agree that more support is needed in the workplace. Holley Gawne reports.
Sufferers provided with more ways to seek help
Experts hope that a suicide prevention app will be one of the new strategies that help Australia’s mental health standards improve, reports Fatima Halloum
Suicide link to family violence
Domestic violence is contributing to a 13-year peak in suicide rates, according to the head of a national anti-violence organization. Scott Renton reports.
Trouble in the country
Men in remote areas are 2.6 times more likely to end their lives by suicide than those in metropolitan areas, according to a report by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare. And country women are at risk too. Shelby Garlick reports.