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Mental Health Stigma Is A Silent Killer And Its Effect Is Catastrophic
We’ve probably all heard the statistic that 1 in 4 people will experience mental health issues in their lifetime and while this is indeed a significant number, what does that mean in our everyday lives? To [...]
Australia’s deadly workplace crisis: Hidden epidemic in job world
TRAVELLING through New York on a train, Catherine Plano suddenly felt as though the carriage was caving in. She couldn’t breathe, her hands felt numb and she lost all sensation in her legs. The high-flying Melbourne [...]
Staying connected can improve your health
In an effort to ward off the loneliness that followed his wife’s death, a 94-year-old man in Minnesota decided to install a swimming pool in his backyard for the neighborhood children. His backyard is now a [...]
The link between poor mental health and low income
Have you ever been so skint that you had a nap for dinner? We’ve all had times when we’ve been waiting patiently for payday and living on a shoestring until then. It feels depressing knowing you [...]
3 In 5 Diabetes Patients Struggle With Emotional Or Mental Health Issues
More needs to be done to support people with diabetes, as three in five currently struggle with emotional or mental health issues, a charity has warned. A large-scale study by Diabetes UK asked 8,500 people of different [...]
Govt warned 10 years ago of problems in aged mental health care
A report presented to the State Government a decade before the release of the Oakden report last month warned that mental health services for older people were the most understaffed and underdeveloped in the state. [...]
Where Australian women’s wellbeing sits on a global scale
The wellbeing of Australian women ranks 17th in the world, according to the new global Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Index, released at the United Nations on October 26. Measuring inclusion, justice, and security for women [...]
Victorian police mental stress days jump dramatically
MENTAL stress and injury cost 72,000 police shifts in the past year amid a dramatic escalation of sick days. The colossal loss of days is the equivalent of more than 350 full-time Victoria Police members off [...]
Mental health experts weigh in on the same-sex marriage bill
The results of the $122 million non-binding postal survey are in – 61 per cent of Australians support a change to marriage laws that would allow equal rights to same-sex couples. But even with this resounding [...]
Fighting fires at the source by identifying kids who need mental health support
The word “arsonist” conjures a clear image in our collective cultural imagination: a person whose attraction to fire is so unhealthy, it outweighs their regard for human life and property. However, the profile of someone who [...]
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Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
My apologies for the passion in my response. It springs from deep dee
Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
The rest of the article...I must say...brought deep healing and affirm
Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
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More than half Australian infants have risk factors for adult mental illness
What absolute alarmist disease mongering garbage. You would have to be
How we can cope with family estrangement during Christmas
As someone who is estranged, I don't what to say. Out of my friends, I