mental health

Losing a pet can reopen trauma, intensify mental health struggles, and leave grief that society too often dismisses.

If kindness and courage truly are Australian values, they should be visible in the way power is exercised, reforms are pursued, and people are protected long after the crisis has passed.

After the Bondi massacre, Australia is called to collective healing, care, and standing with the Jewish community.

The techniques I used to guide colleagues through change became the foundation for helping us both cope with grief, writes Melinda McCormack.

As fertility rates fall, working mothers face growing mental health pressures, revealing the urgent need for better workplace support.

On Menopause Day, women reflect on the unseen load they carry and the need for more understanding and support.

Researchers are creating free, evidence-based resources to help families cope with the impacts of complex PTSD.

Families in some areas can’t find childcare, causing stress, money problems, and poor health for parents and children.

Honest conversations about the causes of alcohol harm we can remove stigma, hold industry to account, and meet dependence with compassion.

We might not be able to control the news cycle. But we can look after our nervous systems in the face of it.

We must treat maternal mental health with the same urgency and coordination as any other life-threatening condition.

Research shows that social connections improve mental health, reduce stress, and even increase our longevity.