News & Views New data reveals rates of family violence among those who died by suicide Recent data from Victoria reveals that a significant proportion of individuals who died by suicide had experienced family violence.
News & Views ‘No one deserves to suffer in silence’: Layne Beachley on breaking the mental health stigma World champion surfer Layne Beachley will appear at the upcoming 2024 Women’s Health and Wellbeing Summit to speak about mental wellness.
Soapbox As someone with lived experience of an eating disorder, here’s why I don’t believe in banning social media for young people Diet culture content does not disappear when you turn 16, and young people, they will always find ways around a ban.
Health This is my 45th year living with bipolar disorder. My story shows we can live fulfilling lives with the right support Dr Sarah Russell shares her story, highlighting the importance of support, self-management and medication for living a fulfilling life.
News & Views How Julie Schubert’s battle to defeat depression opened a new life purpose Emerging academic Julie Schubert wants to build a career in research so she can help develop solutions in healthcare and create better outcomes for Indigenous people.
News & Views Ellie Cole is Australia’s most decorated Paralympian but her proudest moments haven’t come from standing on a podium Ellie Cole’s proudest moments have been the times she’s overcome a personal challenge or advocated for people with disability.
News & Views Mental health clinician Cassandra Blume on confronting her trauma to fight for others Cassandra Blume is an Aboriginal mental health clinician who works in child protection, one of the most complex areas to operate.
News & Views What being fired taught me about toxic hustle culture After being fired, I decided hustle culture was dead to me, and balance, ease and peace were my priority, writes Danielle Colley.
News & Views Managers are providing hours of emotional support to team members. It’s leading to burnout. Managers are reportedly spending more than five hours a week providing emotional support to their team members going through personal issues.
News & Views Aggressive? Homophobic? Stoic? Here’s what thousands of Australian men told us about modern masculinity Most young adult men in Australia reject traditional ideas of masculinity that endorse aggression, stoicism and homophobia. Nonetheless, the ongoing influence of those ideas continues to harm men and the people around them.
News & Views How digital connections are transforming perinatal mental health care Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day, an opportunity to remind ourselves about the importance of suppporting new parents.
News & Views ‘A great deal of stress in the community’: Lifeline receives record number of calls Lifeline experienced its busiest day on record on Sunday, with its crisis support service inundated with nearly 3,500 calls.