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Category: Mental Health

Mental illness and dementia – a little known connection but rapidly growing storm: expert available for comment

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Professor Matthew Kiernan AM, CEO at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), is available to provide expert comment on the links between two high prevalence, high impact, growing, and linked brain conditions: mental illness and dementia. He has penned an op ed on this issue, which is available here. Prof Kiernan can also discuss Prince Harry’s comments yesterday … Continued

2024 HP Work Relationship Index Reveals What Global Workers Really Want, and It’s Personal

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Sydney, Australia, September 25, 2024 – Today, HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) released the second annual HP Work Relationship Index (WRI), a comprehensive study that explores the world’s relationship with work. The study, which surveyed 15,600 respondents across industries in 12 countries, reveals that work is not really working. Only 27% of Australian knowledge workers have a … Continued

lululemon unveils 2024 Global Wellbeing Report, highlighting the power of connection and community to combat wellbeing burnout in Australia

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Australia September 24, 2024: 09:00AM AEST – lululemon (ASX: LULU) today released its fourth annual 2024 Global Wellbeing Report(1), revealing a counterproductive cycle where the relentless pursuit of wellbeing is leaving many Australians feeling more burnt out than ever. While wellbeing remains a top priority – with 74% of Australians setting boundaries to maintain their health – Australia’s wellbeing … Continued

New Book Release: Defying the Odds to Complete the Melbourne Marathon

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The Bipolar RunnerBy Jacqui Louise Swallow11 October 2024, Pepper PressRRP:  $29.99 Jacqui Louise Swallow has spent her life confronting the challenges of living with bipolar disorder. From overwhelming anxiety to paralysing depression to tumultuous manic episodes, Jacqui’s journey has been anything but easy. Yet the one thing that has consistently helped her find focus and … Continued

2024 Australian Mental Health Prize winners announced

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EMBARGO 7pm September 23, 2024. 2024 Australian Mental Health Prize winners announced   UNSW Sydney proudly announces the winners of the 2024 Australian Mental Health Prize, celebrating individuals who have made significant impacts in mental health through cultural security, lived experience, professional innovation, and community support.   The winners were presented by the Hon. Emma … Continued

lululemon hosts free workout classes across QLD this Spring

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In the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 10th, and in preparation of the launch of lululemon’s annual Global Wellbeing Report on September 24th, lululemon is hosting the Together We grow collective; a series of FREE holistic wellbeing events across the country.  The series is part of lululemon’s Together we grow campaign, … Continued

lululemon hosts free workout classes across VIC this Spring!

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In the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 10th, and in preparation of the launch of lululemon’s annual Global Wellbeing Report on September 24th, lululemon is hosting the Together We grow collective; a series of FREE holistic wellbeing events across the country.  The series is part of lululemon’s Together we grow campaign, … Continued

Youth advocates call for action to address the high rates of gender based violence directed towards girls and young women, and its associated impact on their mental health and wellbeing.

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Prevention United is pleased to release its latest policy brief produced in collaboration with our youth advisory group (YAG) – “Young women’s mental health: The significance of gender-based violence as a key driver in young women’s disproportionate experiences of mental ill-health.” The youth mental health crisis and gender-based violence (GBV) are both topics of current … Continued