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A UNSW Sydney philosopher explains the markers of a bad faith argument – and how learning to argue better can make us better people. Have you ever been pulled into a debate online only for it to devolve into a heated thread of personal attacks? Or maybe you’ve walked away from an argument that wasn’t … Continued
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7 March 2024 Who: Charles Darwin University Perinatal mental health expert Dr Karen Hazell-Raine. Topics: Maternal mental health Child mental health Australian investment in routine perinatal depression screening Mental health assessment and treatment for perinatal mental health problems Contact details: Call +61 8 8946 6529 or email [email protected] to arrange an interview. Quotes attributable to … Continued
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Thursday 7 March 2024 On the eve of International Women’s Day (8 March), the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, headspace, is encouraging young women to explore opportunities for social connection in their community, as research finds they are more likely than their male peers to experience loneliness. The headspace National Youth Mental Health … Continued
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4 March 2024: Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC), the peak body for community managed mental health organisations (CMO) in NSW, welcomes the opportunity of the forthcoming NSW Budget to present a pre-budget submission to Government in which they advocate four overarching investment priorities. Dr Evelyne Tadros, CEO MHCC, says: “These are by no means ‘new … Continued
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A groundbreaking study has shed light on the crucial role school belonging plays in shaping mental wellbeing in adolescents. School belonging, characterised by positive affect towards school, strong relationships with teachers, and feeling socially valued, has long been associated with immediate benefits for students’ mental health. The project was a collaboration between Monash University, Deakin … Continued
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Has anything really changed in 50 years? It has taken a staggering half a century for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) to apologise in person to the survivors of Lake Alice Hospital in New Zealand, who were tortured at the facility when they were children, under the guise of “treatment”. … Continued
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An informative exhibit on human rights problems in the psychiatric system opens for 5 days starting Tuesday 27th February. The Exhibit highlights the little-known facts about the potentially harmful side effects of psychiatric drugs, restraint, seclusion and electroshock and the lack of informed consent. Despite the more than 80 psychiatric drug warnings issued by the … Continued
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Brad Kearns is one of Australia’s leading parenting sharers, with a huge social media following @DadMum. But sharing his emotions about his stillborn son with Maggie Dent on THE GOOD ENOUGH DAD podcast was pretty raw. Brad is not a preachy kind of dad, but he does do fatherhood with heart and guts. … Continued
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Exhibit amping up public awareness that electroshock is still legal for use on NSW children A chillingly informative exhibit on human rights problems in the psychiatric system opens for 3 days starting Thursday, 22nd February. The Exhibit highlights the little-known facts about the potentially harmful side effects of psychiatric drugs, restraint, seclusion and electroshock … Continued
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Mental health organisation ReachOut has released new research in a bid to bridge the gap between the concerns of parents and carers and their teens on social media and technology in order to promote support and wellbeing. According to new research by ReachOut (nationally representative survey of 631 parents and carers, April 2023), almost … Continued
