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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
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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
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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
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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
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New data from youth mental health service, ReachOut, shows that the cost of living is contributing to high levels of study stress for students across the country, and that this cohort of digital natives are finding relief online. In a survey of over 1000 young people from across Australia (conducted July 2024), almost a … Continued
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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
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Australia’s leading mental health organisations believe the proposed social media ban will risk cutting young people across Australia off from mental health support, exposing them to new harms and leaving many without any support. Parents and carers are rightly worried about the impacts of social media. We are too and we agree reform is necessary. … Continued
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For Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia every day is World Suicide Prevention Day, as it works towards zero suicides amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Established in 2020, Gayaa Dhuwi is the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention. Its role is to … Continued
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Associate Professor Susanne Schweizer from the School of Psychology is available to comment on the social media age limit. A/Prof. Schweizer’s work focuses on how social media impacts youth cognition and emotional development and mental health. A/Prof. Schweizer says, “Research on social influence suggests a social media ban could be the silver bullet, or backfire terribly. … Continued
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This World Suicide Prevention Day (Tuesday,10th September), Lifeline is reminding Australians that suicide does not discriminate and encouraging anybody who is doing it tough to reach out for help through the organisation’s extensive range of crisis support services. Lifeline Australia CEO Colin Seery said it is important that Australians know all the ways they can … Continued
