Community Submitted News

• Mental health cover in spotlight as claims soar - 20 October 2017 - 0 comments
• Can a library close a prison? - 11 September 2017 - 0 comments
• What’s missing in #Budget15 – mental health - 15 May 2015 - 0 comments
• SANE Australia Survey: Emergency services and mental illness – have your say… - 14 November 2012 - 0 comments

General

• ‘Smiling depression’: it’s possible to be depressed while appearing happy – here’s why that’s particularly dangerous - 19 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Exercise seems to help alleviate depression, but not for everybody - 19 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Could daydreaming be the path to greater creativity and mental health? - 19 March 2019 - 0 comments
• How mindfulness meditation works — and changes the brain’s architecture - 18 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘If it wasn’t for pole I don’t think I’d be here’: Mother explains how pole dancing saved her life after her daughter’s suicide - 18 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘Pill shaming’ and stigma causes regional Australians to battle mental illness for longer - 13 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘It was a feeling of defeat’: the real signs of workplace burnout - 13 March 2019 - 0 comments
• This is what happens to your body when you hate your job - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Trauma teddies an antidote for family anxiety while waiting in hospital ward - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments
• AFL steps up focus on players’ mental health - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments

Opinion

• How to take care of your mental health while travelling - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments
• 10 Keys to a Healthier Lifestyle in 2019 - 10 January 2019 - 0 comments
• We Cannot Ignore Wealth And Class When We Talk About Mental Illness - 9 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Diagnosing the mental health of celebrities like Kanye West and Amanda Bynes from afar is damaging and dangerous - 30 November 2018 - 0 comments
• “This is exactly what depression feels like.” - 26 November 2018 - 0 comments
• Gemma McCaw on why you should make wellbeing your number one priority - 14 September 2018 - 0 comments
• Burn notice: How two-thirds of working parents suffer from burnout - 20 July 2018 - 0 comments
• What To Say When Someone Is Struggling With Mental Illness - 9 July 2018 - 0 comments
• He Wants To Encourage People To Talk About Mental Illness. So He Talks About His Son - 8 May 2018 - 0 comments
• 6 Scientifically Proven Benefits Of Mindfulness And Meditation - 27 April 2018 - 0 comments

Politics

• ‘Situation dire’: Aboriginal child suicide inquest lays bare intergenerational trauma - 19 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Mental health royal commission overwhelmed by response - 15 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Aboriginal community pleas for ‘help in dealing with grief’ as Closing the Gap report finds most targets not met - 15 February 2019 - 0 comments
• State urged to examine dire housing need in mental health probe - 31 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Why this landmark inquiry into mental health will be different - 30 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Government Invests $1.45B into Community Mental Health - 21 January 2019 - 0 comments
• More go straight from psychiatric hospital into homelessness - 17 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Julia Gillard: simplicity ‘key to mental health’ - 7 January 2019 - 0 comments
• One in three FIFO workers experiences high levels of psychological distress, study finds - 14 December 2018 - 0 comments
• If we’re to have another inquiry into mental health, it should look at why the others have been ignored - 1 November 2018 - 0 comments

Research

• Exercise seems to help alleviate depression, but not for everybody - 19 March 2019 - 0 comments
• How mindfulness meditation works — and changes the brain’s architecture - 18 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Poor mental health linked to rising rates of chronic disease - 7 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Online therapies can improve mental health, and there are no barriers to accessing them - 7 March 2019 - 0 comments
• A path to wellbeing: the growing world of gardening therapy - 4 March 2019 - 0 comments
• This diet can be key to improving your mental health - 4 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Growing up in a green area may help support mental health - 4 March 2019 - 0 comments
• What Is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy And How Can It Improve Mental Health? - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments
• How to take care of your mental health while travelling - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘Traditional masculinity’ and mental health: Experts call for gendered approach to treatment - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments

Rural

• ‘Pill shaming’ and stigma causes regional Australians to battle mental illness for longer - 13 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Trauma teddies an antidote for family anxiety while waiting in hospital ward - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Indigenous youth suicide inquiry demands urgent response, says mental health campaigner Joe Williams - 11 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘Situation dire’: Aboriginal child suicide inquest lays bare intergenerational trauma - 19 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Aboriginal community pleas for ‘help in dealing with grief’ as Closing the Gap report finds most targets not met - 15 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Nuclear waste site selection process triggers mental health concerns, business boycotts and division, FOI documents reveal - 14 February 2019 - 0 comments
• R u ok? Trees painted blue spark talking point around depression in regional communities - 8 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Regional mental health projects get grant support - 8 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Suicide rate continues to plague rural areas - 21 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Mental health patients in rural Australia feel ‘forgotten’, despite billions in funding - 21 January 2019 - 0 comments

Sector News

• Mental health cover in spotlight as claims soar - 20 October 2017 - 0 comments
• Drug addicted mums given help to look after newborns as government rolls out $9m funding - 19 January 2017 - 0 comments
• Universities Need An Education In Youth Mental Health - 12 January 2017 - 0 comments
• Canberra’s primary health body calls for audit of demand for suicide prevention services in the ACT - 12 January 2017 - 0 comments
• Poor mental health costs Aust $60b a year - 14 December 2016 - 0 comments
• FIFO workers urged to get help with mental health, relationship pressures - 8 December 2016 - 0 comments
• These Eating Disorder Survivors Want “Pro-Ana” Sites Outlawed In Australia - 26 October 2016 - 0 comments
• Brisbane to get new residential youth mental health facility after Barrett Centre closure - 17 October 2016 - 0 comments
• Indigenous suicide rate should be addressed with action, not ‘talkfests’, Fiona Stanley says - 4 October 2016 - 0 comments
• Massive duplication of mental health services in Indigenous communities, WA committee hears - 14 September 2016 - 0 comments

Stigma Reduction

• ‘Pill shaming’ and stigma causes regional Australians to battle mental illness for longer - 13 March 2019 - 0 comments
• The clearer we are about women’s mental health needs the better - 11 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘Traditional masculinity’ and mental health: Experts call for gendered approach to treatment - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments
• How domestic violence affects women’s mental health - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments
• How Dan Vickerman’s death sparked a doctor’s search for answers - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘Situation dire’: Aboriginal child suicide inquest lays bare intergenerational trauma - 19 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Here’s How To Effectively Talk To Your Kids About Depression - 18 February 2019 - 0 comments
• One in five NSW high school kids suffers “severe” deprivation of life’s essentials - 15 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Aboriginal community pleas for ‘help in dealing with grief’ as Closing the Gap report finds most targets not met - 15 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Meditation’s health benefits get the royal seal of approval - 14 February 2019 - 0 comments

Suicide

• ‘Smiling depression’: it’s possible to be depressed while appearing happy – here’s why that’s particularly dangerous - 19 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘If it wasn’t for pole I don’t think I’d be here’: Mother explains how pole dancing saved her life after her daughter’s suicide - 18 March 2019 - 0 comments
• How Dan Vickerman’s death sparked a doctor’s search for answers - 28 February 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘Situation dire’: Aboriginal child suicide inquest lays bare intergenerational trauma - 19 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Aboriginal community pleas for ‘help in dealing with grief’ as Closing the Gap report finds most targets not met - 15 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Does Your Skin Affect Your Mental Health – And Vice Versa? Psycho-dermatology Aims To Find The Connection - 8 February 2019 - 0 comments
• R u ok? Trees painted blue spark talking point around depression in regional communities - 8 February 2019 - 0 comments
• Suicide rate continues to plague rural areas - 21 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Indigenous youth suicide at crisis point - 17 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Inside Facebook’s suicide algorithm: Here’s how the company uses artificial intelligence to predict your mental state from your posts - 7 January 2019 - 0 comments

Technology

• Should You Trust An App With Your Mental Health? - 24 January 2019 - 0 comments
• The Lifestyle and Digital Health Trends for 2019 - 10 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Importance of an infant mental health approach to sleep - 9 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Inside Facebook’s suicide algorithm: Here’s how the company uses artificial intelligence to predict your mental state from your posts - 7 January 2019 - 0 comments
• 5 wellness apps to help you cultivate positive mental health - 7 January 2019 - 0 comments
• Using technology-enabled mental health treatments for Type 2 diabetes - 19 December 2018 - 0 comments
• No butts – it’s time to help people with mental health conditions quit smoking - 19 December 2018 - 0 comments
• To improve digital well-being, put your phone down and talk to people - 3 October 2018 - 0 comments
• Machine minds: can AI play a role in mental health therapy? - 12 September 2018 - 0 comments
• YouTube expands its ‘digital wellbeing’ tools to track time spent watching videos - 10 September 2018 - 0 comments

Therapies

• Exercise seems to help alleviate depression, but not for everybody - 19 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Could daydreaming be the path to greater creativity and mental health? - 19 March 2019 - 0 comments
• How mindfulness meditation works — and changes the brain’s architecture - 18 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘If it wasn’t for pole I don’t think I’d be here’: Mother explains how pole dancing saved her life after her daughter’s suicide - 18 March 2019 - 0 comments
• ‘It was a feeling of defeat’: the real signs of workplace burnout - 13 March 2019 - 0 comments
• This is what happens to your body when you hate your job - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Trauma teddies an antidote for family anxiety while waiting in hospital ward - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Could throwing yourself into a new activity bring inner happiness? - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments
• When it comes to mental health forget the wellness trends and just keep moving to feel your best - 12 March 2019 - 0 comments
• Surf therapy offering hope, healing and a different approach to mental health treatment - 11 March 2019 - 0 comments