Mental health
‘Smartphones are like pokies in their pockets’: Keeping kids phone-free
Parents are uniting to keep their kids phone-free – at least until high school – as child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg calls for a licence to use a smartphone.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Wellbeing
The misconception that could change the way we look at mental health
A new study highlights that the presence of illness does not mean an absence of wellbeing.
- by Sarah Berry
Psychiatrists fear patient confidentiality is being undermined in Qld courts
There is increasing concern that court access to health files may be used to cast doubt on the credibility of rape and sexual assault survivors.
- by Cloe Read
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AFL 2024
Out of harm’s way: AFL’s mental health boss on drugs policy, weight ban
Dr Kate Hall, who treated AFL players with drug and mental health issues in her previous life as a clinical psychologist, says the league is focused on “harm minimisation”.
- by Jake Niall
US surgeon general wants cigarette-style warnings placed on social media
“Social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents,” said Dr Vivek Murthy. “A surgeon general’s warning label...would regularly remind parents and adolescents”.
- by Michelle Chapman
Men need to be better at helping men. Their lives depend on it
As a society, we have made progress in talking about men’s mental health. But not nearly enough.
- by Sarah Berry
How Nick Bracks shook off his shadow and learnt to move his mind
A bold request helped the mental health advocate and podcast host find a kindred spirit in the son of a Hollywood superstar.
- by Jewel Topsfield
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Men's health
Know a man who has recently separated? It might be worth checking in
One man came to my office to describe returning from a FIFO swing to an empty house. Furniture gone – wife and kids, too. That was the start of his new life.
- by Lisanne Iriks
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Education
Owen loved being a principal. But he never wants to set foot in a school again
Some experts believe principals could be eligible to launch legal claims for moral injury – a psychological condition once reserved for soldiers in war zones.
- by Robyn Grace
She helps hoarders clean their homes, and she has some advice for you
With 7 million social media followers, Brogan Ingram knows a thing or two about cleaning messy homes.
- by Kate Morgan
Mental health professionals used to be wary of apps. Now, they prescribe them
Black Dog Institute will launch a CBT app for teenagers this week, joining a list of tools experts say could be useful in the nation’s mental health crisis.
- by Mary Ward