At some point in our lives, many of us will experience the effects of a natural disaster or severe weather event in our community. Following a community incident, the majority of children recover well. However, for some children, the incident...
Read moreEveryone wants to be happy, however, some people see it as a winding road with no end in sight. When you are happy, the world will seem that much brighter in your eyes. You should take the necessary steps to increase your levels of happiness so...
Read moreIn Australia, one in five people experience a mental illness, but insurance coverage is still lacking when it comes to treating mental health symptoms. In New Zealand, coverage for mental health is similarly limited. The New Zealand Mental Health...
Read moreThe following article was kindly written and contributed by Jill Sweatman, a presenter at the upcoming 2019 Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium. We are living in a giant uncontrolled experiment with a generation of Australian...
Read moreMillions of people around the world care for family members, friends or others in need of day-to-day assistance. Here in Australia, 3 million people are occupied as carers. From the moment you establish a caring relationship, you play an...
Read moreUnfortunately, anxiety and depression are something hard to control once they develop. At the same time, many people claim that they feel anxiety at least once or twice in a month, especially when deadlines approach. Unfortunately, we have many...
Read moreWith over 300 million people worldwide affected by depression, chances are good that you know or work with someone who deals with the illness on a daily basis. Depression can affect a person’s ability to perform simple tasks, thereby making...
Read moreIt can be a struggle dating someone who struggles with depression, but by understanding a few key things, it’s possible to have a healthy and loving relationship. Although you need to understand you can’t solve your partner’s...
Read moreMissy Robinson is an Australian publicist, creative, speaker, author and mental health advocate whose mission is to reduce the stigma around mental health and how even living with a complex mental illness, you can still set out and achieve all...
Read moreContributions are invited for a special issue of HEJ – on the theme of ‘Lifelong Wellbeing – Proactive Health Promotion of Positive Health and Wellbeing’. Edited by Wayne Usher (Griffith University, Australia), Monika Arora (Public...
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