Welcome to 2017 from the The Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association

At The Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Associationwe pride ourselves on keeping you up to date with the latest in Mental Health news,...

We don’t know enough about mental health in Australian medical students

The highly regarded Journal of the American Medical Association has published a comprehensive review examining the prevalence of depression,...

Pets can help people manage serious mental illness, study finds.

There is significant evidence owning a pet has benefits for general wellbeing, but new research has found that pets can also play an important role...

Headspace using social media to combat youth suicide in Albury Wodonga

Headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, is partnering with Facebook to combat youth suicide.

Do screens make psychotic adults?

Do your work responsibilities and recreational choices involve a lot of computer use? Are you in the habit of updating social media through the day?...

Insurance industry stuck in 'dark ages', say mental health advocates

Seventeen-year-old Ella Ingram was beyond excited about her upcoming school trip to New York. Everything was booked, she was ready and raring to go....

How the brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease: a new view

The Conversation

More Indigenous psychologists needed to address gaps in mental health

In September, the Australian Psychology Society (APS) issued a monumental apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. It was a formal...

Australians call for a more accurate visual representation of mental illness

Australia’s national mental health charity, SANE Australia, and Getty Images, the world’s leader in visual communications, partnered together...

Mental illness and family access to health information.

Australia’s medical law is based on the principle of autonomy. A person becomes the sole decision maker about their medical treatment when he or she...