I am Sophie and I decided to hike the Bibbulmun Track from the 17th of March. It is a 1000 kilometre journey starting in Albany at the bottom of Western Australia, up to Kalamunda, in the Perth hills. It should take me about 2 months – and...
Read moreOnly 51% of Australian adults brush their teeth twice a day as recommended and, consequently, tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in Australia. The country’s Oral Health Tracker report has established significant links between oral...
Read moreMatthew Johnstone was a block away from New York’s twin towers when they collapsed in 2001, leaving him covered in a thick layer of ash. As the high-flying advertising creative director dusted himself off, he thought about the fragility of...
Read morePermanent part-time positions available (0.8FTE working 64 hrs/fortnight) Move to the sunshine capital of New Zealand Beat the traffic, how does a 10 or 15 minute trip to work sound? Do you ski, mountain bike, tramp, love boating or laying on the...
Read moreEveryone and anyone. This both encompasses who should be aware of eating disorders as much as who is capable of developing them. And while the people who do end up acquiring such a burden may be naturally aware of them, they are not necessarily...
Read moreCase Manager (Kaiatawhai) – CAMHS (Nelson) – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Two positions available Make a difference working with young people and their family and whanau District wide position located in Nelson About our...
Read moreA study by the World Health Organisation found that worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder. Pregnancy impacts both your physical and mental health in large-scale and often...
Read morePsychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals play a hugely valuable role in helping people to cope with and recover from various disorders. They can only help, however, if the people who need their services can find them...
Read moreWhen people have mental health troubles their self-care often falls by the wayside. A number of problems, including depression, can sap your motivation to perform daily tasks. When you don’t clean, exercise or cook reasonable meals for yourself...
Read moreNot knowing is an uncomfortable experience. As human beings, we are naturally curious. We seek to understand, predict and control – it helps us learn and it keeps us safe. Uncertainty can feel dangerous because we cannot predict with complete...
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