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Dad's day a reminder to look after his mental health

Dad's day a reminder to look after his mental health

New fathers can struggle to adjust to the realities of parenthood but often don't seek professional help when navigating mental health challenges.

Women living longer, but facing barriers to health care

Women living longer, but facing barriers to health care

Women living longer, but facing barriers to health care

Women living longer, but facing barriers to health care

Despite living longer than men, women's health outcomes vary across their lifetimes when it comes to mental health, chronic illness and reproductive care.

Don't tough it out: tradies' mental health in focus

Don't tough it out: tradies' mental health in focus

Don't tough it out: tradies' mental health in focus

Don't tough it out: tradies' mental health in focus

For years, tradies were told to "toughen up and live with it" if they faced mental health challenges, but now the industry is tackling them head-on.

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Younger Australia is facing a loneliness 'epidemic'

Younger Australia is facing a loneliness 'epidemic'

Nearly half of young Australians feel lonely, with experts warning digital life, the cost of living and lack of connection are fuelling a growing crisis.

Gaza war inflicts distress on Arab-Aust women: study

Gaza war inflicts distress on Arab-Aust women: study

Symptoms of panic disorder and psychosocial stress have been detected among women with ties to Middle East war zones, as researchers warn of dire consequences.

'God, please': sobs as cops beat naked woman

'God, please': sobs as cops beat naked woman

Shocking video footage has been played in court of two police officers kicking, wrestling and pepper spraying a naked woman having a psychotic episode.

Multiple crises lead to spike in mental health issues

Multiple crises lead to spike in mental health issues

Cases of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts spike drastically when people are grappling with multiple crises, new data shows.

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Drought and taxes pile on mental pressure for farmers

Drought and taxes pile on mental pressure for farmers

Drought and taxes pile on mental pressure for farmers

Drought and taxes pile on mental pressure for farmers

The ongoing challenges of extreme weather and new emergency services taxes are making the mental pressures experienced by farmers harder to bear.

New dads mental struggle can impact children's health

New dads mental struggle can impact children's health

New dads mental struggle can impact children's health

New dads mental struggle can impact children's health

As one-in-10 new dads experience a mental health challenge, research has found a father's mental health can potentially affect their child's development.

Coming out an 'indelible memory' with lasting impacts

Coming out an 'indelible memory' with lasting impacts

Coming out an 'indelible memory' with lasting impacts

Coming out an 'indelible memory' with lasting impacts

One in two LGBTQI young people experience parental rejection when they come out, an occurrence that can prompt years of shame and mental anguish.

Loneliness back in top causes of raised suicide risk

Loneliness back in top causes of raised suicide risk

Loneliness back in top causes of raised suicide risk

Loneliness back in top causes of raised suicide risk

Economic pressures and personal and family relationship breakdowns are still the leading causes of distress for Australians but loneliness is rising.

'Bad process': contentious workers comp reforms delayed

'Bad process': contentious workers comp reforms delayed

'Bad process': contentious workers comp reforms delayed

'Bad process': contentious workers comp reforms delayed

A bulging compensation scheme, that would cost taxpayers $5 million a day if left unreformed, a government says, is being further examined in a probe.

Men urged to reach out for judgment-free support

Men urged to reach out for judgment-free support

Men urged to reach out for judgment-free support

Men urged to reach out for judgment-free support

A survey of Australian men has found many are struggling with personal and mental challenges but often do not know where to turn to for help.

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

As a five-week inquest into a mass killing wrapped up, families of the victims have detailed their grief, anger and hope the tragedy will never be repeated.

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Rainbow buildings to highlight 'invisible' issue

More than 60 per cent of LGBTQI people report having experienced domestic or family violence, but for many support is limited or inaccessible.

'Indescribable': Bondi victim's fiance blasts reporting

Family members of a woman killed in the Bondi Junction mass stabbing say irresponsible media reporting of her death has caused them serious emotional damage.

Govt touts workers comp laws for 'future generations'

Workers suffering from mental health injury will face stricter eligibility rules to claim compensation under laws proposed by the NSW government.

Campaign targets neglect of Aussies' mental health

More than 230,000 Australians living with severe mental illnesses can't access community supports, as a campaign launches to remind leaders of the glaring gap.

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Grandma on murder charges to use mental health defence

A woman accused of murdering her two young grandsons in their rural home has hired a new private lawyer in the middle of a brief court mention.

Response to mall attack praised despite security flaws

An international security expert has praised a shopping centre owner's reaction to a stabbing rampage despite a monitoring guard's "inadequate" call to police.

Potential collapse forces worker mental health rethink

Australia’s largest workers' compensation scheme was made to address physical injuries but is grappling with a modern understanding of mental health impacts.

'Red flag': warning sign when killer wanted gun licence

A psychiatrist admits he was given false information about a man who sought a medical report to get a gun licence, who years later committed the Bondi atrocity.

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

A psychiatrist who spent years treating the Bondi Junction killer has been reduced to tears in a witness box after hours of intense questioning and backdowns.

Psychiatrist claims 'no error' in treating mall killer

A psychiatrist who treated the man behind a mass stabbing at a busy mall has denied any mistakes in her care despite ceasing his antipsychotics years earlier.

Mall stabber's father 'did not want' son medicated

The father of a man who stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre believed his son would die if he began taking anti-psychotics again.

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