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Many young people struggle to work due to mental health

Many young people struggle to work due to mental health

Only one in two young people feel confident in succeeding in their future career aspirations due to poor mental health, a survey shows.

Not child's play: parents' mental health fears for kids

Not child's play: parents' mental health fears for kids

Not child's play: parents' mental health fears for kids

Not child's play: parents' mental health fears for kids

The majority of Australian parents and close family members have concerns about their child's mental health, but many are uncomfortable to speak about it.

Shame a barrier as many delay help for mental health

Shame a barrier as many delay help for mental health

Shame a barrier as many delay help for mental health

Shame a barrier as many delay help for mental health

Some people are waiting up to 10 years before accessing support for mental health issues as a new survey reveals increasing shame about seeking treatment.

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Social media dubbed 'a time suck' amid youth-ban push

Social media dubbed 'a time suck' amid youth-ban push

Results of a large survey suggest Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat all trail another digital platform when it comes to younger users.

Man accused of stabbing cop bailed for psych review

Man accused of stabbing cop bailed for psych review

An 18-year-old man has been bailed to undergo an inpatient psychiatric assessment after he allegedly stabbed a police officer outside of his home.

Police should step back in mental health calls: review

Police should step back in mental health calls: review

A review has found NSW police officers are not always the right people to respond to mental health crises in the community, sparking calls for urgent action.

Promise to improve wellbeing to prevent suicide scourge

Promise to improve wellbeing to prevent suicide scourge

Additional prevention measures and support for people at risk of suicide form part of a sweeping draft strategy aimed at eradicating the scourge.

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Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Parents should talk to their children about excessive social media and smart phone use after data showing a rapid decline in young people's mental health.

Banned shoplifter's wee act caused 'public alarm'

Banned shoplifter's wee act caused 'public alarm'

Banned shoplifter's wee act caused 'public alarm'

Banned shoplifter's wee act caused 'public alarm'

A man who urinated over $300 of raw meat at Woolworths had already been banned from the supermarket chain because of a shoplifting incident weeks before.

'Doomscrolling' leading to emotional harm, study says

'Doomscrolling' leading to emotional harm, study says

'Doomscrolling' leading to emotional harm, study says

'Doomscrolling' leading to emotional harm, study says

Compulsive reading of negative news makes people more likely to feel suspicious and distrustful and form the belief that life lacks meaning, a study has found.

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Mental health groups have warned that banning social media for children could inadvertently hurt the people governments are trying to help.

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Love & AI: the artificial intimacy of being understood

Australian experts are wondering if people should be concerned by AI's growing use for intimacy, and whether human connections are yet to be challenged.

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

Push to expedite common anti-depressant amid shortages

The common anti-depressant Duloxetine is in short supply with pharmaceutical companies working to expedite shipments to address concerns about its availability.

Family sues after police tasering leads to man's death

Family sues after police tasering leads to man's death

Family sues after police tasering leads to man's death

Family sues after police tasering leads to man's death

The mother of a mentally ill man who died after being tasered, pepper sprayed and handcuffed by the cops has sued over alleged police and healthcare failings.

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Young people sadder, lonelier since social media onset

Young Australians report worsening mental health since some of the most popular social media platforms entered their lives.

Veteran claims to be made easier with law changes

Veterans are hopeful planned changes to the nation's military compensation framework will mean no more delays for life-saving support.

Mother of Bondi stabbing victim pleads for more support

A disjointed mental health sector means people are falling through the cracks, with the level of care dependent on where you live, a grieving mother says.

Aboriginal teen's human rights breached in state care

A coroner has found a 17-year-old Aboriginal girl in state care was not listened to when she asked to be better connected with her culture and community.

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Social media ban for children under 16 on the cards

Social media fuels cyberbullying and mental health issues among young Australians and the opposition has vowed to address the 'scourge'.

Shopping centre tragedy sparks mental health funds rise

Additional funds will be directed to services for homeless people in NSW suffering from mental illness, following a mass stabbing that left six people dead.

Family remembers 'selfless' man gunned down by police

A northern NSW man who provoked police into shooting him has been remembered fondly by his grieving family as a coroner looks into the details of his death.

Man's 'shock' death stirs call for mental health review

A man's deteriorated mental health is at the heart of a coroner's findings, exploring issues in the health services offered to him at the time of his death.

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Parents and their children are struggling to cope with cost-of-living pressures, the over-use of technology and lingering effects of the pandemic.

Childhood upbringing linked to mental health conditions

Research has revealed the link between childhood maltreatment and mental health conditions, with calls for the government to treat it as public health priority.

Monash Health pleads guilty over patient's death

Monash Health admits it breached health and safety legislation before a mental health patient took her own life at Casey Hospital in Melbourne's southeast.

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