OLIVIA SIVA We all know it, but we don’t often talk about it; posts to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram can create a posed, edited, unrealistic snapshot of an individual’s life. This superficial “social … [Read more...]
The Source News on Global Digital – 19 September 2019
Sep 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Coming up today on The Source News, we hear about the climate strikes that are set to take place across the nation tomorrow, the psychological effects of video gaming on children, the Bureau of Meteorology warns of an active storm season and how it … [Read more...]
Photography exhibition fights mental health stigma
Sep 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
JESSICA AMBLER LIVIN is partnering up with Robina Town Shopping Centre to raise awareness and break the stigma surrounding mental health conditions with a special pop-up photographic exhibition called Collective Minds. The Collective … [Read more...]
Griffith Uni starts R U OK? Day conversation
Sep 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
ASHLEIGH HARTLEY Tomorrow is R U OK? Day and Griffith University is taking the opportunity to create a safe space for its students to start a conversation about mental health. R U OK? Day is a national movement with the goal of … [Read more...]
Aged care residents need more support
Sep 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
COURTNEY KRUK Since commencing in December 2018, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has highlighted extensive issues surrounding the quality and regulation of care in Australian residential aged care facilities. As … [Read more...]
Pocket Fest celebrates 10 years of growth
Aug 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
ATHENA ZELANDONII The Pocket Community Garden in Woolloongabba will celebrate its 10-year anniversary this Sunday with Pocket Fest, a special community festival and fundraiser. All members of the public are welcome to attend Pocket … [Read more...]
Self Love Movement grows in Brisbane
Oct 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
ASHLEE STENNER Alana Arvantis is a self love guru. Joyful and dedicated, she works to spread the message of self love, acceptance and empowerment to women across the nation. As founder of the Self Love Movement, Ms Arvantis has cultivated a … [Read more...]
Band uses music to focus on mental health
Oct 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
GABRIELLE ZGRAJEWSKI In any creative industry, issues with mental health, self-esteem, drug and alcohol addiction and financial instability are real and pervasive problems, and the Australian music industry is no exception. But musicians such … [Read more...]
Community approach needed for suicide prevention
Sep 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
REBEKAH ROENNFELDT Brisbane's World Suicide Prevention Day Community Forum is encouraging everyone in the community to play a part in helping to reduce the incidence of suicide. The annual forum, organised by the Australian Institute for … [Read more...]
Mental health sector struggles under NDIS
Sep 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
REBEKAH ROENNFELDT Brisbane mental health service providers are concerned the transition to the disability-focused National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) may leave some mental health workers and their clients feeling insufficiently … [Read more...]
