JADE MACBETH There’s no arguing that 2020 has been a stressful and unsettling year, which is why Queensland Mental Health Week couldn’t come at a better time. The state-wide event runs from October 10 to 18 and is a joint initiative … [Read more...]
LGBT+ community struggles over COVID stresses
Sep 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
ALEXANDER MCKENNA COVID-19 and the social isolation it has created is having a negative effect on the mental health of members of the LGBT+ community both in Australia and around the world. The pandemic affects people in different … [Read more...]
Pandemic makes youth addiction help harder
Sep 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
DINA GETOVA The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on youth drug and alcohol treatment, with self-isolation and safety restrictions making it more difficult for young people to seek help. COVID-safe restrictions imposed … [Read more...]
Awareness week supports students’ mental health
Sep 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
HARLLY A LEWIS This week staff and students from Griffith University are taking part in the university’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Week, to encourage conversation and awareness about mental health issues. The week’s events … [Read more...]
Stay active for good mental health
Aug 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
LIV EINEMO TOENJUM For years experts have been telling us exercise is good for our physical health, but staying active is just as important for maintaining a happy and healthy headspace. Clinical and health psychologist Dr Nicola … [Read more...]
Honesty online opens mental health conversation
Sep 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
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...]
