A growing body of evidence reveals feeling happy is linked with better physical and psychological health.
What is wellbeing?
Everyone wants to feel well but there’s a lot more to wellbeing than happiness and yoga.
Why restraint is not the solution
Use of physical restraint in detention settings is outmoded, according to a leading expert, and amounts to a physical assault that would be unacceptable in any other setting.
Internet addiction and online gaming disorder on the rise
In our modern world, the internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, enabling us to be more connected and efficient than ever before. But our move online has also resulted in the serious and growing global phenomenon of internet addiction.
Witnessing trauma at work takes an emotional toll
Many professions - paramedics, police, firefighters - involve helping people in traumatic circumstances but witnessing trauma has its own effects that can haunt people for life.
Our own ageism can prevent us from ageing well
Ageism is rife but negative perceptions of older people are not just restricted to the young – research shows older people can also hold bias about ageing which can impair their mental and physical health and enjoyment of life.
The system often forgets children of people with cancer: here’s how to help them
Young people who have a parent with cancer experience high levels of psychological distress. Open and honest communication is their primary unmet need and may reduce the distress they experience.
Family matters: mental illness doesn’t have to pass from parent to child
Children with a parent with a mental illness are significantly more likely to develop their own mental health issues, yet little is done to intervene or prevent this.
Are you afraid of flying?
We’re jetting off overseas more than ever but that doesn’t mean we like it, with as many as one in four travellers admitting to a fear of flying. Here’s what you can do to cope with aviation travel.
Anxiety in children
All children feel anxious when they’re growing up, but children affected by anxiety disorders experience extreme fear, nervousness and shyness, which affects their quality of life.
From Around the Web
- The ‘Joy and Envy’ of Seeing All Your Friends Get VaccinatedThe New York Times
- Meghan’s candor on race and mental health hits home for Black women, experts sayNBC News
- Without the surgery to confirm an endometriosis diagnosis, Ella started to feel like the pain was all in her headABC News
- Negative words impact children’s negative opinions of others, study findsCNN Health
- I’ve made my child afraid of the dark. How do I fix it?ABC Everyday
- Is regretting your past decisions helpful or useless self-torture?ABC Everyday
- Four reasons you’re tired of Zoom calls — and what to do about itWashington Post
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