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A lack of awareness about FASD symptoms is robbing those affected of effective treatment

Australia’s hidden epidemic of alcohol harm

Drinking alcohol in pregnancy may have a drastic impact on babies' brain development. But too often Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is overlooked as a cause of children's behavioural and learning issues

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Published in: Health, Society
Tags: Adolescence, Alcohol, Behaviour, Brain, Child Development, Children, Disability, In the news, Learning difficulties, Mental illness, Parenting, Public health, Substance abuse, Wellbeing

A new study suggests negative text combined with images has the strongest impact on consumers

Would graphic warnings on unhealthy food make you think again?

Health warnings on packaged foods can help us make healthier choices – but it’s negative messaging that really drives the point home

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Published in: Health, Society
Tags: Consumer psychology, Health psychology, Public health, society

Small changes can have big impacts on health. But should these changes be engineered?

Should you be ‘nudged’ into better health?

Giving consumers a subtle push towards healthy decisions is not without without ethical downsides

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Published in: Health
Tags: Behaviour, Health, Public health

An understanding of psychology will help overcome barriers to evacuation

Psychology holds key to getting people out before disaster strikes

The risks of disasters is rising along with climate change. But there are many personal barriers to a timely and effective evacuation from danger

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Published in: Society
Tags: Behaviour, Disasters, Public health

Restraint is a form of assault, says expert

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.

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Published in: Health, Society
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Bullying, Clinical psychology, Crime, Culture, Emotion, Mental health, Public health, Trauma, Violence

Beliefs about male superiority underpin violence against women.

Why we need to address gender inequality to reduce violence against women

The risk of violence against women is usually higher in cultures that reinforce male superiority

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Published in: Society
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Family, Fear, Public health, Relationships, Violence

Migrant children can experience stress when interpreting for their parents.

Migrant children are often their parents’ translators – and it can lead to ill health

Migrant parents often rely on their children to interpret for them but the responsibility can take a toll.

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Published in: Family & relationships
Tags: Children, Development, Mental health, Public health

Diabetes is emotionally as well as physically challenging.

Coping with the emotional challenges of diabetes

Psychological support can help people with diabetes overcome the fears and challenges often associated with this chronic health condition.

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Published in: Health
Tags: Behaviour change, Chronic illness, Depression, Disorders, Public health, Stress, Wellbeing

Exposure to extreme weather events influences people's belief in climate change

What does ‘belief’ in climate change really mean

Where one stands on “climate change” has been such a vexed and often confusing issue, at dinner parties, over coffee, with the taxi driver, and in terms of media reporting of where the Australian public is at.

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Published in: Society
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Climate change, Community psychology, Disasters, Environmental psychology, Public health

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