Mental Health

Athena Perkusich says her special bond with a horse helps her connect and relax. She is among thousands of young people benefiting from an equine program in the Kimberley.  

Experts think exposure to traumatic content on social media, such as uncensored images coming out of the Middle East, can give some people PTSD. So what signs should you look out for, and how can you protect yourself?

A study finds local sporting clubs are taking steps to improve their members' mental health, but some need support to implement "best practice" initiatives.

The mother of Bondi Junction stabbing victim Jade Young has called for a national approach to mental health access.

Charlie's 12-year-old daughter is so anxious that she bites her nails until they bleed. Here are some ways parents can help children in distress.

The mother of Jade Young, who was killed in April's Bondi Junction stabbing, is asking state, territory and federal governments to better coordinate their responses to complex mental health needs.

An Australian resident of more than four decades is deported to the United Kingdom after his visa was cancelled due to a drug conviction, with a last-minute appeal rejected by the Federal Court.

Volunteers never imagined the centre would stay open so long. But it has been a long road to recovery — and the "face of Black Summer" is still rebuilding.

Without anywhere safe and secure to call home, Hailey felt like she didn't have a future. Her grades crashed and her mental health suffered. She's not alone. 

It was an epic effort that involved thousands of kilometres and 21 pairs of shoes. On Sunday Tim Franklin ended his round-the-world run where he began, in Brisbane.  

This three-month circus program brings out everyone's "inner child" and shows you're never too old to learn new tricks — like hula-hooping and plate-spinning.

After struggling through her final year at school and hustling in a 9-5 job, Sophia Antoncic packed up and moved to a tropical island. She hasn't looked back.

Music is the centre of Megan Burslem's life, but it wasn't until life threw her a few bumps that she realised music's power to help her be more comfortable with feeling the big feelings. 

While we have no idea how Julian Assange is coping from being cooped up inside for so long with few visitors, we do know that isolation can have a severe negative impact on many people.

Gone are the days when a phone call was the main way to call in sick. With email, text and messaging apps now in the mix, we ask experts about the best ways to let an employer know you're unable to work.

A Pilbara motorbike club organised a 1,300 kilometre loop of the WA mining region to raise money and awareness for men struggling with their mental health.

Lismore's annual Lantern Parade has never missed a beat in its 30-year history, despite devastating floods and the COVID pandemic. Now it's one of four locations around the world selected for a global study on revelry and resilience.

WA's remote north, where Mike Nicholson lives, has one of the highest rates of male suicide in Australia. After seeing his mates struggle, he decided to do something about it, and founded a social motorbike club to bring people together.

The day after Zoe Strickland's son took his own life, she picked up a Sharpie pen and drew a picture. It would become the first entry in a series of grief diaries, and the birth of her stick figure character, Doodle Lady.

Olivia went on Australia's biggest show to find love, but lost almost everything. She says she got a "villain edit" — so do they exist?

Korea's notoriously high beauty standards date back hundreds of years, and even today they influence millions of men and women, with many going to extreme lengths to fit the "toxic beauty standards".

A community in western Victoria has taken its mental health needs into its own hands, and it's starting to pay dividends.

Two friends — a clinical psychologist and a school principal — saw an urgent need for embedded mental health support in a western Victorian community after a string of suicides. Now they're running a not-for-profit that places trainee psychologists in rural schools.

Self-proclaimed nerd Laura Portelli has owned Total Tabletop — a game store on the main street of Dubbo — for more than a year, and aims to make people feel welcome and safe in a world where goblins might be fighting off three-headed monsters.

As families struggle to keep their kitchens stocked, the cost-of-living crisis is drawing attention to the role of schools in providing healthy food to students — something that experts say also promotes their mental health.