News — mental health
Walking club paves way for women to make connections and overcome loneliness
On a crisp and sunny Saturday morning in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, a small group of women are chatting away, waiting for their coffees outside a busy cafe.
The group grows slowly, until the entire footpath is taken up by dozens of women with coffees in their hands.
Rescue cats inspire mental health author to create tool for navigating change
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Contribute to the Change: Improving mental health knowledge and understanding
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At the inaugural 2021 ABC Heywire Youth Ideas Lab in Broken Hill, NSW, 27 young regional Australians developed five exciting ideas to champion positive change.
Farmer to donate crop profit to mental health charities after mate's death
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A Western Australian farmer touched by suicide will donate the profits from 60 hectares of his crop for the rest of his farming life to help mental health charities.
Traditional healing works with mainstream treatment to battle Indigenous mental health crisis
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Mainstream treatments for depression are failing Indigenous Australians, according to Queensland researchers who are developing a new mental healthcare model that incorporates traditional healing.