Health provider’s mass clinic closure leaves just one in Qld
Six Ramsay Health psychology clinics in Queensland are among 17 earmarked for closure, leaving just one in the state.
Anxiety & Depresssion
‘Not doing enough’: Experts’ call on state’s latest teen tragedy
The latest tragedy to rock a Queensland school has sparked a chorus of experts demanding tougher action against social media giants.
Revealed: Top five ways to protect your teen from cyber bullying
As Australians face a generational mental health crisis, experts have weighed in on how we can best protect our young people.
Shearer’s mission to help others after brother, mate died by suicide
A shearer whose brother and close mate both took their own lives says the heartbreak drove him to sell his property to build a platform supporting others in the industry doing it tough.
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One in eight Qlders think about taking their own lives
Everyday stressors including relationship breakdowns and bills have outstripped mental health as factors behind people having thoughts of suicide, shock new data reveals.
Editor’s view: Help is available, just reach out
Too many people still refuse to seek help when the trials of the world threaten to overwhelm them, writes the editor.
‘End it all’: Olympic legend’s shattering admission
Swimming champ Leisel Jones has shared a raw mental health update just weeks after opening up about her suicidal moment.
‘Suicidal, anxious’: Late-night phone use destroying kids
Kids as young as five are staying up late glued to screens — and experts say it’s driving a dangerous rise in anxiety, school refusal and even suicidal behaviour. See the warning signs.
What’s behind the spike linked to Qld’s worst alcohol death rise
New data shows Queensland has recorded the nation’s biggest rise in alcohol-related deaths, with young adults hit hardest and hospitalisations soaring.
‘I thought the world would be better off without me’
Growing up Kat felt like an alien dropped off on the wrong planet. They aren’t alone with a heartbreaking 79 per cent of non-binary Australians contemplating suicide.
Mum ‘shocked’ by battle to get mental health help for little girl
An Aussie mum who works in the mental health sector says it took a year, and thousands of dollars, to be able to get her daughter help.
‘Crisis point’: Moment that changed cricketer
An intervention from her family, marked by a tearful 10-minute speech from her father, turned this international cricket star’s life around.
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