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Dad’s honest confession: ‘The moment I hated my newborn son’

Charlie Townsin Coy opens up about how he found it hard to adjust to the life of being a dad and discovered he was suffering from PNDA, something that can affect fathers, too.

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Brandan Triffitt, with his sons Charlie and George. Picture: Supplied by family

Father’s suicide attempts after loss of newborn twin exposes shortfall

These Mount Gambier parents have revealed their devastating struggle with grief and guilt after losing one twin at 18 hours old. Now they’re calling for better access to peri-natal mental health.

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Shailja Prasad and her daughter, Jiya Lyer at Mount Carmel College. Pictured on 8th October 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Don’t panic about exam anxiety – it can actually boost your brain

Teenage brains are physically rewired by the stress of year 12 exams – but a leading neuroscientist says these simple techniques can help students perform at their best.

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Magic mushrooms may best help depression sufferers with this trait

A study that tracked eight patients with depression found those with this one trait responded the best to magic mushrooms.

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Megan Hayward developed perimenopausal symptoms in her mid-thirites. Picture: Brett Hartwig 6th October 2025

‘I forgot my own sister’s name’: SA woman’s shocking perimenopause diagnosis

Adelaide woman Megan Hayward visited 15 specialists before they discovered why she’d been experiencing a range of debilitating symptoms, including brain fog so bad she forgot her own sister.

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National Network Story - Mental Health - Running October 9. Roxy Aila and her 3-year-old niece Faith. Roxy is the case study and talks about how her family helped her overcome mental health problems. Picture: Nigel Hallett

I was depressed and lonely. This is how I recovered

A Brisbane woman has revealed how isolation from friends and family caused severe mental health issues. It comes as new research shows an alarming number of Aussies feel lonely.

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Depression breakthrough: Why women are more at risk than men

Queensland scientists have uncovered almost 13,000 genetic markers for depression, with women carrying nearly twice as many as men in a world-first discovery.

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Kalon Holzer loved cats, pictured with one of his favourites, Barcode. Picture: Supplied

‘He’s gone mum’: The phone call no parent should ever receive

A heartbroken family has opened up about the shattering moment they discovered their young son and brother – a jokester and keen fisherman – had died by suicide.

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This medication is trending on TikTok. It can kill.

Celebrities and TikTokers are hyping up using heart medication for anxiety. But experts say it can have serious, and even fatal, consequences.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER 2025. Pictured in Surry Hills is Nedd Brockmann. Nedd has partnered with Mitre 10 to help launch the 4:01 Club, which aims to provide a hub of resources and activities to support tradie mental health. Picture: Richard Dobson

Brockmann: ‘I watched my tradie mates self-medicate with booze’

Nedd Brockman knows all too well how the pressures and stress of being a young tradie can harm mental and physical health. Here’s why he’s on a mission to change lives. SEE THE VIDEO

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Weird coping mechanisms used by Gen Z

Adult dummies, ‘bathroom camping’ – how Gen Z copes with exam stress

Adult dummies, ‘bathroom camping’ and ‘crashing out’ are some of the seemingly bizarre coping strategies used by Gen Zers – but experts say there’s science behind the approaches.

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Pat Quinn says the psilocybin assisted therapy trial helped her husband Michael deal with his terminal diagnosis. Picture: Mathew Lynn, St Vincent's Health Australia

My husband took psychedelics to ‘soften the edges’ before his death

Pat Quinn’s dying husband Michael was given psychedelic-assisted therapy, using the hallucinogenic in magic mushrooms. Is it the future of palliative care, to “soften the edges” at the end?

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Dr. Justin Couslon, pictured at home in Mooloolaba, who lost his beloved nephew Logan to suicide last month. Picture Lachie Millard

We’re not doing enough to help our teens – this is what’s needed

The latest tragedy to rock a Qld school has sparked a chorus of experts demanding tougher action.

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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.

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