Services where hefty fines have been issued after children were force fed, subjected to unreasonable discipline or allowed to escape onto busy roads will come under renewed scrutiny under a new federal law.
A gripping television series has parents across Australia questioning if we are doing enough to protect teens from harmful messages online. Read the expert advice.
Wilbur Groth went from a happy, energetic kid with lots of friends to nervous, anxious and struggling to attend school.
A grieving mother says other parents need to take note of the warning signs of a risky new “health” trend that social media is pushing on young boys.
A relentless diet of TikTok fitness videos turned Ollie Hughes from a cheerful kid to a tormented teen. Here his mum tells how the toxic trend “stripped him of joy and self-worth” until he lost the will to live.
Psychologist Jodie Benveniste believes she can help teens as they navigate the emotional minefield of mental health, sharing how “it has helped me the most in my life”. Here’s how.
Mental health advocates are calling for action to help young Victorians following an 85 per cent increase in youth suicides in the past year.
When Corrine Lee-Cheu started spending hours trying to get her face “right”, her family put it down to typical teenage behaviour. It was only after her death by suicide that they learned of the relentless cruelty she’d been subjected to by school bullies.
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