Mental disorders
Why lamps or blank screens can be haunting for people with this condition
Nearly half a million Australians live with dementia. But for people like Hope Island resident Bill Leavy, it’s not just about losing memory.
- Courtney Kruk
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Queensland to allow GPs to diagnose, prescribe ADHD drugs to adults
Health Minister Tim Nicholls touted the move as a “nation-leading first” in treating ADHD in Australia.
- Alex Condon
Canberra widow Lach Searle shares his story of grief for R U OK? Day
Lach Searle, who lost his wife Bec to sepsis 10 years ago, shares what he wants you to know about grief. Credit: R U OK? www.ruok.org.au
‘People are crying out for something different’: Brisbane’s shrinking public primary schools
While Brisbane’s population is surging, enrolments in the city’s state primary schools have slumped. The Greens are just one family who chose a different education model.
- Felicity Caldwell
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- Opinion
I’m a doomscrolling news junkie. This is how I could fix it
Recent world events have sent our stress levels soaring, but help is at hand.
- Jenna Price
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- Mental health
Victoria fails royal commission timeline as mental health reforms delayed
The Allan government has backtracked on its promise to implement all recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System on time.
- Kieran Rooney, Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
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- Mental health
Taxpayers hand over $1b a year for a mental health levy. No one knows exactly how it’s spent
A former mental health royal commissioner has called for a breakdown of how the money is being spent, with a lack of transparency fuelling concerns it’s not being used as promised.
- Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
Men need to be better at helping men. Their lives depend on it
As a society, we have made progress in talking about men’s mental health. But not nearly enough.
- Sarah Berry
Every night, Jeremy Buckingham went to bed hoping his son was OK
The upper house member is hesitant to say he returned to politics in his son’s memory, but says the state’s inadequate mental health system was behind the decision.
- Mary Ward
How a simple T-shirt message widened Maureen’s world
Living with dementia, Maureen went largely unnoticed in her wheelchair on Manly seafront until her husband created a touching message T-shirt that changed everything.
- Tim Barlass
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