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Revealed: How many close confidants Aussies have

The number of people Australians feel they can open up to about their mental health has been revealed.

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Chat you and your partner need to have today

One major barrier is holding Australians back from talking to their significant other about this issue — and it could to be their detriment.

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How my friend saved my life

Tommy Herschell knows the value of good mates — he credits one with saving his life. But many men struggle to open up or maintain friendships.

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For the Can We Talk? mental health campaign. The Daily Telegraph 20.6.2025 Elisabeth Goh is a corporate worker and volunteer firefighter with complex PTSD who is speaking out about how leaning on others has helped her. Pictured at Hornsby Heights RFS. Picture: Rohan Kelly

How ‘fire family’ and friends saved me during PTSD battle

As a volunteer firefighter, Elle Pookapund Goh was always the one saving others. But after the Black Summer bushfires and years of trauma, she faced her own mental health crisis.

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MELBOURNE, APRIL 9, 2025: *EMBARGOED FOR CAN WE TALK CAMPAIGN DO NOT USE WITHOUT SPEAKING TO HERALD SUN PICDESK* Western Bulldog Rory Lobb is opening up about the mental pain being bullied in high school cause him, and how he rose above to become resilient - something that serves him well when being trolled now. Picture: Mark Stewart

How AFL star overcame hardship that left him ‘very depressed’

Rory Lobb would pretend to be sick so he could stay home from school and avoid cruel bullies. Now, the footy star is speaking out to encourage others to open up.

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Jas Rawlinson shares her experiences to help raise awareness. Picture: Supplied

‘I was relieved when my dad took his life’

After Jas Rawlinson’s dad took his own life, something truly scary happened that she never saw coming.

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Influencer Sam Guggenheimer at her gym GRIPT. Working out is one of the ways she combats her mental health issues. For the Can We Talk campaign. Picture: Tim Carrafa

How popular influencer fights off mental health demons

From depression to anxiety and an “aggressive” eating disorder, mental health challenges have been a constant part of a hugely popular Aussie influencer’s journey. This is how she manages them.

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Silent epidemic putting Aussies at risk

Your body is giving you signs, every day, that you are most likely ignoring, at your peril. But it’s not too late.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Raygun left ‘paralysed’ after performance

The Aussie breakdancer has spoken out about the real and devastating effect the viral fallout of her Olympic performance had on her.

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Simple act threatening Aussies’ wellbeing

A growing list of “micro-stressors” including household chores and doomscrolling are having a significant impact on the mental wellbeing of Australians.

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Huge spike in Aussies seeking help

More Australians are reaching out for help with their mental health, with calls to one helpline more than doubling since the launch of a national campaign.

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April 28, 2025: Megan Hayward has struggled to get a good night's sleep for a decade now due to symptoms of perimenopause at her home in Ovingham, Adelaide. Picture: Kelly Barnes

How to get a good night’s rest

An alarming number of Australians are so stressed they’re failing to get enough sleep. Among them is Adelaide’s Megan Hayward, who has battled “horrendous” insomnia for a decade.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Raygun left ‘paralysed’ after performance

Raygun has revealed the habits that helped pull her through challenging times after she went viral with her Olympic debut.

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My Health Record program being encouraged at Myhealth Medical Centre Campbelltown. Dr Mohammed Hasan one of the local doctors at the clinic. Photographed 10th October 2018. (AAP IMAGE/Matthew Vasilescu)

‘Compassion fatigue’: Why GPs are taking more time off

GPs are seeing a sharp increase in the number of patients with mental health problems and it’s beginning to take its toll on doctors.

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