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Generation Next is a social enterprise providing education and information to protect and enhance the mental health of young people.

$3.9 Million Project for Mental Health Support for Multicultural Australians

Leading health and multicultural organisations are uniting to tackle "huge" mental health gaps in Australia's culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. Mental Health Australia, the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) and the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) will team up to deliver a new multicultural mental health project with $3.9 million from the Department of Health. CEO [...]

By |2021-03-02T16:17:39+11:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Suicide|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Rise of Sexual ‘Consent Apps’

In the world of romance post #MeToo, some young people are cautiously navigating their way through sexual relationships by using consent apps. These devices ask the user to confirm they consent to sexual activity with another user by tapping or writing on the screen of their smartphone. The number of such apps is growing, as they [...]

By |2018-05-07T14:27:55+10:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Xavier Ellis: Mental Health Serious Issue in AFL

It was winter 2013 - late in the evening - when my mobile began buzzing from the kitchen table. Alastair Clarkson’s name was flashing brightly on the screen, and immediate panic set in. When a head coach calls after dark, it’s like a police officer knocking on the front door: it can only be bad [...]

By |2021-03-02T16:17:55+11:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Depression, Mental Illness, Suicide|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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As Verne Troyer dies aged 49, why we need to take male depression and suicide extremely seriously

Warning: This article contains discussion of depression and suicide which some readers may find triggering and upsetting. Like a heavy punch to the gut that leaves me wheezing, every time I hear about a wasted life in the news through suicide, it brings back my own dreadful experiences with depression roaring back with an intense [...]

By |2021-03-02T16:18:19+11:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Depression, Mental Illness, Suicide|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Social Emotional Learning; What it is and why it matters

There’s a lot of talk about Social Emotional Learning, but what exactly is it?  The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines Social Emotional Learning or SEL as “the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve [...]

By |2018-04-30T15:58:45+10:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments
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4 Steps To Conquer Career Anxiety

In an age of endless possibilities and major FOMO, it’s no surprise that so many millennials experience career anxiety. You may be wondering if you’re in the right job, if you’re doing enough, or even if you’re good enough. (Imposter syndrome anyone?) Maybe your boss is seriously stressing you out, or you just wish you [...]

By |2021-03-02T16:18:33+11:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Mental Illness|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Managing an Employee with Mental Health Issues – What You Need to Know

Sadly, mental illness affects a high proportion of the Australian population, with BeyondBlue reporting that 45% of the Australian population will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. As employers, how do we deal with mental illness in our workforce? Furthermore, is it any of our business? Employees do not always disclose a mental illness [...]

By |2021-03-02T16:18:56+11:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Illness|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Autistic Emotion Regulation

New research from York University's Faculty of Health shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help children with autism manage not only anxiety but other emotional challenges, such as sadness and anger. Led by Jonathan Weiss, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and CIHR Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and Care [...]

By |2018-04-30T15:59:02+10:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Suicide Twice as Likely in Victims of Cyberbullying

Children and young people under 25 who are victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to self-harm and enact suicidal behavior, according to a new study. The research also suggests that it is not just the victims of cyberbullying that are more vulnerable to suicidal behaviours, but the perpetrators themselves are at higher [...]

By |2021-03-04T15:11:47+11:00April 26th, 2018|Categories: Bullying, Cybersafety, Suicide|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments
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8 Reasons to Forgive

Forgiveness within psychology is relatively new, having emerged as a research focus in the later 1980's (Enright, Santos, & Al-Mabuk, 1989). Over the next three decades, a host of studies have emerged within the mental health professions showing that Forgiveness Therapy is beneficial for the client, for the one who forgives (Baskin & Enright, 2004; Wade et al., 2014). We have to [...]

By |2018-04-30T16:00:04+10:00April 24th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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