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While the pandemic years have challenged us all, the effects have been especially severe for girls and young women. They are the most likely to experience the ‘disorders of distress’- anxiety and depression and for some, self- harm, and body insecurity. I want to combine the conversations I have been having in my therapy [...]
Nilufar Ahmed, University of Bristol In an episode of the popular TV show Sex and the City, protagonist Carrie Bradshaw sets up a fake wedding registry to get a friend to buy her a pair of shoes. Carrie claims to be getting married to herself in a bid to replace expensive shoes that went missing [...]
Sarah Jefferson, Edith Cowan University I knew assessment season was upon us when my son frantically asked me one morning before school if I had any spare pens in my bag. Despite the fact most tests have moved online, it appears the fear of ink in a pen running out remains a timeless stress [...]
Alina Morawska, The University of Queensland You’re running late for work, your eight-year-old can’t find the homework they were supposed to have put in their school bag last night, your four-year-old objects to the blue t-shirt you’d prepared and wants the other shade of blue, and then you step on a Lego piece that didn’t [...]
Rachael Sharman, University of the Sunshine Coast We all lie to our kids. Some lies – telling them their artwork is wonderful, or that Wiggles band-aids are infused with anaesthetic – benefit the child. Others are just a bit of fun. Take the Tiktok trend of telling your kids this weird little gnome is [...]
Presenting to you our 2022 infographic report on the impact of Generation Next on young people, youth professionals and the wider community. A special thanks to you and everybody who has supported Generation Next, tuned in on our podcasts, videos, articles, and participated in our online learning program. Download the PDF - [...]
Benjamin Hanckel, Western Sydney University; Amelia Henry; Erin Dolan, The University of Melbourne, and Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath, Western Sydney University Young people experience mental health difficulties at a higher rate than any other age group. While there’s ongoing discussion about the formal supports they need, young people say they’re most likely to speak with peers [...]
Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor, Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre Whether it’s debilitating periods or depression during menopause, women with mental health problems are told to grin and bear it as their crushing emotions are “simply nature taking its course”. But what we now know, and science has told us, is that many women of all ages are [...]
Peggy Kern, The University of Melbourne The How to Thrive documentary, which screens in cinemas from today, follows seven people as they learn to not only survive, but thrive. The documentary aligns with “positive psychology”, which aims to provide people with the skills and resources to proactively support their mental health and wellbeing. I research [...]
Daniel Hermens, Jim Lagopoulos and Zack Shan, University of the Sunshine Coast Despite the best efforts of clinicians and researchers for decades, we still do not fully know why some people develop mental disorders and others do not. However, changes in the brain are very likely our best clues to future mental health outcomes. The [...]
