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We are, right now, in the middle of a revolution in our thinking about the developing brain. We have always known it was important to nurture the very young but now we know why. A burgeoning number of new technologies, such as MRI, PET and rainbow [...]
A new app allowing parents to look at their children's call history, text messages and internet use will soon launch in Australia. The app, called Teensafe, already claims 1 million users in the US. But Australian police are warning that while the threat to children from online predators is real, spy apps allowing parents to [...]
Photo via ABC; www.sxc.hu: sanja gjenero, file photo The report also says there is evidence that "far too many people" suffer worse mental and physical health because of the treatment that they receive "or are condemned to ongoing cycles of avoidable treatment and medications, including avoidable involuntary seclusion and restraint". Programs, it notes, are not [...]
Photo: Sydney Morning Herald Workers who tell bosses about their mental health issues are risking their careers, the head of national charity BeyondBlue has warned. BeyondBlue chief executive Georgie Harman said that openness about mental health issues could potentially help managers create the best environment to aid recovery. But workers should speak openly only [...]
Photo: Cole Bennetts, from Sydney Morning Herald Jaike Digney, 18, has been homeless since he was 14. In that time he has been on and off the streets, in and out of refuges - "pretty much every one in Sydney", he says. For six months he lived in a fire escape [...]
There are a number of ways you can help to end sexual violence. From being aware of the risks to trusting your instincts and stepping in when a friend needs your help, you may be able to help prevent a sexual assault from occurring. So what can we do today? Everyone -- friends, family, bystanders [...]
Children who are taught about preventing sexual abuse at school are more likely than others to tell an adult if they had, or were actually experiencing sexual abuse. This is according to the results of a new Cochrane review published in the Cochrane Library today. However, the review's authors say that more research is needed to establish [...]
Encouraging a sense of meaning and purpose in young people often comes down to a "beyond-the-self" way of orienting to the world, a Stanford expert says. via Sense of youthful purpose driven by action, passion, says researcher.
"In a move worth $300 million, mental health services will have their funding renewed for a further 12 months. The announcement made today by Health Minister Sussan Ley follows a campaign by Mental Health Australia, after some mental health services began to shut down, unsure of future funding. Hundreds of contracts were due to end on [...]
A Five Minute Writing Exercise to Help Kids Feel Less Worried and More Confident. There are lots of things we can do to help kids calm themselves. One of the most important - and sometimes forgotten - is to help them come up with some actual words and phrases that they can repeat to themselves in times of [...]
