A social enterprise providing education and information to protect and enhance the mental health of young people
Sarah Bergen, Karolinska Institutet Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. It’s also often used as a medication for people who have difficulty sleeping. Since there are known links between sleep problems, depression, and self-harm, we were interested in exploring whether treating sleep problems with melatonin would lead to fewer instances [...]
John Hattie, The University of Melbourne In 2008, I published my book Visible Learning, which aimed to explain what works best to help student learning. At the time, others claimed it was the world’s largest evidence-based study into the factors that improve learning. The book was based on 800 meta-analyses (a statistical analysis that combines [...]
Naomi Zouwer, University of Canberra School holidays can feel like a marathon if all the kids want to do is watch TV, play Minecraft or repeatedly ask you for the iPad. There are lots of things you can do inside the house that do not involve a screen. And will help ward off any whines [...]
David John Hallford, Deakin University Many people at risk of suicide are going undetected and unsupported in our community, our research suggests. Our recently published study found under half of people tell anyone they’re thinking of suicide, making plans or had attempted suicide. Here are some of the reasons why people don’t often talk about [...]
Iain Perkes, UNSW Sydney; David Cooper, UNSW Sydney; Jessica Grisham, UNSW Sydney; Katelyn Dyason, UNSW Sydney; Lara Farrell, Griffith University, and Lizzie Manning, University of Newcastle Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness despite affecting about one in 50 people – that’s about half a million Australians. Our new research shows how [...]
‘I started walking the long way’: many young women first experience street harassment in their school uniforms Bianca Fileborn, The University of Melbourne and Jess Hardley, The University of Melbourne Can you remember the first time you were harassed in a public space? What comes to mind? Can you remember how old you were, or [...]
Christian Tietz, UNSW Sydney and Demet Dincer, UNSW Sydney It’s the end of a long day and you’re finally home, ready to unwind and recharge for the next day. You head to your bedroom, hoping to find solace and relaxation in your personal refuge. But it’s not just a place for sleeping anymore, as our [...]
We all encounter uncertainty – it’s one of the inescapable truths. I explored how uncertainty appears in different careers and in society in my book The Uncertainty Effect: How to Survive and Thrive through the Unexpected, and was recently asked a simple question: What did I learn from writing the book? I learned quite a lot, [...]
Kristin Naragon-Gainey, The University of Western Australia Financial stress is affecting us in many different ways. Some people are struggling to pay bills, feed the family, or maintain a place to live. Others are meeting their basic needs but are dipping into their savings for extras. Financial stress is increasing and, understandably, is causing some [...]
The recent decision of the major law firm MinterEllison to sever ties with the Adelaide Festival because it invited two Palestinian writers whose views the firm finds objectionable is one of many recent examples of “cancel culture”. In Australia, they also include promoters cancelling tours of bands accused of far-right sympathies, and of bands cancelling themselves because [...]
