All posts tagged "mental health"

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  Graduate employment delay costs Victoria up to $100m per year

  A new report from VicHealth and Lateral Economics has found the delay in graduates finding full-time work is having a serious impact...

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  Boosting university students’ resilience

  James Cook University is taking a leading role in building the resilience of university students with the second annual Australasian Mental Health...

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  R U OK? launches a university campaign

  Suicide prevention charity R U OK? is launching a campaign for universities with the aim of encouraging students to look out for...

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  App to help students check-in with friends

  As students across Australia prepare for end of year exams, beyondblue has partnered with ReachOut Australia to encourage young people to check...

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  Self-compassion key to success

  Want to find out how you can use self-compassion to quieten your inner critic and stop holding yourself back from success?

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  Young student developing a mental health program

  An 18-year-old nursing student who’s set up a mentoring scheme to help young people battle mental illness has won a $10,000 grant...

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  Students given insights into depression

  Geelong VFL player Jake Edwards gave La Trobe students a practical insight into depression at a panel discussion moderated by AFL great...

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  Educational book about mental health for children

  Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt and Federal Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan have launched a children’s book series that supports...

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  Masculine ideal of self-reliance puts men at risk

  Men who strongly identify as self-reliant are much more likely to have thoughts about suicide and self-harm than other men, research has...

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  DIY electrical brain stimulation has shocking potential for harm

  Research suggests that the application of current to the brain—known as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)—may enhance cognition and lessen symptoms of...