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For children, rocks can be spaceships. Pens can be fairies. And this kind of play can help protect mental health in childhood, according to new research.
Performance-driven school environments shape young people’s wellbeing.
Negative portrayals of Muslims shape public attitudes and lead to increased discrimination, often resulting in hate crimes and psychological harm.
A major new study offers a complicated, but hopeful, answer this question.
In a cabinet reshuffle, Paul Edbrooke has been appointed Victoria’s first minister for Men and boys. Academic evidence gives him some clear policy priorities.
A loud ‘pop’ and immediate pain may mean you’ve torn your ACL. Two exercise experts explain why it’s more than a physical injury.
A new study checked in with students weekly, to ask them about their wellbeing, sleep and concentration.
Many of us have rituals or habits to cope with worry that give us more of a sense of control. But here’s when they might be something more serious.
Bait is a quietly devastating study of the pressures placed upon British‑Pakistani men navigating identity, racism and aspiration.
The idea is to catch mental health problems early, before they get worse. Here’s how it works – and the outcomes of those who’ve tried similar programs.
Sure, a cuddle can feel great. But that doesn’t mean ‘cuddle therapy’ is for you.
Research shows media coverage of AI chatbot use and mental health focuses on instances of user psychosis and suicide.
Many adults struggle to carve out space for hobbies because of lack of time, money and resources. Unlike childhood, adulthood comes with time pressures and responsibilities.
Music can heal, but it can also harm. It’s time to stop assuming otherwise.
New research shows community groups are helping men open up about mental health and challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.
Many Australians are taking medicinal cannabis for their anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. But does it actually work?
Talking therapies and other treatments may not address the underlying issues that are causing men to harm themselves.
Facing your own thoughts and sensations, without trying to suppress them, is harder than it may seem. But learning to do it can boost your mental health.
Citizen science offers people something simple but powerful: a reason to step outside, pay attention, and reconnect with the living world around them.
Top contributors
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
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Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, Adelaide University
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Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology UNSW Sydney and Daphne Keats Chair in Cross-Cultural Psychology, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Paramedicine and Head of Department, Rural Allied Health, La Trobe University