DV history raises elder abuse risk: study
Australian researchers have called for additional services for survivors of intimate partner violence – warning those who have these experiences are more vulnerable to elder abuse. […]
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Focus on mindfulness specifically for women
Clarifying an understanding of mindfulness is the focus of a new book from Flinders University’s Dr Leigh Burrows that identifies specific mental health empowerment and increased […]
Student wellbeing program takes off
A South Australian school is expanding a research program seeking to reduce stress and anxiety among its students, where perfectionism, body image concerns, learning and workload […]
Putting gaming in the PE mix
Physical Education (PE) classes can take a lesson from video games, according to a few innovative Australian teachers bringing them together to reinvent the way that […]
New partnership improving mental health services
Ground-breaking mental health research will investigate how South Australians with a lived experience can improve the design and delivery of support services, by underpinning a new […]
Challenge to anorexia nervosa therapies
Experts are calling for more work to find better targeted treatments for anorexia nervosa, a global problem underpinning the highest mortality of any psychological condition A […]
Women and girls in science – bridging the gap
Making sure girls and women have equal access to science-related learning at all stages of their education is at the heart of building female representation in […]
Dual treatments help PTSD and depression
Reducing the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression – an urgent concern in the era of COVID-19 lockdown and isolation traumas – may benefit […]
Need for school children to return to sport
As the school year begins, the call for more children to participate in organised sport has never been louder – but problems that sports organisers face […]