School bullying program expands
An anti-bullying classroom resource developed in South Australia is being adapted overseas to help children cope with trauma and anxiety. Talks have started with key child […]
Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing
$8.8m in new medical research funding
Innovative ageing, First Nations and public health programs are among the latest Medical Research Future Fund grants worth $382 million announced today. Building on a bumper […]
Study reveals new insight into aged care suicide
New research from Flinders University and SAHMRI shows 354 older people who were accessing or waiting for aged care services died by suicide between 2008 and […]
Sporting tips for parents and preschoolers
Parents should think twice before putting pre-schoolers into competitive sporting programs, say Flinders University experts who are concerned about sport participation levels throughout school years to […]
$1.2m of heroic help for youth mental health
In collaboration with Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and Little Heroes Foundation, Flinders University has announced the creation of the Little Heroes Professor of Child and […]
Warning screens fail to deter Instagram users from seeing graphic content
The introduction of sensitive-content warning screens by Instagram is not effectively protecting vulnerable Internet users from the negative impact of graphic online imagery, according to new […]
Size matters when ordering food online
What effect does verbal size descriptors have on portion size selections when people order their meals online? Quite a lot – and some cues can prompt […]
Rise in sports parent stresses during COVID era
Parents increased their involvement with children’s sport activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – but new research shows that associated stresses had many […]
COVID border closures and community disconnect
One year on from the re-opening of Australia’s borders to international flights, new research from Flinders University has highlighted how the border closures led people to […]