Mental health care efficiency boosted by $3m MRFF funding
Australians with severe mental illness die up to 20 years earlier – but a new AI-enabled program aims to catch the warning signs first. Mental health […]
Close the gap: Improving Indigenous mental health systems
A major mental health gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other people of Australia can be addressed through more careful communication by healthcare […]
Tiny mutation, big impact on schizophrenia treatment
Flinders University researchers have discovered a rare genetic mutation that could explain why some people do not respond to newer schizophrenia treatments. The study, published in […]
Draft-time pressure on player welfare
The road to glory in the Australian Football League (AFL) is highly competitive, with as few as 0.01% of more than 640,000 young footballers and athletes […]
Dating apps and body image risks
Dating apps have become the go-to for starting a romance but new research reveals they may harm Australian’s body image, mental health and overall wellbeing, as […]
Improving sleep with weighted blankets
Weighted blankets can help to improve sleep in adults with insomnia and other mental health conditions including anxiety and depression, but results are mixed for children, […]
Combating ‘climate burnout’
As the occurrence of weather extremes continues to escalate, the climate change movement now grapples with a new challenge, ‘climate burnout’. The troubling trend of despair […]
New insights into sleep and mental health of athletes
From experiencing career-ending injuries to facing a barrage of criticism on social media, the 2024 Olympics have highlighted once again the physical and mental toll that […]
Awards celebrate local champions who inspire
The search is on for exceptional male role models in South Australia who are positively contributing to their local communities. Flinders University’s College of Education, Psychology […]