Regions awash with entrepreneurial talent
Entrepreneurs are unearthing talent in Indigenous, refugee and bushfire-affected communities across regional Australia.
mental illness
Help hard to find amid mental health pinch
Seeking mental health support is a big step, but finding a psychologist is becoming harder and the situation is expected to get worse.
Lifeline gets $52 million funding boost
Prime Minister has Scott Morrison announced more than $52 million in funding for Lifeline's suicide hotline to stem the loss of 3000 Australians every year.
Qld acts on child death review findings
The Queensland government has responded to a report that found almost 60 per cent of young people eligible for a suicide risk management plan did not have one.
Qld mental health funding under spotlight
Queensland's mental health system needs a significant funding boost and overseas models of care provide a benchmark of what's possible.
Peer workshops help teen out of ‘dark pit’
A teenager credits Youth Insearch workshops with turning her life around - but ongoing funding for the peer-led program is uncertain.
Kids anxious about climate change threat
Australian children and teens are dealing with rising anxiety about climate change but adults can ease the mental burden, a new paper suggests.
Brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot six
A former NFL player accused of killing six people, then himself, has been found to have suffered severe brain damage through an autopsy.