Fragmented maternity care can often leave women feeling isolated as they enter motherhood, but a first-of-its-kind centre in Perth is working to bridge the gap with postpartum care.
Claire Sadler
The roar of motorcycles will echo through the Great Southern this weekend as riders gather in Denmark for the region’s annual Black Dog Ride, raising awareness of mental health and suicide.
Amy Towers
Albany local Alyce Burton is making March a month of meaning, grabbing her swimmers, putting on her goggles and heading down to Emu Point everyday to support youth mental health — a cause close to her heart.
Albany’s Sean Ramsell is revving his engine and riding his motorcycle around Australia to raise money for the Black Dog Institute.
Paul Litwin of Scarborough has taken men’s mental health support to the streets through his charity Men’s Talk, and is calling for change in the way we talk about mental health.
Liam Murphy
The Bridgetown-Greenbushes Suicide Prevention Network hosted a Cocky’s Community Catch Up event on Friday evening at the Bridgetown Football Club.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
Being proactive in looking after your mental health is just as important as staying on top of your physical health, says headspace Albany manager Andrew Wenzel.
Jacki Elezovich
WA Police stopped a psychotic accused murderer driving across the Nullarbor from Queensland and noticed a knife inside his car before he brutally stabbed his father to death last year.
Caleb Runciman
Glen Dunkerton, a community educator with the Regional Men’s Health Initiative, says speaking up about health issues and checking in with mates is the first step to staying on track health-wise.
Pharmacists are more likely to take men more seriously than woman when they are at risk of suicide, according to new WA research that exposes gender bias when it comes to healthcare.
Music and rhythm can be the key to building better connections, says Rhythm 2 Recovery director Simon Faulkner.
Down the rabbit hole: Personality traits and thinking styles are an important factor when people turn to conspiracy theories and misinformation regardless of education.
Tyler Cosgrove
A novel nerve implant treatment will be tested on WA sleep apnoea patients in a new University of WA-run trial.
Angela Pownall
Mental health and chronic pain patients are more likely to be considered difficult by their doctor, according to an international study.
Dementia has taken away the ability to speak for some of this choir, made up of Italian migrants, but when the music starts it brings the memories of their far-away home flooding back.
Keep an eye on your neighbours and friends this Christmas – that’s the message from welfare agencies who fear Christmas won’t be a joyous time for all.
Joe Spagnolo
Many of us are suffering ‘weltschmerz,’ which describes a deep sadness about the injustices of the world. How can we cope with it in the aftermath of the Bondi tragedy?
Kim Macdonald
Albany local Jaxon Bennett is returning from Camp Hero as one of WA’s newest ambassadors for youth mental health.
Jacinta Brindley lost her partner, a police constable, when she was three months’ pregnant with twins. Then the blue family wrapped its arms around her. WARNING: This story contains reference to suicide.
Hannah Cross
People managing depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress are more likely to make use of ‘buy now, pay later’ loans, new international research suggests.
Australia is spending more than ever on help for people with mental health challenges, and yet more than 130,000 adults with significant psychosocial disability currently receive no support.
Reilly Polaschek
The annual Hawthorn House Christmas Fair takes place on Saturday, and joining the usual attractions of craft and cake stalls will be a fundraising head shave by couple Mark and Janice Ford.
Claire Middleton
Reducing social media use for just a week can have a positive impact on a young person’s mental health, a new study has revealed ahead of the Albanese Government’s age ban coming into effect next month.
Australia’s first Aboriginal psychologist has won a prestigious national mental health prize for shaping how the country understands Indigenous mental health over almost 40 years
