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Lack of Mental Health Funding

mental healthPremiumWaive HECS for regional psychologists

While the $8 billion Medicare rebates to see a GP is welcome, what was noticeably absent in the recent federal budget was any policies addressing the mental health crisis in Australia.

Marjorie Collins and Caroline Hunt

From the hot seat of running the State to a bike saddle under the baking sun, Premier Roger Cook was among 170 hardy cyclists who crossed the finishing line of this year’s Hawaiian Ride for Youth on Saturday.

Mental healthVideoCommentsRoger cooked in heat, but amazing cause worth it for riders

From the hot seat of running the State to a bike saddle under the baking sun, Premier Roger Cook was among 170 hardy cyclists who crossed the finishing line of this year’s Hawaiian Ride for Youth. 

John Flint

News. Jeff and Carole Steketee with daughter Noelle Goodier (centre) are riding the 700km Hawaiian Ride for Youth.

Mental healthCommentsThree generations chip in for Ride for Youth

When Jeff Steketee took on his first Hawaiian Ride for Youth in 2013, he never expected it would become part of his family’s legacy.

Hannah Cross

Pictured at Trigg l to r are friends Talea Pattemore, Natalie Travaglione, Loretto Ocariz, Andy Gracie, Luna Surianingrat and Tayah Mawford. They will all be taking part in The Ripple Effect Wave Challenge - The Ripple Effect Wave Challenge (REWC) asks people to go surfing for a minimum of 22 hours throughout April to help raise funds for mental health awareness, advocacy and education.  Ian Munro

mental healthPremiumHow the ocean helps with washing away all your worries

When Loretto Ocariz dives into the waves with her surfboard, her problems just fizzle away.

Artemisia Blythe

Radio host Carrie Bickmore has made a deeply personal admission about her mental health.

THE NIGHTLY‘I can’t do it’: Bickmore’s deeply personal admission

‘I was on the floor, leaning against the wall on the carpet and I was in the middle of crying.’

Max Corstorphan

Radio host Carrie Bickmore has made a deeply personal admission about her mental health.

CARRIE BICKMOREComments‘I can’t do it’: Bickmore’s deeply personal admission

‘I was on the floor, leaning against the wall on the carpet and I was in the middle of crying.’

Max Corstorphan

For the eighth year in a row, Finland was this week named the world’s happiest country, with other Nordic nations Denmark, Sweden and Iceland also near the top of the list — again. 

Social AffairsCommentsPremiumWhy freezing European countries are happier than Australia

What makes us happy, and why are some places in the world seemingly perennially cheerful — and more so than others?

Adrian Lowe

Suicide prevention service Lifeline is pleading with META to restore its WA-based Facebook page after the social media giant “mistakenly” shut it down.

FacebookMeta ‘mistakenly’ shuts down Lifeline WA Facebook page

The page has been closed for 36 hours despite a request to review the decision.

Jessica Evensen

Renee Knapp is taking her Boyup Brook mental health model to other rural communities.

MENTAL HEALTH SUCCESS PremiumFounder of CoMHAT Boyup Brook shares model with rural towns

A Boyup Brook mental health consultant is taking her community action team initiative to other towns after seeing the success in her own community. 

Anjelica Smilovitis

Australia’s national grief and loss helpline is set to close on Tuesday.

Mental healthCommentsNational grief and loss helpline forced to close

Australia’s national grief and loss helpline is set to close on Tuesday due to a lack of sustainable funding from the Federal Government.

Hannah Cross

Colin from Black Dog Ride, Jesse Malseed from Lamp, Kathy and John, both from Black Dog Ride.

Ride for reasonPremiumBlack Dog Ride returns to Busselton this weekend

The Black Dog Ride will return to Busselton at the weekend aiming to spark meaningful conversations about mental health. 

Sofia Fimognari

Members of the Millennium Kids youth board, Josh Plummer, 19, Bella Poll, 21, and Eva Czislowski, 19.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumCrippling cost of living weighs down on young people

The lion’s share of young Australians say the cost of living crisis is one of the biggest issues in the country today, according to dire findings.

Kim Macdonald

Brooke McIntosh taking a selfie in front of the Albany Happy Days Caravan Park.

WORLD RECORDPremiumRunner passes Albany in moving world record run attempt

A Perth woman running around Australia to raise $1.4m for mental health after experiencing her own struggles said she felt “pretty emotional” as she passed through Albany this weekend.

Melissa Sheil

WA Labor senator Louise Pratt, Relationships Australia WA chair Noelene Jennings, Headspace manager Sandie Pott, 4Families mental health service manager Rebecca Banks and Ciara Crotty from Headspace.

Let’s talk about itPremiumHeadspace Bunbury invites youth to new building

Headspace Bunbury have opened it’s doors in a new building on Strickland Street to welcome youth seeking support for mental health and wellbeing. 

Sofia Fimognari

Our children and their families deserve better.

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Cook & Co. remain silent on kids in mental health crisis

Throughout the election, Premier Roger Cook and Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson have remained relatively silent on the crisis in child development and mental health services. That silence speaks volumes.

Andrew Leech

For the growing number of young people who contact Lifeline, feeling misunderstood can be the source of their painful sense of isolation.

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Young people lonelier than ever even with instant connection

For the growing number of young people who contact Lifeline, feeling misunderstood can be the source of their painful sense of isolation.

Jo Lockhart

Strictly regimented diets may not be an eating disorder in and of themselves but obsessiveness and restriction can cause genuine harm, experts say.

Health & WellbeingThe healthy eaters at risk of being pushed into danger zone

Berry bowls. Smoothies. Chia pudding. Many of us mindfully sprinkle wheat germ on grapefruit or embrace whatever healthy food trend promises to deliver a longer lifespan, and what’s the harm of that?

Amy McHugh

Emily Cockerham has the rare condition Chiari malformation where her brain is literally falling out of her skull.

Health & lifestyleComments‘My brain is falling out of my head’

Emily Cockerham’s brain is literally slipping out of her skull.

Troy de Ruyter

Brooke McIntosh is running around Australia for mental health.

Nationwide conversationsPremiumWA woman running to inspire mental health conversations

After experiencing mental health struggles, Brooke McIntosh has been inspired to raise money for the Blue Tree Project by becoming the fastest woman to complete a run around Australia. 

Amber Lilley and Sofia Fimognari

Juanita Du Pont was a much-loved mother of seven.

Mental healthPremiumFamily mourns mum as Indigenous mental health crisis worsens

Warning: This story contains references to suicide, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name and image of a person who has died.

Sophie Gannon

Brooke McIntosh.

SEE THE PICSCamera IconPerth woman sets off on 180 day mental health run around Aus

Friends and family of ultra-distance runner Brooke McIntosh rolled out of bed early on a Sunday to see her off on a 180 day run around Australia in hope of raising $1.4 million for mental health charities.

Kellie Balaam

Jodii Maguire is a performance psychologist.

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Clubs must prioritise mental health alongside physical

The shock death of former Brisbane Lions player Troy Selwood has reignited a crucial national conversation around mental health in Australian sport.

Jodii Maguire

Main Roads removed teddy bears, flowers and ripped down Levent’s memorial without notice amid claims it was unregistered and posed a safety risk to drivers.

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Mother’s heartbreak as Main Roads ‘rubbishes’ son’s memorial

A grieving mother who has advocated for road safety has been left devastated after Main Roads ripped down flowers and teddy bears from her son’s memorial site amid claims it posed a safety risk to drivers. 

Caleb Runciman

Some eager dieters are getting in early to place their orders before the rush.

HealthCommentsWeight-loss drugs could be used to beat depression symptoms

Weight-loss drugs could soon be used to treat depression following a landmark study.

Luke Chafer