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Caring for your mental health

Insights and practical advice about mental health in young people,from anxiety and depression to disordered eating.

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Harrison attempted suicide when he was five. Why this asthma drug was linked

Harrison attempted suicide when he was five. Why this asthma drug was linked

Authorities are considering adding warning labels to the common asthma drug montelukast due to its link with depression,nightmares and suicidal thoughts.

  • byAngus Thomson andAisha Dow
Spoilt for choice:Spotlight on northern beaches’ 14 most loved rock pools

Spoilt for choice:Spotlight on northern beaches’ 14 most loved rock pools

A tour of the northern beaches’ rock pools and a film extolling their virtues is shining a light on these special public places,hoping to bring more Sydneysiders to play freely and safely in their seawater.

  • byHelen Pitt
New guidelines aim to lift stigma around antidepressants during pregnancy

New guidelines aim to lift stigma around antidepressants during pregnancy

Health professionals are being urged to leave pregnant women on antidepressant and anxiety medication for the good of them and their babies.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Missing a month:Victorian school absences climb to record levels

Missing a month:Victorian school absences climb to record levels

Education Department data shows the number of missed school days is increasing across all age groups. Is it illness or school refusal?

  • byRobyn Grace
‘Almost like injecting a drug’:Sunlight seems to protect us from depression,anxiety

‘Almost like injecting a drug’:Sunlight seems to protect us from depression,anxiety

People who get more light during the day and less at night are less likely to suffer from mental health issues,a study has found.

  • byLiam Mannix
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Victoria opens first public ketamine clinic for hard-to-treat depression
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Victoria opens first public ketamine clinic for hard-to-treat depression

It has been used as an anaesthetic and a party drug for decades. Now,a new clinic at a major Melbourne hospital will use ketamine to treat patients with severe depression.

  • byHenrietta Cook
The harmful depression myths Ian Hickie wants busted,and what you should know

The harmful depression myths Ian Hickie wants busted,and what you should know

Misinformation about what depression is and how to treat it inspired global mental health expert Ian Hickie to bust myths and urge Australians not to navigate the health system alone.

  • byWendy Tuohy
‘People in crisis need help not a bullet’:Mental health experts banned from helping police
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‘People in crisis need help not a bullet’:Mental health experts banned from helping police

Mental health clinicians are tethered to desks while police respond to mental health crises as the state government admits the system is broken.

  • byLaura Banks
Seven lifestyle factors reduce your risk of depression. But why?

Seven lifestyle factors reduce your risk of depression. But why?

New research explores how connection,sleep and other lifestyle factors can mitigate the risk of depression.

  • bySarah Berry
How a father’s mental wellbeing affects his children

How a father’s mental wellbeing affects his children

A new Australian-led global review of more than seven million fathers highlights just how much their mental health matters.

  • bySarah Berry