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Dancing, drumming, visiting galleries and so on are one of the best ways of enhancing public health.
A number of complex factors leads to someone reaching a point where they can no longer cope. We can’t let them get there in the first place.
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Many current interventions focus on raising awareness of suicide, or preventing suicide at the point just prior to death. Many of those not assessed as being at “high risk” are left without support.
Many Australians are feeling less secure about the future, despite rising income levels since 2000.
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For our country to have a sustainable future, we need to ensure all Australians have access to quality education and healthcare and take steps to reduce inequality.
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There were 6,566 more suicides in the 2008-09 period that were a direct consequence of the rapid decline of equity values.
The same interventions for happiness and well-being won’t work for everyone.
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Past studies have found acting extraverted can even make introverts happy. But a new study had the opposite findings.
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Can happiness really be mapped?
Foods that contain omega 3 have been found to increase brain function.
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We all know some foods are good for our physical health, but what about our mental health?
Mental well-being should be embedded into education.
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Focusing on two determinants of mental health can help pupils prevent issues arising.
Students and staff at universities have many of the same health risk factors, including poor mental health and alcohol consumption.
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Universities need to work with staff, students and the community to ensure their health policies are effective.
Vienna knocked Melbourne out of its seven-year-long top spot as the ‘world’s most liveable city’.
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The world’s “most liveable city” ranking is based on an index designed for companies sending their employees overseas. It’s not relevant to the average person.
Trusting our instincts is vital for better mental health.
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People intuitively know what is best for their mental health. A new approach suggests enforcing this belief like regular exercise.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the television shortly after the opening bell.
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Economists, politicians and the media watch GDP closely. But it isn’t the best way to measure the health of the US economy.
Positive education pairs traditional schooling with positive psychology interventions to improve wellbeing.
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Positive education pairs the traditional focus of schools on academic achievement with positive psychology interventions to support student wellbeing.
Some young people are getting into credit card debt to achieve the ideal lives they see portrayed on social media.
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When young adults create and share online content focused on consumer products, it can trigger a social comparison process that results in feelings of inferiority and low self-esteem.
They’re missing out.
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New tools to help people use their smartphones in less detrimental ways are a good start, but could be even better at protecting users’ well-being.
Green spaces and meaningful tasks are both good for mental health.
Gardening not only provides nutritious food, but a reminder of home for refugees.
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There are more than a thousand chief happiness officers on LinkedIn but their roles differ wildly.
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New research shows there is a direct relationship between central bank interest rate decisions and mental health.
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India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority needs to get a grip of unproven claims about the health benefits of certain products.
Arts can benefit health in some unexpected ways.
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Arts on prescription are changing the way we treat health problems.