Amazon is being criticised for its worker wellbeing efforts, including private mental health chambers. Can corporate wellness initiatives actually work? Or is it all PR spin?
A wine mom is a mother who drinks wine to take the edge off daily tasks associated with motherhood.
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From the things you choose to focus on, to the support you seek from others, to the way you look after your physical health — these coping strategies could help you through Melbourne’s latest lockdown.
The tennis world paid attention when 13-year-olds were struggling with the pressures of turning pro. Osaka is reminding everyone that mental health concerns are still there.
For generations, queer people have demonstrated their adaptability to navigate life outside the status quo with supportive communities.
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Queer people have learned to build and rely on “chosen families.” Finding ways to creatively bolster and expand our networks of care takes on renewed importance in the pandemic.
Empty stores and restaurants in Beverly Hills, California, closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The TGA is considering a proposal to reclassify psilocybin and MDMA from their current status as prohibited substances. This would allow psychiatrists to use these drugs to treat mental illness.
New research shows that people who suffer from mental disorders earlier in life were more likely to subsequent develop physical diseases, age faster, and also die earlier than those who did not.
Isolation and other pandemic stresses can harm pregnant women’s mental health, with effects on their babies too.
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Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Alyssa Morris, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Pregnant women’s experiences can affect their babies’ health, even into adulthood. Researchers know societywide stresses can lead to these long-term consequences – and the pandemic likely fits the bill.
Prevention is key to managing the parallel mental health pandemic that has occurred in tandem with COVID-19.
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The mental health crisis occurring in tandem with COVID-19 has stressed resources and stretched service waitlists into years. There is an urgent need for prevention strategies, not just treatment.
The federal budget’s A$2.3 billion for mental health may well make it easier to access services. But there’s no guarantee this will translate to improved mental health in Australia — here’s why.
A new study asked over 1,000 workers how productive they were at home, and the results shine a light into how companies should approach remote working in future.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary