Wellbeing
Current systems are not meeting the needs of First Nations people, and lack the cultural understanding and perspectives required to properly ensure mental wellbeing of young people, sector leaders hav...
Wakai Waian Healing is set to begin the second phase of its Universal Aftercare project across Zenadth Kes, with an initial focus on improving access to mental health education and regular psychology...
When a world-leading Oxford sleep scientist visited Sāmoa and Aotearoa as part of a prestigious Hood Fellowship, Li'amanaia Dr Roannie Ng Shiu was already thinking beyond sleep.
Veteran suicide rates would climb under plans to impose a cap on health care funding, a prominent politician has warned in a blistering attack on the government.
This report contains the first name of an Indigenous person who has died. A First Nations woman reported suicidal thoughts and complained multiple times that she was not receiving her usual mental hea...
Aboriginal health executive Monica Barolits-McCabe has been appointed the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association's (AIPA) new Chief Executive Officer.
Health practitioners working with Aboriginal people will be able to move from screening at-risk clients directly into culturally informed interviews and treatment planning online.
The peak body for Victorian Indigenous health organisations has called on the state Government to fund a new Aboriginal-led alcohol and other drug (AOD) detoxification and rehabilitation service desig...
A collective effort from rugby league and the people around it will help mental health strength and prevention programs reach more than 50 communities across Australia.
Collingwood's Bobby Hill has exited the club amid support from coach Craig McRae after the premiership hero was racially abused on social media.
Rugby league great Greg Inglis is driving a simple message on mental health: That no one should suffer alone. The NRL hall of famer and Maroons legend is encouraging others to, literally, wear this wi...
When Aboriginal women come together on Country, something powerful happens. Knowledge is shared. Stories are carried. Healing begins. New leaders emerge.
Warning: This article discusses self-harm. First Nations young people are more likely to indicate risk of suicide, with females significantly more likely to reach out for help, as more and more youth...