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October 6, 2017

The impacts of unemployment on youth mental health

Caught in the cycle of ‘need experience to get a job; need a job to get experience’, mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression are

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Spring2017

June 23, 2017

Behind the Photographer’s Lens

  Last month, documentary photographer, Jennifer Blau, exhibited her portraits of people who had had an eating disorder in the series Just ask

Filed Under: AutumnWinter2017, Features, Mind Reader

June 23, 2017

Talking about it: Celebrities opening up about mental health

Recently, several celebrities have opened up about their personal journey living with a mental health condition. One of the most high-profile of

Filed Under: AutumnWinter2017, Features, Mind Reader

December 12, 2016

Into the Light

WayAhead is housed in a cooperative of three mental health advocacy organisations called “Collective Purpose” and one of the great benefits of this is

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, SpringSummer2016

December 12, 2016

Sharing stories to improve mental wellbeing

As a species we have passed down our history and knowledge through stories, teaching others of the experiences of those who have gone before us and it

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, SpringSummer2016

December 12, 2016

The Big Stigma

As scary as it may seem, mental illness doesn’t have to be fought alone, but for a quarter of young Australians who experience mental health problems

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, SpringSummer2016, Uncategorised Tagged With: mental illness, stigma

December 12, 2016

Meet Jo – Carer, Sister, Aunt, Mother

Jo is a resilient woman. As a carer to her sister and nephew, both of whom lived with schizophrenia, and then to her son, who developed clinical

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, Personal Story, SpringSummer2016

December 12, 2016

Circus Skills Opens Way for Social Connectedness

Juggling scarves or smashing plates may not sound like your typical therapy session but for Honora Jenkins, it offers the ideal way for kids, and

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, SpringSummer2016

July 12, 2016

Hearing Voices – Doug Holmes

Imagine hearing someone call your name as you’re walking down the street, or having a song stuck in your head. To never be alone, even when you’re by

Filed Under: Features, Winter 2016

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