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Features

December 5, 2018

Buying a packet of mental wellbeing

If you were wandering around the Sydney CBD in late March or early April, you might have spotted a vending machine, standing alone in the middle of

Filed Under: Features, June 2018, Mind Reader Tagged With: Art & About Sydney, Intangible Goods, Mental Health, Wellbeing

November 2, 2018

Christmas, retirement and the importance of financial wellbeing

Finances play a huge role in people’s lives, from where they live to how they spend their spare time, including their broader wellbeing. Ryan Porter,

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, November2018 Tagged With: Budget, Christmas, Finance, Retirement

September 6, 2018

The cost of entertainment: the wellbeing of artists

Those who work in the entertainment industry – the actors, musicians, writers and even roadies – create experiences for others to enjoy, however, the

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader, September2018 Tagged With: Actor, Artist, Entertainment Industry, Performer

June 5, 2018

Working with local rural and regional communities to prevent suicide

The suicide rate in regional and rural Australia continues to be higher than in capital cities per 100,000 people. Leading the suicide prevention

Filed Under: Features, June 2018, Mind Reader Tagged With: Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, CRRMH, Mental Health, Orange, Rural, Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMPH), Speaker Series, Suicide, Suicide Prevention

June 5, 2018

Youth mental health takes a bow: The impact of theatre

From young people identifying mental health as their biggest concern, to calls for increased investment in the mental health of 0 to12-year-olds, the

Filed Under: Features, June 2018, Mind Reader Tagged With: ATYP, Mental Health, Share the Journey, Theatre, Youth

June 5, 2018

Tackling the effects of trauma with painting and play

In Sydney’s north, a group of people plays, dances, sings and paints with hundreds of children each year to give them a better chance to reach their

Filed Under: Features, June 2018, Mind Reader Tagged With: Child, Expressive therapy, KidsXpress, Mental Health Matters Award, Trauma

April 12, 2018

Mental illness, violence and shootings

In the months since February’s school shooting in Florida, communities, lawmakers and young people themselves have been questioning what could have

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader Tagged With: America, Diagnoses, Gun Violence, mental illness, President Trump, School Shooting, Violence

April 12, 2018

Tackling mental health through NRL

Among many other sporting codes, the National Rugby League has been working on supporting better mental health of their players, supporters and

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader Tagged With: Indigenous, Mental Health, NRL, Youth

April 11, 2018

Writing responsibly about mental health

One of the most significant ways of sharing experiences of mental health is through storytelling. Storytelling can be powerful and impactful, but

Filed Under: Features, Mind Reader Tagged With: Media, Mental Health, mental illness

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