The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Social media has significantly changed how people communicate, share, and view the world. Yet, alongside its benefits, research highlights its effects on mental health, especially concerning issues like anxiety, depression, loneliness, and addiction. This article delves into these effects, exploring insights from experts in the field.

The findings might shed light on the link between loneliness and mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, researchers say.

The centre must not be 'boxes within boxes in a car park'.

Directions hearing into fatal stabbing of six people at Sydney shopping centre in April to examine Joel Cauchi’s history with police and delayed Westfield alarm

For more than a decade, mandatory offshore detention has been a cornerstone of Australia’s strategy to deter people who arrive by boat to seek asylum. Then there’s onshore detention where people without a valid visa are held in centres and transit accommodation on mainland Australia.

Junior lawyers face intense pressure from rising salaries and demanding hours, prompting concerns about work-life balance and mental health.

'It's nice to feel not so alone and we have this support.'

Letters: Readers respond to the government’s proposals to reform the Mental Health Act and end injustice in the treatment of severe mental illness

Exclusive: Researchers examine how regime impacts someone’s risk of experiencing long-term serious mental illness once living in the community