The Latest Breaking News from Mental Health

Fears of a major escalation between Israel and Hezbollah have left many Lebanese on edge, exacerbating mental health problems and reviving traumas of past conflicts in the war-weary country.

Skateboarder Zheng Haohao is 11. She is also one of the youngest competitors at the Paris Olympics. That may be an impressively tender age to be an elite athlete but Zheng isn’t unique in her youth: she’s one of a clutch of formidable young Olympians at this year’s games.

This week, a Senate committee examining Australia’s disaster resilience tabled its long-awaited report in parliament.

The Queensland government has launched an investigation after "distressing" allegations of abuse spanning decades at a former mental health facility.

The condition makes the spine curve in an abnormal way. It often begins in kids or teens. The reasons for scoliosis can be complicated, but more people are using genetic testing to learn about the genes that are important. This includes patients who do not have a clear cause. This…

Loneliness isn’t just awful for individuals – it has society-wide impacts too. It significantly contributes to mental health issues, sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, and early death. Researchers have even compared its impact on health to that of smoking.

It's never been more important to check in on those who matter to you - and to do it right.

Every year more than 24,000 Australian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Australian men.

A cross-party government group criticised the EHRC back in 2020 for failing to protect Black people

People go to therapy for many reasons. A challenging life event, trauma, volatile emotions, relationship problems, poor mental health: all can prompt someone to seek it out.

Advances in technology have put the youth at risk of various mental and personality disorders since most such disorders have onset during the young age. Late childhood and adolescence are the age groups when personality starts developing and gradually solidifying before getting further established in the early 20s. Thus, the…