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Hobart to lose 31 mental health beds with closure of St Helen's Private Hospital in June

A private mental health hospital in Hobart is closing because the owner has determined that upgrading the building would cost too much.

ABC News

Verdict in Shortland murder trial over stabbing of Bobby Palmer

There was no dispute Zack Mavin was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.

Newcastle Herald

Emotional abuse is a pattern of hurtful messages – building parenting skills could help prevent it

When people think about child maltreatment, many think of physical or sexual abuse. But a key finding of our Australian Child Maltreatment Study, published last month, is that emotional abuse is widespread and associated with similar harms as sexual abuse.

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Disability support pensioners only just 'scraping' by in private rentals

"We applied for a hundred different places and ended up in a tent."

Newcastle Herald

Are you under digital distress? 3 ways tech-triggers may be affecting your mental health

Mental Health Week, which runs from May 1 to 7, provides an opportunity to reflect on our collective well-being. In addition to rising mental health issues, there seems to be a general malaise across normally well individuals in society. This is manifesting as cognitive and physical exhaustion, limited patience, disinterest…

The Conversation

Revealed: Scandal of mentally ill children dumped on the wrong hospital wards

Exclusive: Thousands of vulnerable patients denied crucial care as staff can’t treat their needs

The Independent UK

Notts health and safety professional leaves job for 3-month walk to raise awareness

He hopes that his efforts to complete the 1,000 mile route will help end the stigma faced by construction workers surrounding mental health whilst also raising awareness and funds

Nottingham Post

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Robin Williams’s son is dedicating his life to improving mental health since his father’s tragic death by suicide: ‘Service is my path to happiness’

After his father’s death, Zak Williams founded Prepare Your Mind to promote taking care of yourself through “mental hygiene.”

Fortune

In graphic memoir 'In Limbo,' a Korean American finds healing and humanity

Deb J.J. Lee's debut YA graphic memoir focuses on the author's struggles with mental health and their relationships with their family and friends during their childhood and teenage years.

WEKU

Derry girl highlights importance of men's mental health awareness after father's death

"My dad struggled with many things including body dysmorphia, paranoia and depression"

Belfast Live

Teenager turns £50 into THOUSANDS after selling sweets from parents' shed on Facebook and TikTok

Callum Baker, who has struggled with his mental health, said the business helped to give him 'a drive in life'

Manchester Evening News

Heartbreaking reason Sunrise host David 'Kochie' Koch has started wearing red lipstick on air

Australian news presenter David 'Kochie' Koch applied red lipstick while live on air to support an important campaign

Daily Mirror

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: 5 ways to calm new mum anxiety

Experts explain how struggling expectant and new parents can control negative feelings. By Lisa Salmon.

The Independent UK

Medical clinic opens with a new approach to health

A new clinic has opened this month in Melbourne’s east offering patients a host of alternative treatments for a variety of issues including pain relief, chronic pain and mental health issues.

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The Conversation

The tricky economics of subsidising psychedelics for mental health therapy

Australia is the world’s first country to legalise the medical use of psychedelics. But not everyone is sure the timing is right. There are still major issues to work out for this move to benefit those most in need.

The Guardian - UK

Student survey strengthens campaign for ‘Harry’s law’ on suicide data

Parents of Harry Armstrong Evans welcome the finding that 88% want universities to be more transparent

Daily Mirror

Mother, 29, kills her little boy, 5, before cooking and eating his head

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Egyptian mother Hanaa, 29, who is being assessed for mental health issues, reportedly decapitated and ingested her five-year-old boy because she "wanted him to stay with her forever"

The Conversation

The power of cultural identity on psychological well-being: Singing, trauma and the resilience of the Yazidi population of northern Iraq

Behind each door and gate in Sinuni, Iraq, there is a different story of trauma and resilience. The Yazidi community is still coping with the trauma and mental health burden following the ISIS genocide of 2014, where thousands of men, women and children were killed, tortured and kidnapped for sexual…

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Wales Online

CCTV footage shows killer hours after he decapitated and dismembered woman in random attack

Luke Deeley, 26, was detained under the Mental Health Act after he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of June Fox-Roberts, 65, whose remains were found at her home in Llantwit Fardre, near Pontypridd

Wales Online

The son grieving for his dad who inspired hundreds of men to start talking about their mental health

'We do need to get better at talking about it'

Dynamite News

Physical activity more effective in combating depression than psychotherapy: Study

Physical activity be a mainstay strategy for controlling depression as a new study demonstrated that it is 1.5 times more beneficial than psychotherapy or the most popular medications. Read further on Dynamite News:

Inverse

The Strange But Real Connection Between Air Pollution and Mental Health

Asthma, cardiovascular disease, cancer, premature death, and stroke are among a long list of problems that can be caused by exposure to air pollution.

The Conversation

Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress - how to build a resilient health system in South Africa

Glasgow Live

Sudden death of young Glasgow dad at 27 leaves family heartbroken

Junior Collins was a native of Scotland but had moved to Salford where his partner and mother of his five year old son Calvin has spoken of the loss of "the nicest guy".

Daily Mirror

Ribena bottles uncover one of UK's biggest prison drug smuggling rings involving nurse

Police began their investigation in 2019 after discovering that mental health nurse Amy Hatfield was smuggling items such as cannabis, tobacco, phones and chargers into HMP Lindholme in Doncaster

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