Mental Health & Wellbeing

Is your child anxious about starting school? The approaches we use for children with disability can help all families

Bethany Devenish, Monash University; Ana Mantilla, Monash University, and Nicole Rinehart, Monash University Why does one child experience excitement at the thought of starting the school year while another experiences debilitating anxiety? It’s rarely one thing and is often a combination of factors, including a child’s temperament and self-confidence; their previous experiences at school, kinder [...]

By |2023-12-21T15:18:39+11:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Learning, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

Back-to-school anxiety: seven tips to help children cope

Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Going back to school after the summer holidays can be a big deal. For some children, it means moving into a new classroom with a new teacher. Others will be going to a new school altogether. [...]

By |2023-12-21T15:19:47+11:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

Students could get more sleep and learn better if school started a little later

Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that teens sleep for eight to 10 hours per night. But various factors hinder this, including early school start times and shifts [...]

By |2023-12-21T15:13:23+11:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Education, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Sleep|Tags: |0 Comments

It’s beginning to look a lot like burnout. How to take care of yourself before the holidays start

Sophie Scott, University of Notre Dame Australia and Gordon Parker, UNSW Sydney It’s getting towards the time of the year when you might feel more overwhelmed than usual. There are work projects to finish and perhaps exams in the family. Not to mention the pressures of organising holidays or gifts. Burnout is a real possibility. [...]

By |2023-12-21T15:13:18+11:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems

Toria Herd, Penn State and Sarah A. Font, Penn State More than 44% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness in the first half of 2021, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The early 2022 report, which was based on an online survey, also found that nearly [...]

By |2023-12-05T13:50:25+11:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

Someone has told you they’re self-harming. Now what?

Penelope Hasking, Curtin University and Stephen P. Lewis, University of Guelph For many people, self-harm can be a difficult behaviour to understand. It also comes with a lot of stigma. This can make talking about it difficult as people who self-harm often anticipate negative responses and judgement. But if someone tells you they’re self-harming, how [...]

By |2023-11-20T11:45:26+11:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Mental Illness|Tags: |0 Comments

Not all mental health apps are helpful. Experts explain the risks, and how to choose one wisely

Jeannie Marie Paterson, The University of Melbourne; Nicholas T. Van Dam, The University of Melbourne, and Piers Gooding, The University of Melbourne There are thousands of mental health apps available on the app market, offering services including meditation, mood tracking and counselling, among others. You would think such “health” and “wellbeing” apps – which often [...]

By |2023-11-20T11:44:40+11:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |1 Comment

How to manage exam season: don’t forget to take regular breaks and breathe

Paul Ginns, University of Sydney Around Australia, Year 12 students are heading into the final stretch of study before exams start in early term 4. This is typically seen as a very intense period of preparation. But, as our research shows, it is also important to rest during this time if you want to [...]

By |2023-10-30T13:03:15+11:00October 18th, 2023|Categories: Education, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

Preparing for exams

Download PDF here! If you have ever looked at a test or exam paper and thought, ‘I know that I know this, but I can't remember anything’, if you have ever stayed awake in the middle of the night worrying about an exam the next day, if you have ever felt butterflies in your [...]

By |2023-10-18T13:10:42+11:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: Education, Learning, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments

Why am I online? Research shows it’s often about managing emotions

Wally Smith, The University of Melbourne and Greg Wadley, The University of Melbourne Most of us go online multiple times a day. About half of 18–29 year olds surveyed in a 2021 Pew Research Study said they are “almost constantly” connected. How are we to make sense of this significant digital dimension of modern life? [...]

By |2023-08-28T12:05:16+10:00August 28th, 2023|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: |0 Comments
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