A social enterprise providing education and information to protect and enhance the mental health of young people
Sophie King-Hill, University of Birmingham Government research suggests that the sexual harassment of girls by boys is extremely widespread in English schools. The highest rates of reports of sexual abuse by people under 25 come from girls aged 15 to 17. The government’s Women and Equalities Committee recently emphasised the need to combat misogyny through [...]
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 [...]
Cher McGillivray, Bond University The program Parental Guidance has been showing on Channel 9 this month. This is the second season of the show that pits 12 sets of parents with very different parenting styles against each other to work out which is “best”. This year, for example, there is a couple who use “American-style” [...]
Victoria Whitington, University of South Australia Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing. Running a home and family, doing paid work and trying to squeeze in some personal time mean parents don’t have a lot of time or energy [...]
Caio Seguin, Indiana University and Andrew Zalesky, The University of Melbourne Through a vast network of nerve fibres, electrical signals are constantly travelling across the brain. This complicated activity is what ultimately gives rise to our thoughts, emotions and behaviours – but also possibly to mental health and neurological problems when things go wrong. Brain [...]
Narelle Lemon, Swinburne University of Technology Many year 12 students who are receiving their exam results at the moment will go straight to further study and training next year. But others may be planning or dreaming about a break. As a professor of education with a focus on positive psychology, I think of a gap [...]
Dr Ketki Bhandari, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education In Australia, the end of January signals the start of a new school year. I believe this is a good time to reflect on our teaching and learning at schools and homes with the intention of a fresh start. As a primary school teacher [...]
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 [...]
Mara Violato, University of Oxford; Jack Pollard, University of Oxford, and Tessa Reardon, University of Oxford Anxiety rates have been rising in recent years among children and young people, with the situation partially exacerbated by the pandemic. Occasional feelings of anxiety are normal, even in childhood – for example, a child may feel anxious about [...]
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 [...]
