Mental health news headlines

The superstar has revealed she was using and selling drugs and got kicked out of her house just weeks before she landed her first record deal.

A West Australian man has reportedly been charged after a bomb threat forced a passenger plane bound for Perth to return to Singapore under fighter jet escort.

A better integrated physical and mental healthcare approach is being called for to help reduce the number of potentially avoidable deaths in NSW mental psychiatric wards.

The alligator can be seen sharing hugs at schools, police stations and hospitals with Henney leading him around by his harness.

The printed activity dice offered options it claimed were to cheer up dads in a bad mood.

Hefty penalties will be introduced for companies that breach the ban.

Senior Constable Cameron Fyfe died at home on June 20, 2021 after drinking heavily amid bouts of depression following a series of on-the-job incidents.

The number of young Australians calling Kids Helpline seeking urgent care relating to suicide intervention have significantly increased over the past year.

The former cricketer's facial scars were very visible. There was a cut across his nose, which was partially taped, and a large scar on his chin.

Single mother-of-two Victoria Hubbard found herself at the end of a 20-year relationship with "little to no" friends and a craving for social connection.

Inexpensive and easily obtainable online, nitrous oxide is a growing problem among teens in Australia.

Australians who register can exclude themselves from placing bets from a minimum of three months, to a lifetime.

Huw Edwards has been revealed as the news anchor at the centre of the scandal after his wife issued a statement.

Actor Vince Colosimo is unable to pay back more than $61,000 in fines as he is living a "meagre" lifestyle with no financial assets, his lawyer says.

The federal government will make BetStop, a "national self-exclusion register for online wagering", available from next month.

The TGA authorised doctors to prescribe doses of MDMA and psilocybin for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder on July 1.

Online gambling advertisements should be banned in Australia within three years, according to a new report to the federal government.

A Friday afternoon beer seems so synonymous with Australian culture it's almost built into our lifestyle, but it appears the tide is changing.

You won't like this but you need to read it, because it is a warning that touches your life.

As part of Pride Month, which is being celebrated around the world in June, Sam wants anyone else who feels isolated to know they're not alone.

Sylvia 'never in a million years' thought she would end up with the luxury property.

The bodies of Wayne Smith, 58, and his son Noah, 15, were found in a Yamba home last Thursday.

After 13 years in the job, Melbourne-based teacher David said he's experiencing the most profound burnout of his life - and he's not alone.

A growing bubble of young brains are being subjected to potential unknown, long-term implications, 'concerning' new study warns.

Simon William Fleming was dressed in black combat fatigues, armed with a rifle and a gel blaster, pretending a silver briefcase was a bomb.

A synthetic gel that contains a form of cannabis is being used to help relieve anxiety in children with an inherited learning disability.

Half of Australia's volunteer firefighters struggled with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder one year on from the Black Summer bushfires, according to a new study.

A call is made to the Kids Helpline every 80 seconds in Australia - but despite the obvious demand, most of these calls will ring out unanswered.

The gunman behind the second-deadliest US mass shooting of the year was terminated from the Army due to health concerns and may have been driven by right-wing extremism.

The size of commonly-available packs of paracetamol will be reduced by up to half under a new final decision by Australia's medicinal watchdog.

A Queensland army veteran was meant to be transferred to a private clinic for mental health care before he was gunned down by police, new details show.

There is an "alarming and plausible" link between an increase in eating disorders and negative body image for young people on social media.

The shake-up will affect almost 100 employees and has been branded a "win-win" for workers and the company itself.

Australian former professional surfer Blake Johnston has officially broken the record for the world's longest surf session.

At around 9am each day, when parents set off to work and kids are left alone - either at home, school or anywhere else in between - traffic to the text line surges.

Jordyn Bateman's low came while collecting empty cans for 10 cents a pop so he could go and play the pokies.

Suicide Prevention Australia's latest quarterly data has shown 46 per cent of Australians have reported an elevated distress level from cost of living pressures.

Thousands of Aussies are living with ongoing and unseen mental scars of surviving massive natural disasters.

Some passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race have been altered in the much-loved books.

The move comes after 20 shooting deaths in the state last year.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the prescription of MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin (the drug in magic mushrooms) for treatment-resistant depression from July 1.

Contact volumes traditionally peak at approximately five per cent above average in the days between Christmas and New Year's Eve.

A Baltimore woman convicted of setting a town home on fire, killing four people, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.

For many Aussies hearing the news that subsidised visits to mental health services will be halved within weeks is completely devastating.

A study created fake accounts pretending to be Australian teenagers to see what TikTok's algorithm would send them.

Brendan Luxton's family says they warned authorities against mandatory isolation.

Between 2011 and 2020 the average mental health worsened for young adults by almost 10 per cent.

An Australian bodybuilder, who shot to fame portraying a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been spared a conviction after he stabbed a car tyre in a fit of rage.

The ongoing plague of veteran suicide has been thrown into stark relief in a new report.

Researchers at St Vincent's Hospital, Anxiety & Depression Clinical Research have successfully trialed a genetic test that could shorten the process.