Anxiety Disorders: Managing Anxiety and Stress for Better Mental Health

Anxiety is a natural response to stress. However, that fact will provide little consolation if your symptoms are so severe as to send you to a hospital emergency department fearing …

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Suicide Prevention: Social Connection, Conversation and Helping Others

National suicide and harm prevention campaign R U Ok Day will be marked on September 14 this year.
The public health campaign encourages everyone to stay connected and have conversations …

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How to Manage ADHD in Children

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, can be a challenge to understand and manage.
As a parent you may feel stressed or frustrated, thinking that your child is misbehaving, while …

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How to Manage Workplace Stress

Workplace stress has become a significant issue in Australia, despite the legal obligations for employers to create and manage safe and mentally healthy workplaces.
While most jobs will have some …

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Anger Management Strategies for Children: How to Deescalate Your Angry Child

Dealing with your child’s anger can be challenging. Managing their emotional meltdown without adding to the tense environment by becoming frustrated and angry yourself is key to deescalating the situation.

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Maternal Mental Health: How to Manage the Mental Health Challenges of Being a Mum

Being a mother can be a wonderful and fulfilling experience, but it can also come with mental health challenges.
Whether you’re a new mum, or dealing with toddler tantrums, managing …

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Anger Management: 5 Tips to Control Your Temper

Feeling angry is a normal emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. It is a natural response to situations that you perceive as threatening, frustrating, or unjust.
Anger can …

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How to Deal with Loneliness for Better Mental Health

Feeling lonely? It’s a common feeling of isolation, sadness or dissatisfaction with your social connections or relationships.
The feeling may last for a short while or it can remain for …

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Simple Habits to Adopt for a Mentally Healthy 2023

Make 2023 the year you focus on your mental health. Forget short-lived New Year’s resolutions and rigid goal setting, instead commit to adopting some simple habits to boost your mental …

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Change to Medicare Subsidy Arrangement for Psychological Services

Medicare subsidised visits to psychologists have been reduced from 1 January 2023.
This means the number of Medicare subsidised psychology sessions you can claim has dropped from 20 to 10, …

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