Health
Supporting child mental health over the transition to high school
Curtin University researchers are calling for participants for a national study into how best to support children’s mental health and…
New national survey to track mental health among young Australians
Curtin University has been awarded $8.1 million by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to conduct Australia’s…
Indigenous yoga training program part of Curtin mental health campaign
Curtin University has been awarded $1.1 million from Healthway to continue its Act Belong Commit mental health promotion campaign for…
Research offers hope and reassurance for adults with eating disorders
New Curtin University research has found an inpatient treatment approach can help adults with eating disorders improve not only their…
Collaborate, ideate, exterminate… Could you be working with a ‘corporate psychopath’?
How would you describe a ‘psychopath’? Books and movies like the chilling American Psycho and Tom Harris’ thriller Silence of…
After the Fires reveals urgent mental health needs of bushfire responders
The final Curtin University-led After the Fires report has highlighted the mental health struggles of first responders in the aftermath…
Stress levels sky high for families of neurodiverse kids
New Curtin University-led research has found caregivers of neurodivergent children are more likely to experience clinically significant levels of stress,…
Mother’s mental health impacts children’s school grades: study
Children of mothers who were hospitalised for psychiatric conditions during their pregnancy or up to one year after birth were…
The positivity program that’s helping Aussie kids help themselves
Aussie Optimism is a series of school-based programs improving the mental health of children and pre-adolescents around Western Australia. Developed…
Music can change the way you taste
The background music you hear at a restaurant or in a shop may not be playing strictly for your entertainment,…