Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes

Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes

Jonathan Haidt says parents are overprotective in the real world and underprotective in the virtual world.

  • byAndrew Leigh

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This telehealth service changed Fiona’s life,but now it’s out of money
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This telehealth service changed Fiona’s life,but now it’s out of money

Fiona McKay acquired a brain injury after falling down the stairs. The program that helped her get back on her feet is facing closure as NSW grapples with how to pay for healthcare.

  • byAngus Thomson andMax Maddison
Marina’s mentally ill son attacked her with a knife. It finally got him the help he needed

Marina’s mentally ill son attacked her with a knife. It finally got him the help he needed

Almost 11 years ago,Marina Solar was leaving a chemist in Leichhardt when her son,who has schizophrenia,stabbed her in the back of the neck with a serrated kitchen knife.

  • byMichael McGowan
The Bondi Junction attack shocked millions. For people with schizophrenia,there was extra dread

The Bondi Junction attack shocked millions. For people with schizophrenia,there was extra dread

Cameron Solnordal watched the spotlight fall once again on schizophrenia after Joel Cauchi’s deadly attack and revelations he was diagnosed with the condition in his teens.

  • byAngus Thomson
The chart that shows how happy you are,just as long as you’re old enough
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The chart that shows how happy you are,just as long as you’re old enough

The good news:Australia is one of the world’s happiest nations. The bad news:our happiness peaked years ago and young people are the gloomiest.

  • byMatt Wade
From an aspiring teacher,keen to meet others,to a murderous loner

From an aspiring teacher,keen to meet others,to a murderous loner

The parents of the Bondi Junction killer have spoken of his descent from country school kid to national “monster”,against the backdrop of untreated mental illness.

  • bySean Parnell
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Burnout,shortages:Killing spree puts psychiatry struggles in spotlight

Burnout,shortages:Killing spree puts psychiatry struggles in spotlight

Joel Cauchi targeted women during Saturday’s attack. While his overall motivations remain unclear,his mental health has been raised as a contributing factor,highlighting support needed across the sector.

  • byCourtney Kruk
If you’re finding it hard to focus after Bondi Junction,you’re not alone

If you’re finding it hard to focus after Bondi Junction,you’re not alone

Shock,trauma,grief – people experience a range of emotions following tragedy. Here are some ways you can work through them,including with your children.

  • byNell Geraets
Schizophrenia and homelessness can be a deadly combination

Schizophrenia and homelessness can be a deadly combination

Homicide of strangers by people with schizophrenia is extremely rare,but we can reduce the risk by fixing our homelessness crisis.

  • byMatthew Large andOlav Nielssen
‘I felt I had to be manic to produce things’:The comedian taking you inside the bipolar mind

‘I felt I had to be manic to produce things’:The comedian taking you inside the bipolar mind

Comedian Sam Kissajukian produced 300 paintings documenting his mind during a five-month manic episode in lockdown. Now he uses his art to talk about life with a complex mental illness.

  • byJewel Topsfield
The Sydney Harbour shark attack that left Ashley with lifelong scars

The Sydney Harbour shark attack that left Ashley with lifelong scars

Former navy diver Ashley Semmens used to be at home in the water. Now he cannot enter without a wave of fear coming over him.

  • byAngus Thomson