To rebuild our children’s mental health after the duress of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must redefine how mental health services are delivered to our communities, and create a scaffold of affordable and accessible support.
There’s a lot we don't see when Hollywood actors undertake dramatic body transformations, and many risks involved, including potentially long-term physical and mental health consequences.
The pandemic has impacted people from all walks of life, but academics, early-career researchers, and PhD students have been particularly hard-hit.
Loneliness must be regarded as a public health priority. Find out some of the surprising ways we can tackle it in Monash University’s podcast, ‘What Happens Next?’.
For one PhD student, a diagnosis of ADHD has been challenging, yet liberating. Here's what she’s found has helped.
Research shows last year’s lockdowns in Victoria were associated with near double the population prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Virtual tourism and the little penguins captured audiences worldwide, and are now contributing to Phillip Island’s post-COVID recovery.
If there's ever been a time for a paradigm shift in the way we conceptualise mental health and treat mental illness, it's now.
A study has exposed the yawning gaps in our society due to the removal of face-to-face interactions in schools, and the intense pressure on their leaders.
A first-of-its-kind study is examining university students' experience navigating the pandemic, and learning under lockdown.
COVID-19 is testing the resilience of the tertiary education sector, and the international students it caters for, but there is a path forward.
A new global study into COVID-related dreams and daydreams aims to shed light on how they relate to our mental health in the pandemic.
How we responded to pandemics in the past can carry lessons for the current COVID-19 situation.
During this time of massive social upheaval, Monash sociologists explore how various community groups are faring.
Self-isolation is an alien concept to most people, but there are ways we can mitigate the stresses it brings.
Migrant visa holders have for years been feeling the pain of family separation that many of us are now experiencing in isolation.
Maintaining or expanding addiction services is vital if we’re to avert a syndemic of opioid overdoses and COVID-19.
COVID-19-enforced shutdowns of pubs, clubs and casinos could push high-risk gamblers to shift their habit online.
Essential public health messaging around the COVID-19 pandemic is lacking empathy, and failing to recognise that many people are experiencing feelings of loss.
While the psychological risks of COVID-19 are of concern, there are measures that can be put into place now to support people emotionally.
Australian schools are failing to foster a sense of belonging among their students.
An online resource has been developed to address a lack of information and awareness about the devastating condition.
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