A United Nations report details the violence that women and girls in sport face around the world – including Australia.
If we’re going to genuinely improve behaviour and disruptions at school, we need to move from “fixing the blame” towards “fixing the problem”.
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.
Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
Police drug-enforcement activities in Indonesia do more harm than good, and women bear the brunt of it. It’s time for Indonesia to decriminalise drug use, and expand health services.
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?’.
The hidden costs of loneliness can devastate both individuals and society. Learn about its modern roots in a new episode of Monash University's podcast, 'What Happens Next?'.
Researchers estimate about half of the adults who end up in prison are parents, but what happens to their children?
Female prisoner numbers have skyrocketed over the past decade, and an overwhelming majority of them have experienced domestic violence.
Addiction and problematic drug use is mostly a result of social disadvantage and personal trauma.
Developing specialist youth mental health hubs is vital if we’re to address the growing mental health emergency of young people’s depression and anxiety.
The Collingwood Football Club racism report, and the club’s response to it, is a wake-up call for all of us to reflect more broadly on how we respond to racism.
A first-of-its-kind study is examining university students' experience navigating the pandemic, and learning under lockdown.
Although a great deal of research is still required, it may one day be possible to identify and treat people suffering from CTE, or at risk of it.
To what extent is "welfare chauvinism" apparent in One Nation’s views of social welfare policies in relation to Indigenous Australians, refugees and asylum seekers?
Maintaining or expanding addiction services is vital if we’re to avert a syndemic of opioid overdoses and COVID-19.
Australian schools are failing to foster a sense of belonging among their students.
Research has started to show that social media overuse can, much like drug and gambling addictions, lead to poor decision-making.
We can’t talk about youth crime without taking into account childhood adversity.
A study reveals that filicide is a regular occurrence in Australia, not a rare one.
The recognition of post-traumatic stress disorder has played a part in the resurgence in the popularity of Anzac Day, But, even now, returned soldiers don't receive enough support.
One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.
To drive lasting change regarding sexual harassment and assault, greater effort needs to be directed towards preventing these issues from arising in the first place.
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