Mental Health

Former naval officer Luke McCallum suffered deep depression and anxiety after his leg was amputated. Adaptive sports helped turn that around and even saw him bring home a silver medal.

Musician, visual artist, photographer and survivor advocate Deena Lynch, aka Jaguar Jonze, shares how she's learning how to slow down and take "a disciplined approach to being undisciplined".

Sheriden Hackney harnessed her own disappointing social experiences to create an event that brings people together and fosters new friendships.

Robb Evans said his teenage daughter, Liv, went into a downward spiral through the internet before taking her own life. He has since called for change to the social media age limit, joining other advocates in NSW parliament.

Nate Byrne experienced a panic attack this week while presenting the weather. Here’s the moment it happened, and the News Breakfast team’s response, live on air.

Lead author Professor Pat McGorry says economic inequality is a key driver for poor mental health among young people.

A global consortium of world-leading mental health experts and young people have come together to deliver a definitive analysis of the worldwide state of youth mental health, calling for urgent action to "tackle a global crisis".

Getting back in the water midwinter wasn't easy. I kept putting it off, waiting for the perfect conditions but in the end, a desire to beat those midwinter blahs was the catalyst I needed to take the plunge. 

Caroll Hopkinson, who is accused of murdering her husband in an alleged act of self-defence, has been granted bail despite concerns for her mental health.

Sam Hughes had a gap year idea that turned into an epic adventure. He spent three years travelling on a tractor around the country and raised $260,000 for three rural charities.

The family of recently deceased English cricket great Graham Thorpe has revealed he took his own life after a lengthy battle with depression and anxiety despite trying "many, many treatments".

Over the 21st century, fatal overdoses have begun to grow in Australia's suburban and regional areas. Some say the answer is safe injecting facilities. But would it help?

A company policy to allow dogs in the workplace has expanded from one day to five at a Hobart-based business after employees discover the health benefits of having pets in the office.

Do you feel at peace under the stars? That effect is supported by research, which links our connectedness to the night sky to general wellbeing.

Hundreds of people attended the opening of a Pride Centre in Sydney's inner-west but the first to walk in was Peter De Waal.

Lawyers for 37-year-old Modbury Heights mother, Megan Jayne Somerville, who stabbed her two young sons on the side of an Adelaide motorway in 2022 say self-induced intoxication was the substantial cause of her offending.

A community initiative is helping lonely people find new connections and there is hope the blueprint can be expanded.

Financial pressures following a work injury led to Brad Sullivan living in his car with his dog, Tasha. The experience left him feeling isolated, until he came across a community centre in the Adelaide Hills.

An Adelaide mother accused of attempting to murder her two young sons on a roadside was experiencing an episode of psychosis, characterised by delusional thoughts, at the time of the incident, a court hears. 

Tasmania's prison service breached the United Nations standard minimum rules with its 'inhumane' treatment of prisoners suspected of concealing contraband, the state's custodial inspector has found.  

Burnt out and struggling ahead of MICF, Scout Boxall did the unthinkable and cancelled their season. Here's why many comics are doing the exact same thing.

Multiple former Adult and Teen Challenge residents have spoken to the ABC about their concerns. An advocate says the government has known the sector's issues for years.

Researchers can't tell you how many people have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), but it's likely a lot fewer than TikTok would have you believe.

A NSW inquiry finds emergency accommodation for vulnerable children is "not suitable" or "appropriate", with many spending more than 600 days in what's meant to be a temporary care arrangement.

For about 60 years Paul Morgan did not talk about his treatment at a mental hospital in Brisbane. Now he wants others to know his story as part of a push for a truth commission into the facility's practices.