Category: Mental Health
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Young women are twice as likely to be enduring anxiety
Recent information released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics states that Australian females aged between 15 and 24 are 50 per cent more likely to induce an anxiety related mental illness than males.
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Financial stress a major burden on student success
University can be a stressful time for students having to balance work, education and a social life.
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Why are university students so prone to mental illness?
More than 1.4 million students currently attend Australian universities; where uni is known as a time for fun, independence and the transition to adulthood.
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Gender stigma contributes to more men taking their own lives
By Shannon Chamberlain. A new study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals the number of South Australian men who died by suicide is three times higher than that of females. The study shows a total of 174 men and 62 women took their own lives in 2015. Chair of Mental Health Nursing at…
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Batyr provide free barbeque at UniSA campuses to encourage students to speak out about their mental health on R U OK? Day
By Sam Aebi Youth mental health awareness organisation Batyr hosted free barbeques for students at all UniSA campuses on R U OK? Day. The organisation, which has reached over 70,000 young people through their programs, provided free food for students at the Mawson Lakes, Magill, City East and West UniSA campuses on Thursday. Students could…
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Mental health among uni students hits new lows
By Emily Cosenza, Alyssa McKellar and Emma Warren. A study by mental health foundation, Headspace, has found that around 80 per cent of students feel anxiety, and a lack of energy and motivation. The study, which asked students about the previous 12 months, also found that one in three students thought about self-harm or suicide…
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