The Black Dog Ride will return to Busselton at the weekend aiming to spark meaningful conversations about mental health.
Sofia Fimognari
The lion’s share of young Australians say the cost of living crisis is one of the biggest issues in the country today, according to dire findings.
Kim Macdonald
A Perth woman running around Australia to raise $1.4m for mental health after experiencing her own struggles said she felt “pretty emotional” as she passed through Albany this weekend.
Melissa Sheil
Headspace Bunbury have opened it’s doors in a new building on Strickland Street to welcome youth seeking support for mental health and wellbeing.
Throughout the election, Premier Roger Cook and Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson have remained relatively silent on the crisis in child development and mental health services. That silence speaks volumes.
Andrew Leech
For the growing number of young people who contact Lifeline, feeling misunderstood can be the source of their painful sense of isolation.
Jo Lockhart
Berry bowls. Smoothies. Chia pudding. Many of us mindfully sprinkle wheat germ on grapefruit or embrace whatever healthy food trend promises to deliver a longer lifespan, and what’s the harm of that?
Amy McHugh
Emily Cockerham’s brain is literally slipping out of her skull.
Troy de Ruyter
After experiencing mental health struggles, Brooke McIntosh has been inspired to raise money for the Blue Tree Project by becoming the fastest woman to complete a run around Australia.
Amber Lilley and Sofia Fimognari
Warning: This story contains references to suicide, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name and image of a person who has died.
Sophie Gannon
Friends and family of ultra-distance runner Brooke McIntosh rolled out of bed early on a Sunday to see her off on a 180 day run around Australia in hope of raising $1.4 million for mental health charities.
Kellie Balaam
The shock death of former Brisbane Lions player Troy Selwood has reignited a crucial national conversation around mental health in Australian sport.
Jodii Maguire
A grieving mother who has advocated for road safety has been left devastated after Main Roads ripped down flowers and teddy bears from her son’s memorial site amid claims it posed a safety risk to drivers.
Caleb Runciman
Weight-loss drugs could soon be used to treat depression following a landmark study.
Luke Chafer
Bunbury high school students attended the first South West-held youth mental health forum last week at the Bunbury Lighthouse.
Katherine Waddington from Wadi Farm HerdLife runs Walking With Horses sessions, and said the purpose was to help people reconnect with themselves.
Anjelica Smilovitis
A unique alliance between South West farmers and motorcyclists is shining a light on mental health issues in the heart of regional and rural communities.
Mental health advocate Kendall Whyte, who started charity Blue Tree Project in the wake of her brother’s 2018 death, has been awarded for her globally recognised campaign.
Claire Sadler and Caitlyn Rintoul
Bridgetown volunteers have banded together to meet a critical need in the community with a safe space for people to visit during times of distress.
The Great Southern will no longer be the only WA region without a residential rehabilitation facility if Labor win the 2025 state election, with the party pledging $12.4m to establish a local centre this week
Mental health patients are being discharged or sent elsewhere after staffing shortages forced the closure of a Perth mental health ward.
Hannah Cross
For people living in rural and regional areas, one-on-one visitations services are making mental health more accessible, while addressing confidentially concerns for people living in small towns.
‘Connectors’ work by visiting palliatively ill patients and providing social support like helping with grocery shopping, gardening and finding suitable social activities.
Jessica Evensen
A free weekly walk has been launched in Broome, inviting men to get walking and talking along the picturesque shoreline of Cable Beach while raising awareness around men’s mental health
Katya Minns
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