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Organisers say there is still time to register for The Push-Up Challenge.

Mental HealthHow you can make a difference by joining Push-Up Challenge

Whether you take on The Push-Up Challenge while kneeling or one-handed, you will be making a difference towards improving mental health across the country, and there’s still time to sign up.

Claire Sadler

Charity Black Dog Ride co-hosted the evening at The Dam on May 26, and aimed to use the film as a pathway to open conversations mental health in the bush.

power of filmJust A Farmer screening opens important conversations

Denmark restaurant The Dam screened new film Just A Farmer on Monday night, with the evening presented by Black Dog Ride and aiming to open conversations about mental health and suicide in rural Australia.

Jacki Elezovich

Kim MacDondald: The State Government is trending towards America with a third rate healthcare system.

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Kim MacdonaldCommentsPremium
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Bread and circuses hides hideous public health system

Does the State Government want to follow America, which has every entertainment option under the sun and a shoddy, third-rate public health system?

Kim Macdonald

Amber Trought, 15, wrote and performed the poem for an English assignment at school, receiving an A for the work. She gave The West Australian permission to publish it.

READ IN FULLPremiumPerth teen’s powerful poem on living with an eating disorder

A Perth teenager has written a powerful poem about her journey with an eating disorder, giving an insight into the relentless, lonely and consuming nature of the illness.

Rhianna Mitchell

West Coast Eagles wear black armbands and pay tribute to 2006 premiership player Adam Selwood.

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JUSTIN LANGERCommentsPremium
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Selwood tragedy shines spotlight on how men must change

It’s the problem that seems to be entrenched into the core of male mentality for generations upon generations — don’t show your vulnerability. 

Justin Langer

“We need to remember why it is so important to make sure boys reach out in times of trouble.” says Kim Macdonald.

Kim MacdonaldCommentsPremiumThe scientific reason why boys should talk and cry too

Tears and talking have been scientifically proven to help make you feel better. Boys and men need to do it too.

Kim Macdonald

‘In the coming days, we will see clips of the Selwoods in their playing days. . . and this footage will steel my resolve to be a voice in seeing this country tackle men’s suicide in a serious way,’ writes Adrian Munro.

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Adrian MunroPremium
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Men’s mental health crisis is a national emergency

On Saturday, I opened my newsfeed like any other morning, wondering what world news had occurred overnight, and, like most, I was shocked and saddened to see the tragic passing of Adam Selwood.

Adrian Munro

Tyne-James Organ.

MusicCommentsAussie artist keeping music real by singing about taboo

The Aussie alt-rock artist has been to WA many times during the beginning of his career but hasn’t been back since 2021 and is keen to say hey to his Perth fans next week.

Kellie Balaam

Cory Kous is completing a ride around Australia for men's mental health.

RIDING FOR A CAUSECory Kous on ride around Australia for men’s mental health

A Bunbury-born, Perth-based activist is riding and walking around Australia to raise awareness about men’s mental health. 

Sofia Fimognari

‘The modern workplace is built on principles of communication, fairness and trust - or so the promise goes,’ writes Gary Martin.

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Gary MartinCommentsPremium
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Workplace wellbeing platitudes don’t bear out in reality

The modern workplace is built on principles of communication, fairness and trust - or so the promise goes.

Gary Martin

People juggling mental health conditions and weight loss attempts can safely use Ozempic and its equivalents without negative effects on any existing medication, research has found. 

HealthCommentsPremiumOzempic boosts mood safely for mental health med users

People juggling mental ill-health and weight loss can safely use Ozempic and its equivalents without negative impacts on any existing medication, research has found.

Hannah Cross

The Psychs on Bikes at a stop on their 2023 Tasmania tour.

PSYCHS ON BIKESPsychs on Bikes relieving country mental health burden

A group of medical practitioners aiming to destigmatise the mental health of regional men will roll into Albany on their motorbikes for the first time on Sunday in the second stop of a 12-day regional tour.

Melissa Sheil

Curtin University Pyschologist Sarah Egan has created a world first treatment for kids dealing with grief.

WA NewsCommentsWorld-first program to support WA kids through grief

The Curtin University project, funded by Channel 7 Telethon Trust, is designed to meet a huge unmet need among six to 12-year-olds suffering from grief, such as the loss of a family member.

Rhianna Mitchell

Fran Hurndall will set off from Cottesloe Beach on a 3800km run.

WA newsCommentsPremiumBreaking through the pain barrier to give light to others

Fran Hurndall is attempting to make a world record as the first woman to run the 3800km from Perth to Sydney in under 40 days — but it is another target that is more important to her.

Rhianna Mitchell

One in four West Australians experienced burnout from work within the past year, new research shows.

HealthPremiumWest Aussies are burntout out but mental health is improving

One in four West Australians experienced burnout from work within the past year, new research shows.

Artemisia Blythe

Sara Jade McCullock was found not guilty of murdering her 14-month-old son Jace on insanity grounds.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumMum who killed son detained at mental health clinic

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: A young mother who was gripped by psychosis when she killed her 14-month-old son inside their home is being detained in a mental health facility indefinitely.

Rebecca Le May

Our kids don’t need us to be perfect. They just need us to try.

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Andrew LeechCommentsPremium
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Why we should cut kids and dads some slack

In my clinic, if I’m reviewing a child or teenager, they mostly come in with their mums during the week.

Andrew Leech

Jarrod Luscombe, one of the founders of Survivors of Child Abuse.

Child protectionCommentsPremiumRibbons adorn Perth cathedrals for child abuse victims

They may look like ordinary ribbons tied to a fence, but these colourful strips of material are far more than pretty decorations.

Emily Moulton

Dr Craig Heggaton — a much-loved vet, father of three, and respected WA agri-business leader — who tragically took his own life in July 2024 while undergoing hormone therapy for prostate cancer.

HealthCall to ‘stand up’ on prostate cancer funding

The widow of a stalwart WA farmer who took his life amid a battle with prostate cancer is calling on politicians to ‘stand up’ and pay more attention to the disease killing Australian men.

Jake Dietsch

Children born to a mother who had gestational diabetes are more likely to develop ADHD, according to a WA study.

HealthVideoCommentsPremiumLink between mums with diabetes and ADHD in kids

Children born to a mother who had gestational diabetes are more likely to develop ADHD, according to a WA study.

Jake Dietsch

Work can be meaningful, though it should never be the only thing that gives life meaning. 

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Gary MartinCommentsPremium
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You can love your job but it’ll never love you back

There is a fine line between loving what you do and letting what you do define who you are. 

Gary Martin

Hakea Juvenile Detention Centre.

Courts & JusticePremiumMentally ill prisoners made worse in overwhelmed care units

Proportionally, there are now more people among the 8400-plus adults in custody across the State who are at risk of self-harm or suicide.

Rebecca Le May

Despite the high rates of PTSD, Murdoch University’s Dr Mathersul said many don’t have the tools to regulate their often-needed fight or flight response, even when the danger has gone. 

HealthCommentsPremiumCan yoga help minimise PTSD symptoms in emergency workers?

A Perth researcher is investigating if the key to helping veterans and emergency first responders suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder could be as simple as doing a downward dog.

Claire Sadler

Bunbury Trotting Club has welcomed a blue tree as part of the initiative for mental health.

Blue Tree ProjectPremiumBunbury Trotting Club welcomes blue tree for mental health

The Bunbury Trotting Club has given a dead tree a second chance by painting it blue as part of the Blue Tree Project mental health initiative. 

Sofia Fimognari