mental health
‘Absolutely terrifying’: Nate Byrne reveals harrowing on-air attack
Beloved ABC weatherman Nate Byrne has opened up about his private battle with anxiety, including crippling panic attacks he’s repeatedly experienced on air. Byrne, a former Naval Officer, is no stranger to stressful situations on the job. But in a new essay the ABC News Breakfast weather presenter has revealed the behind-the-scenes struggle. He wrote …
Depression really sucks but there are effective treatments
Depression sucks badly as it takes away so much, including an interest in the things sufferers love doing, motivation, energy and connection with others. Unfortunately, other people can see the depressed as lazy without understanding the impact of the condition. Levels of depression range from feeling flat to an inability to function. If nothing is …
Hugh Sheridan saved a stranger’s life in Fortitude Valley
Actor Hugh Sheridan has recalled saving a man’s life in Brisbane last week after talking him out of taking his own life. The actor recalled the experience in Fortitude Valley last Friday on The Kyle and Jackie O Show this week. Hugh explained they met the man on Ann Street in Brisbane last Friday, where …
Overdose Awareness Day – Hi-Ground Chatroom Takeover
Hi-Chat is a free 24-hour service moderated by peer volunteers in the Harm Reduction Community. Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, the online forum launches its first Chatroom Takeover. During takeovers, healthcare professionals and peers facilitate discussions around specific topics. Check out the chatroom here. Register anonymously The International Overdose Awareness Day chatroom takeover happens …
Former LNP police minister comes out about gay relationship
In an interview with The Sunday Mail, former LNP police minister David Gibson revealed his relationship with a trans man. A short-lived minister in the Newman government, the former devout Mormon said he still suffered mental health issues five years after leaving parliament. Appointed police minister by Campbell Newman in 2012, Gibson lost the position …
‘Talking Heals’ campaign supports LGBTI Sistergirl and Brotherboy people
A unique new suicide prevention campaign, Talking Heals, was created by and for LGBTI communities supports community members to access support that understands their needs, writes the Queensland Council for LGBTI Health. Our LGBTI Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities are resilient, creative, strong and wonderfully diverse. And in 2020 we’ve all had to draw on this …
Urgent action needed on ‘heartbreaking’ LGBTIQ suicide data
Almost 42% of LGBTIQ Australians reported having thoughts about suicide in 2019, according to a major new study by La Trobe University. The university released the major study Private Lives 3 on Friday, from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS). The researchers surveyed over 6,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and …
R U OK? Day: How to help if someone’s not okay
Today is R U OK? Day, urging Australians to learn what to say if someone in their life tells them they’re not okay. And with the pressures of the COVID-19 pendemic, it’s more important than ever to check in on your friends, family, neighbours or co-workers. “We’re encouraging everyone to learn that there’s more to …
Advocacy company questions organisation of gay rodeo
The Supportah group of companies today published an open letter to Josh Goyne, ‘the gay cowboy’, concerning a gay rodeo advertised for October. Goyne recently began selling tickets to the rodeo on Eventbrite. Josh Goyne, the gay cowboy Josh Goyne, became known as the gay cowboy after posting videos concerning vilification regarding his sexuality designed …
DocQ on suicide: Asking for help is not weakness
It’s been a tough start to the year. Bushfires, upsetting stories about the suffering of our native animals and incessant heat. Then, in the last few days, an attack on a drag storytime event and a very public death by suicide of a troubled young man. We need to remember in difficult times, that asking …