What are parents really giving their children when they hand over a smart device?
Parenting tech-nique
The luscious world of #PlantTok
Houseplants are taking over our homes and social media. Are they improving our lives and inspiring good?
Reconstructing mental health
Every two days a construction worker in Australia dies by suicide. A research team wants to know why.
A virtual response
Millions of dollars has been directed to virtual emergency tools designed to provide support for people struggling with their mental health.
Alone together
For sufferers of invisible illnesses, the toll that being unwell takes on friendships often stays in the shadows.
Damned if you know, or don’t
Everyday kids and young adults go to school, uni and work, while looking after their parents, who should be looking after them. The toll this takes can stay with them their whole lives.
Don’t cry for me Gen-Z
When you see an old man eating alone at a restaurant, does a wave of guilt and sadness sweep over you? For many Gen-Z girls, it comes crashing down on them every time.
Sensational space
A new sensory space at a popular WA stadium is already garnering support from neurodivergents in Perth.
Calls to close inflation gap
A Perth economist is calling on the Federal Government to do more, as reports find lower income earners are suffering more than higher earners.
Funding boost for youth mental health
Government funding for youth mental health support has increased to supply more acute care teams across WA.
An Insa!n way to support youth
Sain Dzemail spent his early years disengaged and struggling to find a place. Now, he uses a new approach to help other young people find purpose.
Children of the SAS
‘Operation Slipper’ saw Australian special forces deployed in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years. For a generation of kids, it meant a very different childhood.
Two of a kind
Twins often grow up entwined in each other’s lives, but experts warn this closeness can lead to extreme loneliness.
Putting down the booze
Young people are choosing to drink less, but why is that the case?
Exam stress: Yoga can help
Experts say yoga can help university students reduce their stress and anxiety.
Father figures
A new study from Curtin University has found children whose fathers suffer from depression are more likely to develop it themselves.
Violence crisis too close to home
A call for an emergency summit on domestic violence in WA has many hoping for more government action.