Mental health issues among children are on the rise due to the impacts of the COVID pandemic, including lockdowns. Recent reports show there has been a 28% spike in calls to the phone counselling service Kids Helpline between March and July 2020 compared with the same period last year in Victoria, which is under stage 3 and 4 restrictions. […] … learn more→

As the first person to hold the new role of Surgeon General of California, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is pushing an unprecedented plan to implement universal screenings for childhood trauma within the state’s schools. Childhood trauma is defined by the National Institute of Mental Health as an “emotionally painful or distressful” event that “often results in lasting mental and […] … learn more→

In the age of advanced technology, you are already in the middle by a lot of things: social media, relationships, news, sports, academics, etc. While there is too much for a teeny tiny 15cm brain to take, such thoughts can be really disturbing. Also, certain life changing events such as an accident, a plane crash, […] … learn more→