For the Lost: a review of “Beautiful Revolutionary”
Are some people more susceptible to joining a cult than others? To answer this, ‘Beautiful Revolutionary’ shifts the narrative lens onto the members of Peoples Temple and not their leader.
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Giving voice to the marginalised: a review of Serving in Silence?
Those who served this country speak out against discrimination in this revealing book and ensure that we know the fight is far from over.
A search for justice and truth: a review of Waiting for Elijah
Kate Wild explores the horrific and questionable events of one day in Armidale, New South Wales.
Truth, tenderness and discomfort in the human experience
In her latest work, beloved Australian writer Maria Tumarkin defies convention and delves tenderly into trauma and grief through the lens of familiar truisms.
Recent police misconduct reveals lack of mental health services
When a man is assaulted by six police officers outside his home, you’ve got to ask yourself: how often does this happen without anyone recording it?
Confessions of a privileged minority
Adolfo Aranjuez dissects the complex ways in which privilege and disadvantage express themselves in our society.
Turning the page on depression and anxiety
Melissa Broder, the poet behind Twitter account So Sad Today, delves into her most personal memories, fetishes, addictions and mental illness in the hilariously frank memoir So Sad Today.
Mental health services: we can do better
In National Mental Health Week, Cher Tan asks whether our awareness campaigns are actually making a difference.
Increasing mental health visibility
Mental-health problems are more prevalent than they appear – by speaking about them we can break down stigma and build understanding.
The dog in the dungeon – emergency services and trauma
Extraordinary professions can have extraordinary costs.
A “profoundly affecting volume” on mental illness
Other States of Mind testifies to the capacity of shared creativity to counter suffering and foster awareness in others.
Mental health and the legal profession
The dangers of stigmatising legal practitioners suffering from mental ill health are not confined to the practitioners themselves – they ripple out across the profession and the community at large, writes Dr Michelle Sharpe.