Category: Mental Health
The support paradox is a poverty problem
The university mental health infrastructure has never been bigger, and students have never been less aware of it. The University […]
February 24, 2026
Why are universities missing from the duty of candour?
Student deaths by suicide keep raising difficult questions about how universities respond when tragedy occurs. For bereaved families, the period […]
February 19, 2026
Lawsuits Test New Legal Theories About What Causes Social Media Addiction
A high-stakes trial sparked by a California woman who first logged onto social media at age 10. Another lawsuit in […]
February 17, 2026
Uni staff report high mental health risk – Campus Review
A new Adelaide University report that ranks universities on psychological safety has found all institutions foster working environments that pose […]
February 15, 2026
‘It’s Not the Magic Pill, But it Will Help’ – The 74
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter The parents of slain Fishers […]
February 15, 2026
Digital Girlhood: Study Explores Why Girls as Young as 5 Feel the Need to Be Online
For Gen Alpha, social girlhood no longer takes place only in school or on the playground. It plays out online, […]
February 3, 2026
Can robot therapists really help you sort out your problems?
Young people are turning to AI-based chatbots for immediate and inconspicuous support for mental health challenges. But its use for therapy is fraught with ethical […]
February 2, 2026
A statutory duty of care won’t fix student safeguarding. Implementation will
Calls for a new statutory duty of care for universities are politically understandable. But they misdiagnose the problem. Higher education […]
January 29, 2026
Will School Cellphone Bans Morph Into Wider Screen Time Regulations for Kids?
What started off more than five years ago as one-off bans in individual classrooms grew into statewide efforts to curb […]
January 28, 2026