Byron Writers Festival talks with best-selling author Osher Günsberg whose new book, So What? Now What? is a mental health toolkit and a compelling follow-up to his critically-acclaimed 2018 memoir, Back, After The Break.

The announcement that Murwillumbah's Safe Haven would be closed this week due to the end of funding arrangements has been greeted with shock by locals who have come to rely on the mental health support services the facility provided.

Safe Haven North Coast has provided effective mental health supports for people across the region since it was established in 2022, but is now running out of funding.

Momentum Collective, a local organisation that supports people with mental health issues, social housing, domestic and family violence, aged care, and disability care has gone into voluntary administration.

Last week saw children and adults hiding in shops in Mullumbimby’s main street as a young man verbally abused shopkeepers and the public.

The views of more than 4,000 young people aged 12–25, highlighting urgent reform needed across safety, mental health, education, and the rising cost of living, were heard in Canberra last week

August is Tradies National Health Month, an event which shines a spotlight on the health and injury risks that affect tradespeople, and the benefits of safe work practices and early intervention.

A national report has highlighted that affordability and access to care are two of the major factors challenging people who need mental health treatment across the country.

People seeking diagnosis of and treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will soon be able to access support from their general practioners (GPs) in NSW, the state government says.

Early intervention, therapeutic support to address childhood trauma and mentoring to increase social and emotional skills reduce youth crime with the recent Senate Inquiry Report into Australia's Youth Justice and Incarceration system confirming that punitive responses do not work.