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A new pilot program is the first to use pets to help build connections between young and older adults to reduce lonel...

The WA Country Health Service has been invited to develop the State's first ever Older Adult Mental Health Model of S...

Ground-breaking research is underway looking at how best to support aged care staff to identify and meet the mental h...

It’s not unreasonable to expect the retirement phase will last about 20 years, perhaps longer. How should people appr...

Many Australian Defence Force Carers believe they cannot access external help, leaving them unsupported. But you can ...

Evidence shows the use of empathy dolls may help reduce agitation and anxiety and improve overall quality of life in ...

New research released by the Council on the Ageing (COTA) NSW reveals that many older adults in NSW are lonely and so...

Younger and older Australians are disproportionately lonely and face increasingly poor health and higher mortality.

Seniors who experience the world differently demand understanding and action too.

Every year, 24,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, with 40% considered at risk of mental distress.

The Older Persons' Wellbeing Network (OPWN) is offering a new FREE wellbeing program to support people aged 65 (and I...

R U OK? is calling on communities to ask Australians aged 65 and over, ‘are you OK?’ any day because life happens eve...

While many people maintain positive emotional wellbeing as they age, around half of older Australians living in resid...

Over-85s have become the Australians most susceptible to suicide and a general lack of support is threatening to make...

Are you interested in improving men’s mental health? We are seeking to grow our OM:NI groups across NSW.

The focus of the Older Persons Mental Health Service (OPMHS) in South Australia is to support older people to maximis...

Assistance Dogs Australia reports that John, a Vietnam veteran living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mom...

When retired Border-Force officer Anthorr started looking towards retirement, he began searching for a new furry comp...

The MindSpot Wellbeing Plus Course is a clinically-proven treatment that helps adults aged 60+ improve their psycholo...

The risk of loneliness and isolation in the ageing LGBTQ population is being combatted with dance parties open to all.

Culturally and linguistically diverse communities will have greater access to essential resources for dementia and de...

National Dementia Action Plan

Nature-based therapies at Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden are engaging and stimulating the brains of older Australians ...

Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds was a huge, heartwarming hit – now teenagers are entering the experiment.

Australian researchers are calling for organisational and policy changes to improve access to Medicare-funded mental ...

The housing affordability crisis is the biggest driver of older people falling into homelessness, ahead of family vio...

A government-funded program is setting up ‘Village Hubs’ to help ease social isolation for Australia’s ageing populat...

After working in aged care for eight years, My Homecare case manager Megan Mainwaring said that the pressures facing ...

Act Belong Commit is an evidence-based health promotion campaign designed to encourage people to take action to impro...

A recent survey from Carers Victoria has found that over 75 percent of carers in Victoria are experiencing increased ...