Australian teenagers suffering COVID-19-related anxiety and trauma, says Mission Australia report
Sydney, Australia Teenagers across Australia are suffering from increased anxiety about their education, experience of isolation, mental health and future prospects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Mission Australia report on youth says. The Young Voices of the Pandemic: Youth Survey COVID Report 2020, released on Wednesday, shows amongst those reporting personal concerns, 58.7 […]
Essay: Anxious Australia – a sign of what is absent
TIM COSTELLO reflects on the growing issue of anxiety in Australia, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic – and why it might be worse than in previous pandemics…
Essay: Hunger, lost income and increased anxiety – how coronavirus lockdowns put huge pressure on young people around the world
In an article first published on The Conversation, UK academics MARTA FAVARA, ALAN SÁNCHEZ, CATHERINE PORTER and DOUGLAS SCOTT report on the findings of a poll of 10,000 young people…
Sight Helpdesk: Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are seven tips to make it easier
In an article first published on The Conversation, LESLEY IRVINE, of Queensland University of Technology, gives some tips for speaking online…
THIS LIFE: ANXIOUS THOUGHTS DON’T HAVE TO WEIGH YOU DOWN
In the midst of heightened anxiety around the world due to the coronavirus outbreak, US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what the Bible says about finding comfort in God…
“THE CONNECTED GENERATION”: FOR ANXIOUS YOUNG ADULTS, RELIGION CAN BE A WELLNESS TOOL, SAYS STUDY
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, explores the preliminary findings of a new global study of young people’s attitudes while Sight’s DAVID ADAMS speaks to World Vision Australia’s Jill Roche about some of the early results…
THE INTERVIEW: DAVID ZAHL, AUTHOR OF ‘SECULOSITY’
AYSHA KHAN, of Religion News Service, speaks to David Zahl, author of ‘Seculosity’, about how he believes, in contrast to the view that US society is becoming more secular, it’s actually becoming more religious about more things…
BOOKS: HUGH MACKAY POINTS TO SOME “BOLD” DIRECTIONS FOR CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA
DARREN CRONSHAW reads Australian social researcher Hugh Mackay’s insightful take on Australia’s problems – and some alternative approaches to them…
300 million living with depression globally, says World Health Organization
Some 300 million people around the world are living with depression – the leading cause of ill health and disability across the globe, according to new figures from the World Health Organization. Released ahead of World Health Day on 7th April, the organisation said the data also showed the number of those living with depression […]
SIGHT-SEEING: CHILDREN AND SOCIAL MEDIA DON’T MIX
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, says amid data showing growing anxiety among children, it’s time to look at what we’re teaching them about the use of social media – does it serve or define them?…