Nearly one-third of people with epilepsy have forms resistant to current medication, leading some people to turn to medical cannabis, driven by hope that it will work, based on anecdotal evidence. Researchers at the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative, in partnership ...

For up to 5 per cent of students, just thinking about going to school can lead to panic attacks, headaches and stomach pains. Most of these kids are frequently absent from school, often with parental consent. The students have an emotional disorder that mental ...

For troubled kids in Victoria, the state’s minister for mental health has offered some monetary respite. Martin Foley has announced a $14 million upgrade to children’s health services in the state, including an integration of the Early in Life Mental ...

Experts at the Australian National University have developed a new, free booklet to help teachers assist students who may be victims of family violence. Stepping Up for Kids from ANU’s Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network is ...

On Talking Eds, I am joined by Campus Review and Education Review editor James Wells and Early Learning Review editor Loren Smith to chat about four interesting stories that made the news this week. Updating Shakespeare for the kids was ...

"They’re never going to do well on NAPLAN or any other goddamned level of academic excellence, but they still matter.” That’s Maggie Dent, a former high school English teacher – now an author and parenting specialist – calling on teachers, ...

Georgie, aged 16, has depression. She also has frequent panic attacks, she’s very stressed out, she just broke up with a high school sweetheart, some of her friends have depression, she doesn’t often sleep, and when she does, she snores loudly. Georgie ...

Start adjusting your child’s sleep schedule now to avoid them feeling jet lagged for the first few weeks of school, sleep experts say. Professor Dorothy Bruck, sleep psychologist, from Victoria University said, “Getting students back into early morning starts for ...

A Victorian based survey has shown many schools don't have policies in place to promote healthy eating within the school environment, despite a growth in childhood obesity. The study which explored school canteen policies, diet-related programs and health nutrition practices ...

Children have been belting balls around West Australian tennis courts in the first phase of the Evonne Goolagong Foundation program Tennis Come and Try Day.