Most cultures have different ways of explaining or understanding mental health and the experience of mental health challenges. While there’s no right or wrong way to think about mental health, you’ll likely fin...
CHECK IT OUTHeywire winner, Paw Ku Htee – Eaglehawk, Victoria I spent the first 15 years of my life in a refugee camp. I am a Karen from Myanmar. My parents fled their village because of the civil war and I was born in Ma...
READ THE STORYHeywire winner, Maletta – Tiwi Islands, NT I'm an Indigenous Pacific Islander girl. My father's Torres Strait Islander, my mother is a Tiwi Islander, I was born in Cairns but I grew up on the Tiwi Islands. ...
READ THE STORYHeywire winner, Alyssa – Moree, NSW The first time I heard it I was 10 years old. In the school playground. In a game of capture the flag. I was so young, I didn't understand it at the time. Dirty, cheat...
READ THE STORYOur music section is about helping you to think about the positive ways and impact of your music engagement. What music is helpful? Which songs positively impact you? Which are perhaps not so helpful? Explore playlists other young people have created as a positive tool for certain times in their day...
What do you want music to do...Music to bring a sense of calm to your day. Explore playlists which other young people have created to help them feel calm ...
VIEW PLAYLISTSNeed a boost? Tune into these playlists full of music to lift you up! Explore playlists which other young people have created to give their mood a boost ...
VIEW PLAYLISTSGet your morning shot of music and help kick start your day. Explore playlists which other young people have created help get them up and going in the morning...
VIEW PLAYLISTSBeing involved in your community has so many benefits for you and your community - a sense of belonging, helping make a positive impact which in turn can make you feel great too, opens up opportunities and builds skills, friendships and new experiences. TINO is a project of the Australian Lions Wellbeing Foundation. Through their own projects and programs of the wider Lions Network there are lots of ways you can get involved.
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