We Need to Talk About Parent Wellbeing
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Mental Health is on everyone’s lips. There are countless news articles about mental health every year – in fact over the course of a typical day, there are more articles published about mental health than there are about other hot topics like AI, the risk of a recession, and even Taylor Swift! With 44% of Australian adults having experienced a mental disorder over the course of their lives, and 1 in 5 having experienced symptoms of a mental disorder over the last 12 months, it’s no surprise that Google searches for mental health queries reached an all-time high in 2021.  Australian parents and Aussie kids are struggling. Anxiety, depression, and burnout are breaking too many of our kids, and too many of us. Parents are floundering. Children are languishing. Our mental health services are overwhelmed. And we need answers and help. Now. In the past 20 years, researchers have made enormous progress on how we can increase wellbeing, even when mental illness is a part of our lives. And in this webinar, Dr Justin Coulson - one of Australia's leading parenting and wellbeing speakers - will walk you through the most cutting-edge stats, strategies, and supports to build wellbeing in your family, your children, and even in you! Join this webinar to learn - how to flourish even if you or your kids are in the midst of mental health challenges the 5 most powerful evidence-based interventions to build a flourishing life the secret to a life well lived, and the biggest risk factors and protective factors of mental health See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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