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Stress is good

Podcast 025: Stress is good

In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘Stress is good’ Aaron speaks with us about how we as youth work...

What is NSSI?

I have a story for you to set the scene. I was working in a residential home on a night shift, there was myself and o...

What are eating disorders?

An eating disorder is a serious mental illness, characterised by eating, exercise and body weight or shape becoming a...
Mental State Exam

Podcast 019: Mental State Exams

To support the podcast, donate here! Mental State Exams In todays episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast Aaron ...
Mental Health Resources

Youth Mental Health Resources

There are so many youth mental health resources… Where do you start when you need youth mental health resources...
Youth mental health

Youth workers as mental health gatekeepers

We’ve been asked a fair bit over the last month what our stance is on mental health. There seems to be two camp...

What are we up to: Youth mental health

We have met with a number of our supporters lately and one question keeps coming up…What are we up to at the mo...

Knowing mental health: Eating disorders

The final week of our mental health month brings us to eating disorders. As youth workers we have seen a marked incre...

Knowing mental health: Depression

Depression We continue mental health month at Ultimate youth Worker with the most spoken about of brain disorders, De...

Knowing mental health: Anxiety disorders

Anxiety is a problem faced by around one in ten young Australians aged 18-25. For young people aged 13-17, the figure...