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One in five people experience anxiety or depression in any given year, but less than half of those affected will seek any treatment for their condition. There can be a number of reasons why people do not seek help when they need it most. The cost of treat...
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The Cool Kids suite of programs, developed by researchers at Macquarie, has improved the mental health of thousands of children in Australia and across the world. These programs arose from our researchers’ vision to build an emotionally healthy comm...
Read impact storyRead more about the breakthroughs happening in the areas of research relating to psychology.