Mental Health

Social media is quickly becoming an integral part of our everyday lives. It is a powerful tool for connecting people across the world, including those living with a mental illness.

In the age of technology, it means that we are more interconnected than ever. This also means that we have more access to mental health services than ever before. From information about mental [...]

Hey Everyday Heroes! Next week, on March the 30th, is World Bipolar Day. That means it’s time to put on our superhero capes and make a difference for people living with bipolar disorder. [...]

Late last year in December, Mission Australia released their Annual Youth Survey Report, with worrying results. For the first time in the youth survey’s 16 years, mental health is the [...]

Thanks to popular song by Logic that debuted in April 2017, calls to the US Suicide Prevention Hotline have shot up by 50%. Logic performed the song, titled after the number for the American [...]

It is one of the most common mental illnesses experienced among Australia’s young people, but how much do we really know about depression? Luckily for us there are many free resources that [...]

At Hero Town, the mental wellbeing of Australia’s young people is one of our highest priorities. It deeply concerned us then, in a recent post on our website, that a majority of young [...]

In a recent post on Hero Town, we discussed the importance of self care and a few ways to integrate self care into your routine. Today, we will be going further into depth on the different types [...]

At Hero Town, we are passionate about the importance of self care in maintaining mental health. But what do we mean when we talk about self care, and how do we practice it? For this Mental Health [...]

There is no direct translation for the Japanese word ikigai, but the term is used to embrace the happiness in living. Roughly, the word derives from iki, meaning life, and gai, which describes value.