UniSC has launched an $18.5 million national hub addressing PTSD, one of Australia’s most pressing mental health issues.

By looking closely at the brain, we may be able to identify which first-year high school students are more prone to psychological distress, new research has found.

A clinical psychologist rated as one of the world’s top experts in trauma and stress-related disorders has been appointed to lead the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute and its new National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre.

It is billed as an exclusive space for ‘offline, unplugged and real conversations’ for 16 to 25 year olds – and has been designed by a group of Sunshine Coast high school and university students to encourage young people to think a little differently about mental health.

Discover the neuroscience behind stress and anxiety – and the latest research on lifestyle habits and brain-based strategies that lead to greater calm and mental wellbeing – at a free online seminar for World Mental Health Day.

MRI scans have shown that practising mindfulness can help rewire the brain connectivity of pre-teens with anxiety and attention issues, in new UniSC Thompson Institute research.

As the Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study (LABS) turns 5, Professor Daniel Hermens from UniSC's Thompson Institute has published research suggesting the future of preventative mental health could lie in giving 12-year-olds brain scans.

A Nambour student who earned a perfect score for her Psychology Honours degree while volunteering and working for multiple mental health services has graduated with the University of the Sunshine Coast’s highest award.

Early adolescents who engage in cyberbullying are more likely to become victims, according to new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Vibrant and full of energy, occupational rehabilitation consultant Nadia was living her best life - until the fatigue took hold.

Dr Sophie Andrews has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading lights for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for her work leading the Healthy Brain Ageing Research Program at UniSC’s Thompson Institute.

New research could predict whether young people will develop mental health issues.

A national Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre will be established at the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Thompson Institute, following the allocation of $12.2 million to the Institute in last night’s Federal Budget.