With the latest COVID-19 restrictions beginning to ease, interaction with others and the outdoor world is nearly upon us. This video offers tips and tricks into five ways in which you can improve your mental health following weeks spent in isolation. Each of the following five steps can be done in and around your home and are proven by many health professionals and counsellors, to benefit your lifestyle and boost your happiness. Use this video as a simple guide to bettering your mental state whilst allowing for a positive outlook on life. Isolation doesn’t have to be so hard, right?
Author: Ebony Kingma
A new survey has revealed an increase in the number of domestic violence against women cases since COVID-19 ‘stay home’ orders were put in place in NSW. A Women’s Safety NSW frontline services survey reported an additional 40 per cent increase in cases since the beginning of the COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing laws. Women’s Safety NSW CEO Hayley Foster said certain areas across the state had experienced a varied amount of ‘reach-outs’, where others had remained stable. “We’ve been surveying services across the state since the COVID crisis hit, and initially there were some areas that had an increase…