Cancer Council of WA Morning Tea at the Coffee Club and other top stories.

• Cancer Council of WA Morning Tea at the Coffee Club

  

  Cancer Council of WA Morning Tea0:30Cancer Council of WA Morning Tea at the Coffee Club AUSTRALIA’S Biggest Morning Tea kicks off tomorrow and PerthNow and The Sunday Times have joined forces with Channel 9, Hit 92.9 and The Coffee Club to help raise money for this worthy cause.Between 9am and 11am on Thursday, some of WA’s best known ‘Perthonalities’ will give up their day jobs to hone their skills as a barista at various The Coffee Club cafes in Perth.Not only will customers who pop into stor..

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• Can ADHD appear for the first time in adulthood?

  

  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), usually diagnosed in children, may show up for the first time in adulthood, two recent studies suggest. And not only can ADHD appear for the first time after childhood, but the symptoms for adult-onset ADHD may be different from symptoms experienced by kids, the researchers found. "Although the nature of symptoms differs somewhat between children and adults, all age groups show impairments in multiple domains - school, family and friendships for ..

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• More children turn to helpline

  

  Bethany Hiatt, Education Editor - The West Australian on May 25, 2016, 12:55 am Bullying worries children. Picture: Getty Images The number of WA children under 12 contacting the Kids Helpline has jumped more than 50 per cent in just 12 months and now makes up almost one in five calls, figures reveal.A report released yesterday shows that 1325 WA children between five and 12 called the free phone counselling service last year, up from 873 in 2014.“That’s a significan..

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• Australian butcher apologises for advertising bacon by saying two rashers reduces chance of becoming a suicide bomber

  

  An Australian butcher has insisted he is "not a racist" after he caused an online uproar with a sign claiming eating two rashers of bacon “reduces your chance of being a suicide bomber”. Jeff Rapley put up a sign in his shop window in Narooma, New South Wales, stating: "Eating two strips of Rapley’s award-winning bacon for breakfast reduces your chance of being a suicide bomber by 100%." A resident noticed the sign and complained to Mr Rapley who then removed it later that day. Before the sign ..

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• Childhood goes up in smoke for Indonesian tobacco farm workers

  

  Childhood goes up in smoke for Indonesian tobacco farm workers By Reuters Published: 03:18 EST, 25 May 2016 | Updated: 03:18 EST, 25 May 2016 By Prasto Wardoyo and Eveline DanubrataPROBOLINGGO, Indonesia, May 25 (Reuters) - Thirteen-year-old Siti Maryam says she suffers headaches and nausea after harvesting tobacco leaves with her bare hands during four years of working on her family's farm in Indonesia.Maryam, who is among the thousands of children a rights group says work in hazard..

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• PM vows to 'leave no stone unturned' in addressing mental illness

  

  PM vows to 'leave no stone unturned' in addressing mental illness Print Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 24/05/2016 Reporter: Sabra Lane As Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull vows improving Australia's mental health would be a 'vital national priority', a group of mental health advocates is challenging all parties to state what they'd do to address the rising suicide toll. Transcript LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: The Prime Minister says he'll leave no stone unturned, trying ..

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• Depression linked to childhood poverty

  

  Depression linked to childhood povertyJohn RossThe AustralianMay 25, 2016 6:00AMSavePrint Higher Education reporterSydneyJohn Ross joined the Higher Education Section in 2011. A communications graduate from UTS, he has won several National Press Club awards including 2010 Higher Education Journalist of the Year.Scientists have tracked how poverty leaves its signature on young people’s genes, predisposing them to a life of depression.In a case of nurture influencing nature, US neuroscientists hav..

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