The three boys looked like typical kids as they strapped on harnesses and ropes to scale a 30-foot rock. They joked around, laughed, spontaneously broke into song and occasionally acted goofy. But ...

All too often alarming research statistics are released, detailing the shocking condition of Australia’s mental health crisis. Regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or socio-economic position, Aussies ...

When picturing group therapy, you might think of a circle of chairs in a crowded room and deep conversations about feelings. For a student with social anxiety, this can feel like torture. At the ...

In this world, there are things we do because they’re necessary, and there are things we do because they just feel good. This recent move by Can-Am and the Road Warrior Foundation (RWF) appears to be ...

Adventure isn’t just good for the soul – it can have a hugely positive impact on your mental health, too. The benefits of a grand adventure that gets you into the great outdoors are being recognised ...

There are many ways to approach therapy, but Chicago Adventure Therapy takes young people outside and into the city's urban wilderness for lessons straight from Mother Nature. The organization's ...

Since peers have such an important influence on adolescents, we evaluated the efficacy of adding peer-based ‘adventure therapy’ to a standard cognitive-behavioral weight control program for overweight ...

Getting out in the great outdoors has long been a popular way to wind down and relax but one Tasmanian organisation is taking nature's therapeutic benefits to the next level. The Dooloomai Youth ...

We all crave a sense of adventure and challenge especially those in addiction recovery. For addicts, the dopamine withdrawal from whatever drug of choice will leave them in a state of deprivation ...