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We work with community, government and corporate partners to solve issues around homelessness, family violence, mental health and disability, as well as supporting families, women and young people, and First Peoples’ communities.

Our products and services are used by over 38,000 government and community services. We provide the right tools to improve efficiency and deliver greater impact. And through our work in digital inclusion and social innovation, we use technology to empower people experiencing disadvantage, driving social inclusion and creating stronger communities. We believe no one should be left behind in today’s digital world.

We are Australia and New Zealand’s leading NFP dedicated to using technology to improve the lives of people experiencing disadvantage and the organisations that support them.

 

ABC NEWS Healthy foods can help prevent and treat depression

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-04/to-improve-your-mood-ditch-the-junk-food/10776508

Worldwide, more than 300 million people live with depression.

Without effective treatment, the condition can make it difficult to work and maintain relationships with family and friends.

Depression can cause sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, and a lack of interest in activities that are usually pleasurable. At its most extreme, it can lead to suicide.

Depression has long been treated with medication and talking therapies — and they’re not going anywhere just yet. But we’re beginning to understand that increasing how much exercise we get and switching to a healthy diet can also play an important role in treating — and even preventing — depression.

So what should you eat more of, and avoid, for the sake of your mood?

Research suggests that while healthy diets can reduce the risk or severity of depression, unhealthy diets may increase the risk.

Of course, we all indulge from time to time but unhealthy diets are those that contain lots of foods that are high in energy (kilojoules) and low on nutrition. This means too much of the foods we should limit:

• processed and takeaway foods
• processed meats
• fried food
• butter
• salt
• potatoes
• refined grains, such as those in white bread, pasta, cakes and pastries
• sugary drinks and snacks.

The average Australian consumes 19 serves of junk food a week, and far fewer serves of fibre-rich fresh food and wholegrains than recommended. This leaves us overfed, undernourished and mentally worse off.