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The m° logo with the tagline “A purpose-built mental healthcare platform”

Malu News

13 October 2026

Malu Health Launches m° — A Purpose-Built Mental Healthcare Platform

Malu Health launches m°, its purpose-built practice management platform, designed with clinicians and reception teams to bring clinical work, administration and AI together.

Two women looking at a laptop together

Clinical Practice

9 October 2026

How Outcome Measures Can Improve Therapy (Without Reducing People to Numbers)

Outcome measures can sound clinical, but used well they strengthen therapy. They help clients and clinicians answer the question that matters most: is this helping?

The Wise Institute team together in their Crows Nest clinic

Malu News

17 September 2026

Wise Institute Joins Malu Health

Wise Institute in Crows Nest joins Malu Health. Its clinicians, identity and connection to the Lower North Shore stay the same, now backed by the wider Malu community.

A Malu team meeting, with a laptop and a Malu water bottle on the table

Research & Innovation

15 September 2026

What Will Mental Health Care Look Like in 2035?

Telehealth, AI and outcome data are already changing therapy. A look at where mental health care is heading over the next decade, and why the human relationship stays at its centre.

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Clinical Practice

6 September 2026

The NDIS Reset: A Turning Point for Quality, Integrity, and Outcomes

The NDIS reforms move eligibility from diagnosis toward functional capacity. For clinicians and providers, that changes how care is assessed, delivered and justified.

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Children & Families

5 August 2026

A New Era for Early Childhood Mental Health: Partnering to Build a Connected System

New national guidelines bring mental health and wellbeing into children's routine health checks from birth to five. What they ask of practitioners, and where Malu fits in.

A clinician holding a tablet, talking with a client in a consulting room

Mental Health

15 July 2026

Finding the Right Support: Where to Start When You Need Mental Health Care

You don't need a diagnosis, or even the right words, to ask for help. A plain guide to where to start when you need mental health support.

A clinician taking notes during a session with a client

Research & Innovation

24 June 2026

The Human Elements of Mental Health Care Cannot Be Automated

AI can explain, track and suggest, but therapy is more than information. Why Malu is still investing in community clinics and face-to-face care.

The AMC Psychology team in their Wetherill Park clinic

Malu News

12 June 2026

Built for South Western Sydney: AMC Psychology Begins Its Next Chapter with Malu Health

AMC Psychology, the Wetherill Park practice founded by Alex Chemuel and Melissa Colusso, joins Malu Health and keeps serving the South Western Sydney community it was built for.

Sand running through a hand at the water’s edge

Mental Health

4 May 2026

Midlife & mental health: Burnout, identity shifts & finding yourself again

Many Australians in their 40s and 50s feel exhausted, disconnected or invisible. Midlife isn't a crisis. It's a recalibration, and there are ways through it.

A young man sitting on the floor beside his bed at night, looking at his phone

Mental Health

13 April 2026

Digital wellbeing & modern addictions: Why doomscrolling is hijacking your brain - and what to do about it! 

Doomscrolling plays on the brain's negativity bias and the pull of endless feeds. What it costs your mental health, and five practical ways to take back control.

The Wellbeing Clinic team in their Caringbah reception, one holding flowers

Malu News

7 April 2026

Wellbeing Clinic Joins Malu Health

Wellbeing Clinic, founded by Helen Brennan in Sydney's Sutherland Shire in 2005, joins the Malu community, bringing nearly two decades of care for individuals, couples and families.

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Clinical Practice

20 March 2026

Fragmented and Frustrating: Why the Mental Health System Feels Impossible to Navigate

GP, psychologist, psychiatrist, school, EAP, NDIS: people are left to coordinate their own care. Why Australia's mental health system feels so hard to navigate.

Three lions behind the bars of a cage

Mental Health

2 March 2026

The Caged Primate Problem

Our nervous systems were shaped for small groups and concrete threats, not smartphones and infinite feeds. Clare Rowe asks whether the system is really the core problem.

A person holding a notebook and a pair of glasses

Clinical Practice

24 February 2026

The Problem with Being Independent – Why Going It Alone Isn’t Working for Psychologists (or Clients)

Private practice offers autonomy, but working alone leaves psychologists overloaded and clients without a coordinated pathway. Why going it alone isn't working.

The Melbourne Children’s Psychology Clinic team outside their clinic

Malu News

19 February 2026

Melbourne Children’s Psychology Clinic Joins Malu Health

Melbourne Children's Psychology Clinic, with clinics in Hampton and Ivanhoe, joins Malu Health. Families keep the personalised care they know, now backed by Malu's shared clinical resources.

A woman at a desk with her head in her hand, looking stressed

Clinical Practice

19 November 2025

Finding Meaning in a Mental Health System Under Strain

Clinicians are still driven by purpose, but rising demand, complexity and admin are making the work harder to sustain. Holding on to meaning in a system under strain.

The Sunny Steps Psychology & Supervision team outside their clinic in Newcastle

Malu News

13 November 2025

Sunny Steps Joins Malu Health

Sunny Steps Psychology & Supervision joins Malu Health. Founder Leah Flanagan on why directors need support too, and what joining the community means for her team.

Four people sitting together in pink armchairs around a small coffee table

Malu News

22 October 2025

October Mental Health Month

For World Mental Health Month, why Malu is investing in clinics where people can sit down face to face with a clinician, with technology supporting that care rather than replacing it.

The Rowe & Associates team in their South Hurstville clinic

Malu News

1 October 2025

Rowe & Associates Joins Malu Health

Rowe & Associates Child & Family Psychology in South Hurstville joins Malu Health. Joseph Healy and Clare Rowe on reimagining how mental health care is delivered.

Joseph Healy speaking with a microphone at a bookshop event

Malu News

1 October 2025

What Would Adam Smith Make of Modern Australia?

Malu CEO Joseph Healy launches his latest book, a look at growing wealth disparity and what it means for social cohesion and mental wellbeing.

A woman sitting on a sofa with her head in her hands, a laptop on the coffee table

Mental Health

1 July 2025

The rise of 'work from home burnout', how to set real boundaries

Working from home was meant to bring balance, but for many Australians work has spread into every hour. Practical ways to set boundaries that hold.

Joseph Healy, co-founder of Malu Health, with Award from King's College London

Malu News

24 June 2025

Joseph Healy awarded King’s College London Distinguished Alumni Award for International Impact

Joseph Healy receives King's College London's 2025 International Impact Award, recognising his leadership in new organisational approaches to mental health care.

A man sitting on the end of a jetty, looking up at the sky over a lake

Mental Health

11 June 2025

Men’s Mental Health: Moving Beyond Silence

Men account for over three-quarters of suicide deaths in Australia but are less likely to seek support. How mental health can look different in men, and small steps that help.

Close-up of a vibrant cluster of bioluminescent mushrooms with pink and orange glowing caps, set against a soft blue-purple background

Malu News

15 May 2025

Joseph Healy Advocates Psychedelic Therapy for Mental Health Reform

After touring mental health facilities in Scandinavia and the Netherlands, Joseph Healy is calling for regulated, affordable psychedelic-assisted therapy in Australia.

Spacious, sunlit clinic waiting area with curved glass windows, modern blue chairs, light wood furniture, and abundant indoor plants creating a calming, biophilic environment.

Malu News

29 April 2025

Healy’s Next Venture: Human-First Mental Health

Joseph Healy on leaving banking to build a network of mental health clinics that puts skilled clinicians and human connection at the centre of care.

City park with lush green grass and trees in the foreground, and modern high-rise buildings of Sydney’s CBD under a clear blue sky in the background.

Malu News

7 October 2024

Turning Tragedy Into Treatment Reform

Following the loss of his son George, Joseph Healy left banking to transform mental health care, pairing rigorous clinical standards with genuine human connection.

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Crisis support

If you are in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.

Acknowledgment of Country

Malu Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging and recognise their enduring connection to land, waters, and culture. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all individuals, embracing diversity across cultures, identities, and experiences. 

© 2026 Malu Health

ABN 15 682 104 089

Crisis support

If you are in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.

Acknowledgment of Country

Malu Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging and recognise their enduring connection to land, waters, and culture. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all individuals, embracing diversity across cultures, identities, and experiences. 

© 2026 Malu Health

ABN 15 682 104 089

Crisis support

If you are in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.

Acknowledgment of Country

Malu Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging and recognise their enduring connection to land, waters, and culture. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all individuals, embracing diversity across cultures, identities, and experiences. 

© 2026 Malu Health

ABN 15 682 104 089