This report is the second in a series of reports produced for the Building Back Better – Mental Health Deep Dive project. Following the production of a first report summarising the mental health landscape in Australia (Mental Health Deep Dive: strategic context and problem definition report), the research team met with representatives of Zurich Financial Services Australia and the Z Zurich Foundation to discuss the core problem definitions and needs that the first report identified in relation to mental health in Australia.

This report provides findings from a review of literature on mental health promotion and prevention programs for young people who experience socioeconomic disadvantage. This literature review incorporated academic sources, relevant grey literature (such as policy documents, government plans or reports), and a targeted review of a sample of mental health promotion and prevention programs.