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Black Dog Institute

Journal article

Social media: the root cause of rising youth self‐harm or a convenient scapegoat?

This paper explores the parallel rise in social media use and youth mental health problems. It argues that increased social media use may be a correlate, exacerbating factor, or a consequence of rising trends in youth self‐harm, which may have entirely separate causes. This complexity highlights the need for a considered approach.
Discussion paper

Reimagining digital mental health in Australia: discussion paper


This discussion paper explores how technologies like artificial intelligence, tele-health and self-directed mobile apps can be better utilised, alongside face-to-face care, to bridge the gap between people needing mental health support and those able to access it.
Report

Turning the tide on depression


This report presents a number of recommendations, which if implemented, could make a significant step towards reducing rising rates of depression in youth. These recommendations require the efforts of many, including schools, parents, mental health service providers, employers and all levels of government.
Report

Modern work: how changes to the way we work are impacting Australians’ mental health


Work in Australia has changed dramatically over the last twenty years. Technological innovation has led to wide scale digitisation of work, automation and the gig economy. The research presented in this paper focuses on workplace mental health.
Report

Psychological distress in young people in Australia


This report, by researchers from Mission Australia and the Black Dog Institute, reveals that substantially more young people in Australia are experiencing psychological distress than in 2012. The report also reveals that young people had higher odds of experiencing psychological distress if they identified as female, non-binary, living with disability, or as Aboriginal or Torres...

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