Preventative health
Report
In their words: how to support young people in suicidal distress
Emergency department presentations for young people who have self-harmed or are experiencing suicidal ideation are on the increase. This report outlines better alternatives, including safe spaces with youth peer workers or a crisis support team that comes to the young person’s home.
Report
The relationship between health risk factors and the neighbourhood environment
Our neighbourhood environment influences our health by supporting or hindering our opportunities to engage in physical activity, access nutritious foods and commute to work. This report explores whether the selected factors in the neighbourhood environment are associated with socio-economic disadvantage and obesity, physical inactivity, insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption and the daily consumption of sugar...
Report
Reordering food options on delivery apps could help to reduce obesity
Obesity is one of the biggest health challenges in the United Kingdom. This paper explores whether reordering food options on delivery apps could help reduce obesity.
Strategy
Vision 2030 for mental health and suicide prevention in Australia
Vision 2030 aims to maintain consistency with the Productivity Commission inquiry into mental health and a number of other state, territory and national activities. It provides a framework through which current recommendations, future strategies and plans can be viewed to ensure a consistent approach towards the same goals for the future mental health system of...
Report
Ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2021
This is the inaugural national report on the ear and hearing health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adults. The report brings together information on the prevalence of ear and hearing problems among Indigenous Australians, along with insights on key protective and risk factors.