This report summarises insights from research undertaken to understand how to improve help for rural Australians, in addressing their mental health and wellbeing needs.

This fact sheet highlights some short-term tips on how Australians can be healthy social humans in these unusual times.

In 2018-19, Beyond Blue asked the people they currently reach – and those they don’t – to reflect on the impact of their past engagement activities and to identify opportunities to connect more effectively with the diversity of people in Australia. This community engagement strategy is the result of those discussions.

It is hoped that this national study that will develop a clearer understanding of the relationships between the housing and mental health pathways of people with mental health issues, in order to identify potential points of practical intervention and key issues for system improvement.

This paper argues that a national rural and remote mental health strategy is necessary to improve the capacity of mental health services to combat the disturbing trend of high rates of suicide in remote and rural Australia. Also needed are other policies and strategies that address the underlying causes of these high rates of suicide.