Mental health promotion
Report
Youth mental health and homelessness report
This report provides findings from the Mission Australia Youth Survey, showing that poor family functioning and serious mental illness are factors that impact on the risks of homelessness for young people aged 15-19 years living in Australia.
Article
Planners know depressingly little about a city’s impacts on our mental health
Jason Byrne looks at the possibility that living in cities might be associated with higher rates of depression and anxiety.
Journal article
Shangri-La and the integration of mental health care in Australia
Is the Shangri-La of mental health reform just over the horizon, or have we embarked instead on a fool's errand?
Report
The impact of MATES in Construction: a mixed-methods study of GAT and Connector training in the South Australian construction industry
Raising awareness about the risk of suicide among construction workers and encouraging them to talk to each other about mental health is having a positive impact, according to new UniSA research.
Report
Networks of advocacy & influence: peer mentors in beyondblue's mental health forums
This report sheds some light on the activities that take place on beyondblue’s mental health support forums. Around 88,000 people visit the forums per month (6,800 posts per month at 10 a month per active user).