Mental health promotion
Report
Suicide prevention research and campaign: integrated findings and recommendations
This study's findings and the communications framework can be used to consider in more detail the development of a suicide prevention campaign aimed at family and friends of people at risk of suicide.
Literature review
Child poverty and mental health: a literature review
This literature review was commissioned in order to provide information on the relationship between poverty experienced during childhood and the impact that poverty may have on the mental health of a child or young person, or later in their adulthood.
Report
Under the radar: the mental health of Australian university students
Students with an experience of mental ill-health have been shown to be more likely to consider exiting, or exit, their course early. This can have a detrimental impact on both their future mental health as well as their education and employment pathways.
Journal article
A decision-support tool to inform Australian strategies for preventing suicide and suicidal behaviour
This paper highlights the value of dynamic modelling methods for managing complexity and uncertainty, and demonstrates their potential use as a decision-support tool for policy makers and program planners for community suicide prevention actions.
Report
Youth mental health report: youth survey 2012-16
This report shows more young Australians are in psychological distress than five years ago, with almost one in four young people in 2016 meeting the criteria for probable serious mental illness and young females twice as likely as males to report high psychological distress. The report also highlights the important role of friends, parents and...