Mental health promotion
Position paper
Advice to governments: evidence-informed and good practice psychosocial services
This paper outlines a diverse cross-section of psychosocial services shown to be effective and valued by people with lived experience of mental ill-health, family, carers and supporters. The advice in this paper also shows the principles which should underpin the design of any future psychosocial services.
Guide
Digital mental health resources for First Nations people
This paper explores the evidence for digital mental health tools, specifically web-based tools or mobile phone apps, for First Nations people. It highlights benefits of these resources, examples of best practice in their development, alongside barriers and challenges to their use.
Report
Our workforce, our future: a capability framework for the mental health and wellbeing workforce
This publication sets out the collective knowledge, skills and ways of working the mental health and wellbeing workforce needs to deliver quality care, support and treatment.
Discussion paper
Reimagining youth mental health: building Australia’s youth mental health promotion system
This paper argues that the Albanese Government has an opportunity to introduce a new approach that focuses on the promotion of mental wellbeing and the prevention of mental health conditions among young Australians.
Research Summary
Online mental health peer support forums and rural resilience
This research summary looks at the extent to which online peer support mental health forums help to build resilience for the rural people with lived experience of mental ill-health who use them.