This report’s findings highlight the significant gap between young people’s need for mental health and addiction services in New Zealand and their level of engagement with them. The report also demonstrates the need for government agencies to work together and prioritise the development of integrated youth services with a strong mental health, alcohol and other...

In collaboration with the health sector, Suicide Prevention Australia has developed this competency framework for the health sector to enhance the capacity and capability of the clinical workforce in responding to people experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours. This framework is informed by, and brings together, knowledge experts in workplace suicide prevention and suicide training.

The Australian Government is developing the 'National consumer engagement strategy for health and wellbeing' to strengthen partnerships between health policy-makers and the community. Submissions are now open to provide feedback on the draft strategy.

This paper utilises a fixed effects instrumental variables model, and a nationally representative panel dataset from Australia, to present robust evidence on the causal impact of mental distress on cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking behaviours.

Climate change-related concerns in children and young people are amplified by climate change related misinformation on social media. Therefore, the authors of this paper argue that programs that promote children’s and young people’s mental wellbeing, including appropriate resourcing for schools, and national evidence-based guidelines on climate change misinformation, must be developed.