By Christina Heris, Australian National University; Catherine Chamberlain, The University of Melbourne; Cindy Woods, The University of Melbourne; Helen Herrman, The … More
Category: Mental Health
Drugs, advocacy, and understanding public health’s ‘new frontier’: it’s conference week
Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The Australian Public Health Conference 2021 starts this Thurday 23 September, and features a stellar … More
Looking after our mental health during COVID-19
Deena Mehjabeen – PHAA member Mental health is essential to our health and wellbeing. In Australia, around 1 in … More
‘Disturbing’ gaps in mental health services in Australia, study shows
Public Health Association of Australia The following article is based on a paper published recently in the Australian and New … More
Surveys reveal the impact of employment loss on the mental health of Australians during COVID-19
In December 2020, the PHAA co-convened a special edition virtual conference with the theme: Preventing, detecting, controlling and managing COVID-19 … More
Women’s health and wellbeing during COVID-19: study captures April to October 2020 results
In December 2020, the PHAA co-convened a special edition virtual conference with the theme: preventing, detecting, controlling and managing COVID-19 … More
COVID results in dramatic rises in stress levels according to survey
PHAA Australasian COVID-19 Virtual Conference In December 2020, the PHAA co-convened a special edition virtual conference with the theme: Preventing, … More
Adolescent mental health issues rise during COVID-19
PHAA Australasian COVID-19 Virtual Conference In December 2020, the PHAA co-convened a special edition virtual conference with the theme: Preventing, … More
Nearly 10 years on, the mental health scars of the 2010 Christchurch earthquake slowly heal
This article is based on an original article in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, authored by … More
Study finds patterns of psychological distress, alcohol use and social disconnect among Australian mineworkers
Mental disorders, including mood, anxiety and substance use, are extensive throughout the world with one in three affected by such … More
Studies reveal the other health impacts of COVID-19
Australian Public Health Conference 2020 Since the first COVID-19 cases in Australia were announced in January this year much … More
Former Australian of the Year calls for urgent reform of national mental health strategy
Jeremy Lasek Australia’s mental health system was ‘overwhelmed and on its knees even before the pandemic’, according to leading … More
Mental health and adaptation to climate change
Dr Fiona Robards, Co-Convenor Mental Health Special Interest Group, PHAA Climate change presents an existential threat. It is almost unbelievable … More
It’s time to stop locking up 10 year olds
Many Australians would no doubt be shocked to learn that our current laws in every State and Territory allow children as young as 10 years old to be arrested by Police and sentenced to prison by Courts. That’s a primary school child, removed from their family, school and everything familiar to them, and locked in a cell. As a parent, it’s when your own child reaches the age of 10 that the horror of this possibility becomes real.
20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening
One-fifth of Australian women still don’t receive mental health checks both before and after the birth of their baby, our research published today has found.
Navigating COVID-19 social distancing rules for Aboriginal people
Social distancing is largely self-regulated, with people generally doing the right thing on their own. The police are enforcing these important public health guidelines, notably in public places. But are police enforcing restrictions equally, without any racial discrimination?
Getting to the causes: Mental health and making real productivity gains post COVID
For many of us, forced to work at home or to not work at all, the COVID-19 crisis has driven home the importance of mental health and how work interacts with our sense of wellbeing.