We then looked at public community mental health services. These are mostly public hospital outpatient services, and some other community services not funded by Medicare. We wanted to understand whether poorer Australians are accessing these services, evening out Medicare's apparent inequity. When we ...
Given the current economic climate, including rising inflation and cost-of-living pressures, and continued COVID-19 effects, many Australians are likely to continue to depend on these services to meet basic needs.To better understand the pressures nonprofit organizations are under, we asked 93 nonpr...
The impact of unemployment and financial hardship on mental health is relevant for many Australians, as fears of reduced support from the JobSeeker and JobKeeper schemes loom. Although the government this week announced the JobSeeker payment will go up, welfare groupshave warnedit's still not enough...
Nootropics can enhance the cognition of many people using it. These smart drugs are supplements that cater to possible benefits to improve mental clarity, memory, and focus. Some nootropics, however, may also have health advantages—including helping people living with cancer. This post will discuss...
How Many Australians Can Work From Home? An Application of Dingel and Neiman (2020) to Australian Occupation Data (2020) Google Scholar United Kingdom Office for National Statistics, 2020 United Kingdom Office for National Statistics. 2020. “Coronavirus and homeworking in the UK labour market: ...
4. Prioritise self-care and mental health Take time to recharge, whether it’s by exploring your new surroundings, staying connected with loved ones, or seeking professional mental health support. Moving abroad was a new experience for me, and it was a little scary at first. But Itook my ...
Eighty-nine Australians aged 12–17 years, classed as either at-risk/problem gamblers, non-problem gamblers or non-gamblers, participated in qualitative interview and/or online community conditions. Themes extracted from the data on the things participants believe should be implemented to achieve this...
There are many intuitive reasons supporting such a view. For instance, nature posts may raise awareness about the beauty and fragility of the natural world. Many people today spend most of their time indoors, either at work or at home, and may not have the opportunity to experience nature ...
As Kumanyika [59] argues, while policy solutions to health disparities must be developed within the particular contexts in which they arise, such policies “can be informed by an appreciation of the commonalities and differences in how they occur and are remedied in different societies.” ...
International research has identified that Indigenous people and other racialized groups experience racism and discrimination within health and aged care systems resulting in lower quality care and lower quality of life compared to white people (Shippee et al.,Citation2022; Sloane et al.,Citation2021)...