This has been achieved by face-to-face briefings, further resource development, promotional activities and work with peak bodies to implement changes in codes of practice. This paper examines the effectiveness of an active dissemination strategy, highlighting both quantitative and qualitative evaluation ...
The continuing process of mental health system reform in Australia, particularly over the past two decades, has resulted in major changes in the ways in which professionals and communities think about mental health and illness, in the ways in which mental health services are designed and delivered,...
Medicare system, with no rebate and an archaic requirement to also charge GST (as it is not considered a health service under the current legislation). Most are highly trained just not the same way as a psychologist and part of peak bodies such as PACFA an...
The purpose of this study was to examine: what is known about the mental health of immigrant and refugee communities in Australia; whether Australian mental health research pays adequate attention to the fact of cultural and linguistic diversity in the Australian population; and whether national menta...
However, mental health professionals have the scientific, ethical, and moral responsibility to indicate the direction to all social, political, and other health care bodies involved in the process of meeting mental health needs during youth years....
As a stress hormone existing in the human body, cortisol can reflect the psychological stress and health status in daily life, and is a potential biomarker of the body’s stress response. To effectively collect sweat and accurately identify the target, t
mental health findings in order to advance the prevention, identification and early treatment of psychopathology in elite athletes, there are suggestions that some sporting governing bodies continue to minimise the significance of mental ill-health in this population [19]. This has sobering implications...
Li et al. (2022) observed among the low-income working-age population in Australia that rental tenants initially experienced poorer mental health outcomes compared to homeowners, but stable rental tenure can lead to an improvement in mental health over time, reaching a level comparable to ...
In the process, we focus on (a) practical steps that relevant stakeholders (e.g. coaches, support staff, clubs and govern- ing bodies) could take to support athlete mental health that follow from a social identity analysis and (b) key avenues to explore in future research to further test...
Healthier minds in fitter bodies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between physical fitness and mental health in youth. Sports Med. 2021;51(12):2571-2605. doi:10.1007/s40279-021-01520-y PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 68. Spruit A, Assink M, van Vugt...