Mental health body to be moved after culture review Health Australia’s national bodies for mental health and suicide prevention is shifting to the health department after a review found a poor workplace culture.
Potential for psilocybin antidepressant treatment highlighted by study May 5, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal International scientists argue psilocybin could be used to treat depression on a larger scale but important questions remain unanswered.
A-G vows to listen and learn from survivors of family violence, hold perpetrators to account April 19, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal Mark Dreyfus says the “shocking acts of violence against women in recent months, weeks and days” show not enough has changed to deal with what he argues should be plainly called male violence.
Premium Insights and analysis Defence must accept external oversight to show people are truly its greatest asset April 18, 2024 By Melissa Coade Culture The government must heed the message from the once-in-a-generation inquiry examining Defence’s suicide rates.
Every four hours, emergency services are alerted to a life or death crisis for ADF personnel April 12, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence New research has flagged that every four hours emergency services are contacted by a serving or ex-serving ADF member across the country.
Have cost of living pressures impacted sports participation in Australia? April 10, 2024 By Vaughan Cruickshank, Brendon Hyndman and Tom Hartley Community & Social Sport can be a costly passion, hitting the hip pocket with costs such as equipment, registration, coaching and accident insurance.
Premium Case studies Do APS systems measure what matters when it comes to performance of top Defence officials? April 9, 2024 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Leadership, accountability, measures of assessing the efficacy of senior bureaucrats within Defence were spotlighted by the veterans suicide RC.
Everyone is worried about what will happen after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide April 3, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence The royal commission chair said that without change, Defence could not be an employer of choice nor attract the right people.
Outgoing top brass asked to ensure Defence suicide prevention stays a priority March 29, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence General Angus Campbell said the royal commission was a once-in-a-generation opportunity for change in Defence.
‘We have let them down’: Defence chief emphatic members who died by suicide not failures in ADF’s eyes March 28, 2024 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Angus Campbell railed against the suggestion that Defence personnel who died by suicide let down the service.
What work features do the most psychologically safe jobs have in common? March 26, 2024 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The most peaceful people have two primary features in their jobs, according to a new international study of 18,000 working adults in the US.
Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help March 21, 2024 By Tanya Davison and Sunil Bhar Editors' Picks A new review looks at whether psychological therapies are an effective way to treat older people in aged care with symptoms of depression.
Premium Insights and analysis DVA’s trust issues take on a different tenor when lives are at stake March 20, 2024 By Melissa Coade Culture Alison Frame said a mission to expand engagement did not necessarily mean there was a case to establish a whole new agency within DVA.
Hope: A research-based explainer February 22, 2024 By Naseem S. Miller Editors' Picks In a challenging year of economics, hope is important to understand. Here are several studies explaining hope and its role in everyday life.
How to get school attendance back on track February 19, 2024 By Doug Taylor Editors' Picks Student attendance isn’t a job for teachers and schools alone. A fundamental part is the support provided outside school.
