Workplaces are obligated to provide employees with a safe and healthy workplace but mental health and wellbeing is often-neglected by employers.
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Post-pandemic Australia signals a shift to psychological health in the workplace
One in five Australians (20.1 per cent/4.8 million) had reported mental or behavioural conditions in 2019 and evidence shows us that this has increased during 2020-2021 due to the pandemic. Statistics published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showed that between 16 March 2020 and 19 September 2021, 21.0 million MBS mental health-related services were processed nationally.
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University of Queensland’s drug delivery platform to treat mental health
University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a solution-to-gel intranasal drug delivery technology to treat mental health disorders, which will enter development for clinical use through atai Life Sciences company, InnarisBio.
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Mental health expert Graeme Cowan to deliver webinar for manufacturing industry leaders
R U OK? director and author Graeme Cowan is partnering with WorkSafe’s WorkWell Program to deliver a free webinar on workplace mental health for the manufacturing industry next Monday.
The webinar, called
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The impact of COVID-19 unemployment on tradies’ mental health – It’s OK not to be OK
Mental health issues, like depression and anxiety, are incredibly common in Australia. In fact, Australia has the second highest prevalence of depressive disorders globally. Approximately 15 per cent of
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Mental health at work – Is your business in the right head space?
Addressing issues of mental health in the workplace require an understanding of the causes and symptoms of illness. Ai Group explains why employers must account for the mental wellbeing of their
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Working with mental health: How businesses can help
In Australia, one in five people aged 16-85 years experience a mental health illness in any given year, according to the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.
The three most common illnesses
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