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Healing power of playtime for refugee camp mums and kids

Healing power of playtime for refugee camp mums and kids

Encouraging play for children and their mothers living in Rohingya refugee camps has far-reaching impacts.

Asadul Islam

Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability

The profile of a distressed worker: Young, female and in casual work

The profile of a distressed worker: Young, female and in casual work

The most detailed picture yet of those most affected by economic downturns shows young women suffer the greatest increase in psychological distress.

Nicole Black

David Johnston

Centre for Health Economics

Why is mental healthcare treatment among children and young adults so low?

Why is mental healthcare treatment among children and young adults so low?

Less than half of all young adults facing mental health issues access professional help. Instead, they turn to friends and family for help with personal and emotional problems. Why?

Sonja de New

Karinna Saxby

Dennis Petrie

Clement Wong

Centre for Health Economics

Bouncing back from COVID-19: what determines resilience?

Bouncing back from COVID-19: what determines resilience?

'She'll be right mate' is Australia's version of Britain's 'Keep calm and carry on'. But what determines our ability to bounce back when life deals a heavy blow?

David Johnston

Michael Shields

Centre for Health Economics

Why economics is the missing piece in the mental health puzzle

Why economics is the missing piece in the mental health puzzle

Our governments spend less than $400 a year per person on mental health services. That has to change. But what's the best approach?

Michael Shields

Sonja de New

David Johnston

Centre for Health Economics

How economic conditions impact on opioid deaths in Australia

How economic conditions impact on opioid deaths in Australia

Unemployment-related stress leads to an increase in prescription opioid deaths; so does economic uncertainty.

Sonja de New

Where should our mental health dollars go?

Where should our mental health dollars go?

Mental health issues can have little-understood but long-reaching consequences for individuals, families, neighbourhoods. Developing a mental health policy that best utilises our economic resources is crucial for all Australians.

Michael Shields