Addressing the pervasive effects of trauma

Left Write Hook

Left Write Hook is an evidence-based recovery program to empower adult survivors of child sexual abuse to take back their power through creative writing and boxing.

Rising Together Study: Lifting the lid on the experience of family/carer lived experience workers

Co-produced study with the Centre for Mental Health Learning and University of Melbourne investigated the experiences of workers with lived experience within the Victorian mental health system, with the aim of better understanding what is needed to ensure the safe and sustainable development of this workforce.

ESTIE: The Evidence to Support Safe and Together Implementation and Evaluation Project

This action research study investigated and developed practitioner and organisational capacity to drive improvements in collaborative and holistic service provision for children and families living with domestic and family violence where parental issues of mental health and or alcohol and other drug use co-occur.

Women are doing too much and it's hurting their mental health

Women still do the bulk of unpaid work at home while also holding down a job. A first-of-its-kind review finds it’s taking a toll on their mental health.

Dental practitioners face rising burden of mental health conditions, study says

Dental practitioners experience a significant burden of mental health conditions, with one in six practitioners reporting thoughts of suicide in the past year, a new survey of close to 1500 Australian practitioners has found.

Decline in suicide rates among Australian construction workers

A new study, led by the University of Melbourne, has shown there has been a decline in the suicide rate among construction workers compared to other workers.

Harnessing novel technology to assess and treat anger in trauma-affected adults

Dysregulated anger is common after trauma, affecting up to 30% of individuals. Researchers at Phoenix Australia, Department of Psychiatry are building a just-in-time-adaptive intervention to treat problem anger after trauma, leveraging wearable and smartphone technology.