Thirty ‘Champions’ to be selected to help grow the mental health peer workforce – National Mental Health Commission The National Mental Health Commission is supporting a new initiative that will help grow the mental health peer workforce in Australia and is calling for trainers who have a lived experience of mental illness from the perspective […]
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New Dealing With Stress Program Suite
Dealing With Stress Programs Stress comes in many forms, sometimes positive and useful for peak performance and sometimes counterproductive when built up over a period of time. Stress shows up as higher absenteeism, higher workcover claims, poor performance, bullying behaviour, harassment, and a negative toxic culture. Whilst most companies have preventative safety programs, they fail to […]
Many may end their own lives due to work
An estimated 3,800 people who took their own lives in Australia in the decade to 2011 may have done so due to work, says a new Work and Suicide Prevention Position Statement from Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA). Adults spend about a third of their waking hours at work. The workplace provides a unique opportunity to […]
The Scientific Power of Naps
Do you hit the afternoon tired, using caffeine, sweet treats and energy drinks to bring you back to life? Have you thought of sleeping on the job? Ok, let’s rephrase – have you thought about napping in your lunch break? There is compelling scientific evidence on how taking ‘power-naps’ help you get the most energy […]