WELCOME TO OUR RESOURCES PAGE
Here you will find a great list of important and interesting resources to help you better understand the work that Life Again does.
You will find articles on indiginous affairs, RAPs programs, news about events, history and much more. We ask that you take a scroll and have a read to better understand our work, and what you can do to help shift the mindset and narrative, because as our guiding philosophy states, there can be "No Change Without Understanding"
PREVENTATIVE HEALTH
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Prevention and Promotion - Literature Review and Scoping Study
In 2017, Deakin Health Economics was engaged by the Commission to produce a literature review and scoping study regarding mental health promotion and prevention initiatives in the Australian context.
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Positive Psychology - Black Dog Institute
A great little read on Positive Psychology from the Black Dog Institute.
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Prevention and promotion approaches
The promotion of mental health and wellbeing, and the prevention of mental ill-health, have been identified as priorities in national and state policies since the First National Mental Health Plan in 1992. But, to date, this has been poorly operationalised, coordinated and monitored. Read more….
BLOG
The Power Of Nature
Life Again founder Gareth Andrews discusses how nature can play a vital part in mental health.
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Finding Joy
Life Again founder Gareth Andrews discusses how you can find some joy in a seemingly joyless time.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE
HELP
Developing a workplace mental health strategy
This little heads up document is supplied by Beyond Blue and is a great assistant in creating your workplace mental health strategy.
SUPPORT
Support for small businesses to create psychologically safe workplaces
Ahead for Business helps small business owners take action on their mental health and wellbeing through personalised resources and tools tailored to their specific needs.
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Psychosocial health and safety and bullying in Australian workplaces (6th edition)
Recommendation 18 of the 2012 House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment report, Workplace Bullying: “We just want it to stop”, requested an annual update of trends in workers’ compensation data relating to psychosocial health and safety generally and workplace bullying specifically. The statement Psychosocial Health and Safety and Bullying in Australian Workplaces is Safe Work Australia’s response to this recommendation. Read more….
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Deloitte workplace metnal health and wellbeing
Public awareness of the importance of good workplace mental health and wellbeing is growing, as is the moral, societal and business case for improving it. Read more….
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Preventing and managing work related stress
Worksafe guide for employers. Feb 2021.
STUDY
Heads Up Initiative. Employer of choice.
Nearly three-quarters of Australian employees say a mentally healthy workplace is important when looking for a job in the future. Read more….
LEARN
Developing a mentally healthy workplace
A report for the National Mental Health Commission and the Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance.
24/7 MENTAL HEALTH [CRISIS] SUPPORT
If you or someone you know is at immediate risk of harm, call triple zero 000
ABORIGINAL CULTURAL &HISTORY AWARENESS
No Change Without Understanding
UNDERSTAND
Engaging with Reconciliation and Truth-telling
Swinburne University will be establishing a National Centre for Reconciliation Practice in November 2021, which will increase industry, community and academic understandings on a range of reconciliation matters. In this seminar, Ian Hamm and Andrew Gunstone will discuss the critical concepts of reconciliation and truth-telling, and how the new National Centre will engage with these concepts in its work. Presented on the 1st June 2021.
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SBS Learn - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures
SBS Learn – Learning & Teaching resource – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures. Provided here is a list of great articles to help you gain a better understanding of the cultural side from various points of view.
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First Australians series
First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people.
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Homelands feature - Ryan Lidde
Arrernte man and NITV Journalist Ryan Liddle went back to his homelands last month after the pandemic kept him away from Luritja Country.
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Tjilirra Mens Movement – ft CASSE’s Jamie Djupurrula Miller
These men are on the move to save their culture – and they’re saving themselves in the process.
Meet the men keeping culture strong and healing themselves through traditional tool making.
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The history of Reconciliation Week – Explainer
As we round up National Reconciliation Week for another year, we look back at the history of reconciliation in our nation and ask are we “In This Together” in 2020? Ryan Liddle finds out more… #InThisTogether2020 #NRW2020
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NAIDOC WEEK explainer
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Uluru Statement explainer
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Treaty vs Recognition
NITV political journalist Nakari Thorpe looks into what the Referendum Council’s proposals are. #Garma2017