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The molecular story in positive mental health changes
- July 1, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Category: Mental health
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Epigenetic mechanisms are biochemical processes that occur at the level of human genes. Alterations at this level of biological functioning have recently been observed following stressful or beneficial environmental inputs
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PTSD Awareness Day 2022
- June 27, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Category: Mental health
Trauma can affect different people in different ways. When experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, it is common to feel a range of uncomfortable emotions and responses.
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Men’s Health Week 2022
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Mental health, Suicide prevention
Men face a range of barriers to getting help when experiencing a mental health problem. In particular, the stigma around men’s mental health and toxic masculinity ideals prevent men from seeking the support they need.
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Being part of the solution- observing National Reconciliation Week
- June 1, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health
The disparities in health and wellbeing among First Nations communities and non-Indigenous Australians stands at over 10%, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people dying on average a decade before other Australians, and also experiencing an overall poorer quality of life, in comparison.
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Vicarious trauma- a silent hazard on the rise?
- May 20, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Mental health, Psychosocial risks, Vicarious trauma
Vicarious trauma in the workplace is a silent hazard, and it’s on the increase. Traditionally, a risk reserved for industries such as emergency services, the Covid-19 pandemic and the prevalence of natural disasters, has seen vicarious trauma emerge in many different sectors. We are now seeing workers being constantly exposed to other people’s stress and anxiety, grief, loss, and trauma.
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Establishing an upward cycle during challenging times
- May 11, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Change, Neuroscience, Resilience and wellbeing
Figuring out our own positive strategies (“our emergency relief kit”) to readily draw upon during tough times can boost our wellbeing and circuit break a downward spiral
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The oracle: building mentally healthy workplaces through prevention
- May 5, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks
As hybrid work arrangements become the norm, how then can organisations ensure that their most important asset- their people – stay well, not just physically, but psychologically as well?
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How to improve employee mental health and corporate wellbeing in a post-pandemic world
- April 26, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks, Resilience and wellbeing
A psychosocially healthy workplace delivers valuable individual, team and organisational benefits including enhanced performance and productivity; lower absenteeism, presenteeism, turnover, recruitment, and training costs; improved employee wellbeing, morale, job satisfaction, talent acquisition and retention; and faster mental illness recovery times
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The armour: protecting employee wellbeing through mental health training
- April 22, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Mental health, Psychosocial risks
In 2022, managing mental health in the workplace is increasingly perceived as a fundamental skill of people leadership in the Australian workplace. There are a vast range of programs in the market, from eLearning sessions to full week training programs. So, what works?
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How to foster an inclusive and diverse environment at work
- April 6, 2022
- Posted by: Ally Venianakis
- Categories: Leadership, Psychosocial risks
Diversity and inclusion go hand in hand, however, often many assume that one automatically implies the other, but that’s not actually the case… Diversity does not necessarily imply inclusion, and that’s why both should be acknowledged as two different concepts in order to create a diverse and inclusive workplace.