Mental Health

Doing it Tough – Male focused services & resources in NSW & beyond

This male-focused website is a 'one-stop shop' for services and resources in NSW and beyond.

Men’s Health Week | TrackSAFE Talks

This review of the academic literature identifies practical ways to support the mental health and wellbeing of employees.

Creating mentally healthy hybrid teams in the recovery from COVID-19  

This review of the academic literature identifies practical ways to support the mental health and wellbeing of employees.

People at Work – Psychosocial risk assessment survey, Australian industry and occupation benchmarks & learning modules

This risk assessment is Australia’s only validated psychosocial risk assessment survey. The survey assesses the most common psychosocial hazards and factors. It is part of a five-step process that workplaces can use to identify, assess and control risks to psychological health at work.

Diet and treatment & prevention of mental disorders

The SMILEs study found that participants who followed the Modified Mediterranean Diet had a greater reduction in their depressive symptoms over a 3 month period, compared to the control group. Those who improve their diet the most experienced the greatest benefit to their depression.

Reasonable Resolutions

For many of us, the new year marks time for setting goals. Start the year on the right track with a mental fitness plan as part of your new year resolutions.

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International Standard on Mental Health in the workplace

This Standard released mid 2021 gives guidance on managing psychological health and safety risks within an occupational health and safety management system.

The rising responsibility of business

This 2021 report by Atlassian and PWC identifies that mental health and wellness has become the number one societal issue for Australian employees with many considering their employer the most important source of support. This reinforces that beyond point-in-time support, employers have an important role to play in providing holistic mental health support to their workforce.

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Boys do cry – Mental health campaign targeting men

The Boys Do Cry campaign aims to get men talking - to family, a friend, colleague, medical practitioner or crisis service. It also encourages men to support a mate by starting a conversation an asking R U OK?

Self-care this holiday season

Tips to put plans into place early to help manage stressors during the Christmas and new year period.

Blackdog institute: managing the workplace transition post-pandemic

This review of the academic literature identifies practical ways to support the mental health and wellbeing of employees.

Psychological first aid

Psychological first aid is a support activity that helps people affected by an emergency, disaster or traumatic event. It aims to reduce initial distress, meet current needs, promote flexible coping and encourage adjustment.

Community Stations Toolkit

This toolkit provides ideas for mental health awareness activities at train stations.

Talking about suicide

It is important to consider the language used when talking about suicide to not glamorise or present suicide as an option for an individual dealing with problems or inadvertendly upset someone who has been touched by suicide.

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid is an internationally recognised mental health course delivered by accredited trainers.

Victorian Royal Commission into the Mental Health System

The Commission made 65 recommendations, including some of relevance to the rail industry.

Workplace action plan

Taking actions that build and maintain the mental wellbeing of people at work is good for everyone. This easy tool helps develop a strategy for your workplace.

Talking about mental illness

Mental illness is a complex issue and the language used when talking about it can change misconcpetions, challenge myths and demystify negative stereotypes. It can alleviate harm for the vulnerable.

Mentally healthy workplaces during COVID-19

These guides provide step-by-step guidance to achieve mentally healthy workplaces during COVID-19

Developing a mentally healthy workplace

This review of the academic literature identifies practical ways to support the mental health and wellbeing of employees.

Building skills to ask and support others

The following sample of resources and short courses can help you build knowledge and skills to safely and effectively support friends, family and colleagues.