Today marks 30 years since the Port Arthur #massacre. Our team stands in solidarity and care with all those affected, including families, colleagues, communities, emergency responders, and the wider health workforce.
#psychosocialrisk#PTSD#mentalhealth
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For an evidence-savvy example of managing anonymous or informal #sexualharassment#bullying reports, see @NSWBar BPGs, avail online. Part of a wider statewide Poor Personal Conduct in legal profession project inc as +ve case in Respect@Work Report #WHS
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Failure to pay wages properly and or rectify errors made represents #psychosocial hazard exposures. Deliberate wage theft is a justice hazard, deliberate employment insecurity another, and both can constitute reckless or gross negligence when it comes to #WHS law.
Managing Director @DrBecs will be speaking on #psychosocialrisk spirals & the critical role of #leaders in ensuring #psychologicalsafety to enable risk management, before panelling on #inclusive safety leadership and changing culture.
“Safety doesn’t stop at the signature.” #WHS
Nearly $18 million in fines and EUs. These direct financial outcomes aside, the real impact to prosecuted PCBUs is the wider business #risk manifesting - inc. reputational damage - which can translate into billions when various stakeholder groups become aware of the breaches.
Victorian employers who ignore their health and safety obligations continue to face serious legal and financial consequences, with WorkSafe completing 137 prosecutions and enforceable undertakings last year.
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AI brings big opportunities — and real responsibilities. The CEO Alliance for Mental Health released guiding principles for using AI in behavioral health, grounded in evidence, equity, and lived experience, so we can ensure tech strengthens care without compromising quality. https://t.co/IQ7vu2tcWI
We send our warm wishes to all gathering today to celebrate. We also offer our support & condolences to those affected by the #bondibeachattack.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that". Martin Luther King Jr.
The AIHW has released 3 new articles today on the health and welfare characteristics of Australia's veterans who belong to First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), and LGBTIQ+ populations.
🔗Read the full articles: https://t.co/c2xjVcX4bd
Places are running out fast in our final free Mindframe online training session for 2025 - sign up to secure yours today.
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The images used when reporting on suicide, mental health concerns, disordered eating, & the use of alcohol & other drugs can frame public attitudes and reduce stigma.
Access free guidelines for image use & our royalty-free image database: https://t.co/uJxpHejR1O
Orygen joins Australia’s medical research institutes to call for the release of the full Medical Research Future Fund.
Half the funding means half the future – for young people, mental health, and health research across the country. #releasethefullMRFF
Signs of stress may not be obvious. Not everyone cries openly or shares their struggles. Sometimes grief and sadness are quietly tucked away.
If you know someone who is going through relationship challenges, money struggles, or other challenges - check in with them. Reaching out to offer support might be easier for them than asking for help.
#ruokanyday
Are you a creator working on a project for screen or stage that includes themes such as mental health concerns or suicide? Everymind provides free support including advice around potential audience impact, and safe, authentic portrayal.
Talk to our team: https://t.co/evyzEXDoju
Recent media regarding planned redundancies at the University of Technology Sydney @UTSEngage highlight the legal requirement for PCBUs to effectively manage #psychosocial risk or face regulatory action. PCBUs must undertake a risk asst process, including genuine consultation.
The way media communicates about child and youth suicide can have a profound impact on young people and the wider community. Access a free guide designed to support safe, respectful communication including more tips like the ones below: https://t.co/hNL6v6XW9o
There’s no scope for ‘thriving’ if the organisation remains ignorant of #psychosocial hazards, and its #mentalhealth strategies are post-hoc, coming into play once harm has already occurred. Prioritise psychosocial #risk reduction - it’s a pre-requisite for thriving. #WHS
PsychSafe is pleased to be sponsoring the Psych Health & Safety Conference 2025 in Sydney, 19-20 June. Early Bird now closed but our followers can still access reduced registration fees using our sponsorship link - details in LI post.
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The title of the press release is not even accurate. Psychological safety is an organisational culture feature loosely referring to feeling comfortable to ‘speak up’; it is not the same as psychosocial safety and health, which is a duty of care obligation under WHS law.
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Minister @dmookheyMLC proposes regressive actions that go against well-established evidence, to ‘solve’ worker comp scheme sustainability issues.
These proposed actions will not only exacerbate the problem, they will undo recent progress.
@SafeWork_NSW
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