A whole community approach to ending social isolation through a social prescribing network
Media and News
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Our Media and News
- Queensland parliamentary inquiry to address loneliness after coronavirus lockdown leaves many more people feeling isolated.
- Wellbeing Series – episode 6 – Power of Social Connectedness.
- ABC Radio Interview July 2019.
- HABS Social Prescribing (190624). [Download]
- A Queensland Mental Health Commission article about social isolation and the work of the Ways to Wellness Program.
- A local news article from Mount Gravatt News about the Ways to Wellness Program.
- Local member for Mansfield Corrine McMillan spoke to the Queensland Parliament on the 3rd of April about the Ways to Wellness Program.
Wellbeing Series – episode 6 – Power of Social Connectedness
Other Articles and News Stories
- The Conversation – 1 in 3 young adults is lonely – and it affects their mental health. October, 2019.
- ABC ‘Ask a Doctor’ TV Series did an episode on Loneliness in that summarises how loneliness can impact our mental health. July, 2019.
- An articile by Viviana Wuthrich from Macquarie University about how strong ties protect our mental health. October, 2019.
- A recent study by VicHealth and the Swinburne University of Technology has found that more than half of Australians are lonely. October, 2019.
- VicHealth has published the results to their surveys and research on how young people experience loneliness. October, 2019.
- Johann Hari’s Ted Talk on why we could be depressed or anxious is worth watching to understanding mental health as a signal of how our culture needs to change.
- ABC’s The Conversation – The Four Loneliest Types of People in Australia.
- Video – How Setting Small Goals can Help Reduce Your Social Isolation.
- Video on Social Isolation and Befriending Services – Bracknell Forest Council.
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