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Arts and social connection

01 Apr 2007

Flashpoints & Signposts: Pathways to success and wellbeing for Australia’s young people

Perceptions of young people's health and wellbeing vary greatly, reflecting differences between disciplines, ideologies and generations. Young people are seen to be resilient, adaptable and doing well and, at the same time, experiencing increased rates of some important mental and physical health problems.
People a various ethnicities laughing together

Partner Release

08 May 2013

Talking Difference: The talking cure for racism website launch

VicHealth and Museum Victoria have launched a fascinating online arts project to challenge racism in the community
Indigenous children in wetsuits, smiling

Reducing race discrimination

12 Jun 2014

Racism in healthcare linked to poor mental health

Experiencing racism in health settings may have a stronger negative influence on the mental health of Aboriginal Australians than experiencing racism anywhere else, a survey led by the University of Melbourne has found.
A female factory worker

Violence against women

01 Jun 2003

Public Health, Mental Health and Violence Against Women - Scoping Report

This monograph canvasses the most recent global, national and Victorian research which examines the nature and incidence of violence against women. It also enumerates the costs of this violence, in terms of mental and physical health, and the social and economic costs borne by the whole of the community as a consequence of the combination of cultural and individual factors that give rise to violence against women.
Two women chatting on a couch

Reducing race discrimination

01 Sep 2007

More than Tolerance: Embracing diversity for health

Discrimination affecting migrant and refugee communities in Victoria, its health consequences, community attitudes and solutions.
Two Aboriginal boys smiling together

Reducing race discrimination

01 Mar 2005

Building Indigenous Leadership: Promoting the Emotional and Spiritual Wellbeing of Koori Communities through the Koori Communities Leadership Program

This report records the experience and key learnings of five Koori community-based indigenous leadership projects and the statewide leadership network.
Two women chatting on a couch

Reducing race discrimination

14 Nov 2012

Mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal communities

This research summary highlights the key findings of the Aboriginal Experiences of Racism survey undertaken in 2010-2011.
Women in cultural dress smiling together

Reducing race discrimination

20 Nov 2012

Mental health impacts of racial discrimination in Victorian CALD communities

Key findings of the CALD Experiences of Racism survey, conducted in 2010-2011 as part of the Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) program.
Family holding hands and running in a circle

Mental wellbeing

01 Nov 2001

Rural Partnerships in the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing

This publication reports on the evaluation of eight projects funded as part of the Rural Partnerships in the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing Scheme.
A female construction worker with her male colleagues

Mental wellbeing

01 Jul 2009

Participation for health: Framework for action 2009–2013

This framework was developed to guide the work of VicHealth and others in taking action to address the social and economic determinants of mental and physical health.
Young people at a cafe laughing together

Mental wellbeing

24 Apr 2009

The Melbourne Charter for Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Mental and Behavioural Disorders

The Melbourne Charter for Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Mental and Behavioural Disorders is the outcome of a worldwide discussion initiated by the organisers and participants of the Global Consortium for the Advancement of Promotion and Prevention in Mental Health (GCAPP) conference.
Close up of an older woman looking anxious

Mental wellbeing

01 Oct 2005

Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging Evidence, Practice

A Report of the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in collaboration with VicHealth and The University of Melbourne. This international book brings to life the mental health dimension of health promotion.