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01 Feb 2006

Evidence Based Mental Health

VicHealth and the Victorian Department of Human Services (DHS) commissioned Deakin University to develop a mental health promotion evidence resource to fill a gap in available resources to advance policy, research and practice responses to the promotion of mental health and wellbeing.

Mental wellbeing

01 Aug 2008

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

The focus for this issue is on mental health promotion. Guest editors are Lyn Walker, the Director of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Unit at VicHealth, Louise Rowling, from the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, New South Wales.

Mental wellbeing

01 Jan 2005

A Plan for Action 2005–2007: Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing

VicHealth's second mental health promotion plan has been designed not only to guide our work in mental health promotion, but also as a resource for those across a range of sectors who are seeking to maximise opportunities to promote mental health and wellbeing in their programs, policies and practices.

Mental wellbeing

01 Jan 2005

Access to Economic Resources as a determinant of mental health and wellbeing

Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Summary Sheet: Access to Economic Resources as a determinant of mental health and wellbeing.

Mental Health and Work

12 Jan 2003

Promoting Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing through Participation in Economic Activities

The evaluation of these projects explores whether supporting economic participation is an effective tool for promoting mental health among young people.

Young People and Resilience

01 May 2002

Mental Health and Work: Issues and Perspectives

Commissioned by Auseinet and developed in collaboration with VicHealth this work features chapters contributed by a variety of national experts in the field.

Mental Health and Work

22 Sep 2015

VicHealth funding makes the healthy choice easy for Victorians playing local sport

VicHealth today announced an investment of more than $6 million over three years to 22 State Sporting Associations (SSAs), to motivate more Victorians to get physically active and make healthier eating choices when they’re playing sport in their local community.

VicHealth funding community sport

12 Oct 2020

Families to get active on way to school as restrictions lift

As primary school kids in metro Melbourne join their regional peers in heading back to the classroom, AFL great Cameron Mooney and VicHealth are encouraging families in getting active on their commute with Walk to School 2020.

Walk to School 2020

14 Sep 2015

VicHealth: caution needed when downloading health apps

A new survey from VicHealth shows two in five Australians (40%) trust health and wellbeing apps for information about being healthy despite a new guide showing many may be ineffective.

Healthy Living Apps Guide

01 Dec 2020

Young Aussies’ mental health a priority in pandemic recovery

A new survey from health promotion foundation VicHealth and Burnet Institute shows coronavirus had a stark impact on the mental wellbeing of young Australians.

Partner release