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Mental wellbeing
Healthier masculinities
There are many ways to be a man in Australia. Evidence shows that healthier expressions of masculinity could be one key way to promote gender equality and improved wellbeing for everyone. VicHealth’s new Healthier Masculinities framework provides more information on this emerging research area.
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Economic cost of violence
Violence against women costing Australia $21.6 billion a year
Violence against women and their children is costing Australia $21.6 billion each year, with Governments carrying more than a third of the cost burden; as shown in the report A high price to pay: the economic case for preventing violence against women released today.
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National Community Attitudes Survey
Many young people ready to attribute blame to victims and think tracking a partner is acceptable
One in five young Australians believe there are circumstances in which women bear part of the responsibility for sexual assault and nearly half (46%) agree that tracking a partner by electronic means without consent is acceptable.
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Workplace wellbeing
Support for worker wellbeing in the Latrobe Valley
Businesses from across the Latrobe Valley are invited to come and learn how to boost their workers’ mental wellbeing at a free workshop hosted by the Victorian Workplace Mental Wellbeing Collaboration, a partnership between SuperFriend, VicHealth and WorkSafe Victoria.
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VicHealth Indicators Survey
Victorians' wellbeing higher than national average but more can be done for disadvantaged groups
The majority of Victorians have higher than national average wellbeing, but deep inequalities are resulting in poorer health for disadvantaged communities according to a major new population survey conducted by VicHealth.
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