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Wellness Designs & WayAhead Workplaces
Nationally accredited Wellness Practitioner training, held 1-2 November for Members only."
(The course) reinvigorated my practice... It was excellent and it has certainly helped me to turn my focus back to strategy. It is a very well-structured course that has clearly been designed by people who have worked in Workplace Wellness."
Geraldine King - Citi Group
SafeWork NSW's new Regional Resource Kit includes tailored advice and resources for regional and remote businesses to promote, manage, and support mental health at work.
What's on
Member Meeting - Tuesday 13 September
Join your fellow network members in person and online for our next half day member meeting, featuring expert speakers from Springday, Positivity Group, and Edith Cowan University.
Mental Health Matters Awards
Join WayAhead at Bicentennial Park for the mental health event of the year, celebrating the work and achievements of individuals & organisations in our community.
Menopause@work: Sharing Stories Safely
Camille Wilson explores how to look after yourself and others when sharing stories of lived experience of menopause in the workplace, if you want to add impact to your menopause–awareness campaign.
Register for free - 14 September 1-2pm
The Current State of Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace
Join the Positivity Institute for a panel of leading workplace mental health experts exploring current issues, best practice, and the future for psychological health and safety in the workplace.
More discounts for Members
Wellbeing at Work Summit
8-10 November 2022 - Sydney, Melbourne, and online.
30% off for WW members.
More information here
ANZ Mental Health Association Conferences
Multiple upcoming events
15% off all Conferences for WW members.
See all ANZMHA conferences
Member Spotlight
At the heart of all my work is the mission of rehumanising our work ethic"
Thea O'Connor
menopause@work
Resources
Mentally healthy workplaces online workshops
WorkSafe QLD equips managers and supervisors with skills to identify, assess, and psychological health and safety risks with these free online workshops.
Respect is Everyone's Business Digital toolkit
Developed by Chief Executive Women, this digital toolkit provides a collection of resources for boards and leaders to create change in their organisations, from case studies to scripts, templates and tools.
Hear2Talk
This free phone service by SIRA and Neami National provides confidential, independent and skilled phone-based support to help manage challenging experiences and emotions with experienced Peer Workers.
Research
The Twenty Five Most Important Studies in Workplace Health Promotion
Paul E Terry PhD explores 20 years of workplace wellbeing research, the trend away from wellbeing as a tool for organisational success, and towards work as a factor in individual and societal wellbeing.
American Journal of Health Promotion
Bridging The Work And Family Divide
Key findings, trends, insights and insights from the first comprehensive Australian literature review of the impact of family friendly workplace policies. Based on research between May 2021 to May 2022.
Parents At Work & UNICEF Australia
Association between Precarious Employment and Chronic Stress
Precarious employment and stress is explored through perceived wellbeing and hormone markers. Stress is experienced across genders, however primary sources of stress differ.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Articles
Sick of being sick - The resilience backlash is thankfully here
Valuable skill or an over-used quick fix? The phenomenon of resilience is broken down in the context lockdowns, natural disasters, and chronic stress.
Participants of the Transition Support Pilot experience health and wellbeing benefits
A pilot program for injured workers exiting the Victorian Workers' Compensation system found to positively impact the physical health, mental health, and self-efficacy of us to half of participants.
The Decade Of Healthy Aging Cannot Ignore Mental Health Of Older Workers
Forbes addresses a gap in the conversation on healthy aging, encouraging employers to take steps to support the mental health and work ability of their older employees.
For more of the latest and best workplace wellbeing content, access our full resource library by logging into our member's only resource library.
Join us on LinkedIn
The LinkedIn community for those working in, interested in, or responsible for their business or organisation’s employee wellbeing. Facilitated by WayAhead Workplaces.
Telephone Support Lines
WayAhead's Mental Health Information Line is open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. Whether you're in distress, worried about someone else, or a practitioner looking for local services - we can assist. 1300 794 991
Anxiety Support Groups
WayAhead has run free Anxiety Support Groups, a place for people living with Anxiety, their friends, and their family to come together and share their experiences and learn from each other, for over 30 years.
supportgroups@wayahead.org.au | 9339 6013
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