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New research has confirmed the continuing success of MindStep – a mental health program designed by Flinders University experts and Remedy Healthcare.
The MindStep telehealth service offers cognitive behavioural coaching to complement the care people receive from their GP, psychologist or psychiatrist. Delivered over the phone by trained mental health coaches, the confidential program uses evidence-based techniques that improve mental health and wellbeing
Results show that about 75% of people who complete the program show a measurable improvement in their mental health or recover completely.
The MindStep program, modelled on Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) in the UK, has been supporting people across Australia for more than six years, with recovery rates above 60%.
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Screens seem ok for young people in lockdown
Young adults have suffered disproportionate mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a combination of employment, study, and financial challenges specific to their transitional stage of life, but green infrastructure and screen time appear to help, a new study from the University of Adelaide has found.
The new study, which surveyed more than 1000 young Australians and is published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, found that the pandemic has been linked with widespread mental illness in a sample of young people aged 18-24 years.
Lead researcher and PhD candidate Tassia Oswald, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Public Health, said the survey found only 14% of respondents were flourishing, reporting no mental illness alongside high levels of mental wellbeing.
Less screen time and more green time have been linked with better psychological and intellectual outcomes among children and adolescents, according to a new Australian study.
Conducted by researchers at the University of Adelaide, the systematic review of almost 200 studies found that screen time can have a negative impact not only on children’s emotional wellbeing, but also on their academic achievement. It also found that green time (time spent in nature outdoors) could potentially ‘cure’ or act as a buffer against this negative impact of screen time.
With a large proportion of schooling in the UAE happening online at the moment, and many children spending more time on screens than ever before, it’s never been more important to understand the impact on our kids and what can be done about.