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Substantial mental health commitments are being made during this Federal election BUT....implementation is the real challenge: tackling equity, affordability and quality of services. Mark Butler MP Patrick McGorry "teal' Leadership is notable Allegra Spender Zoe Daniel MP (she/her) Dr Sophie Scamps MP

Real mental health reform is local and accountable – Croakey Health Media croakey.org/real-mental-he… Post-election we will need serious local engagement to achieve reforms Allegra Spender Zoe Daniel MP (she/her) Kate Chaney Dr Sophie Scamps MP Dr Monique Ryan MP 🌏 Zali Steggall MP Mark Butler MP Andrew Wilkie MP

Mental health experts concerned about Coalition plan to scrap workers’ right to disconnect; Using tech to support working from home, while also ensuring work hour is not 24/7 requires clear regulation; growing our mental ‘wealth’ ⁦Mark Butler MP⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

and that is so true...Lets hope whoever wins the upcoming election takes this on seriously from day 1 of the next parliament Mark Butler MP Patrick McGorry Sebastian Rosenberg Mental Health Aust Beyond Blue Suicide Prevention Australia

Twenty-four-hour Skin Temperature Rhythms in Young People With Emerging Mood Disorders: Relationships With Illness … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40285489/ Wearable tech has the capacity to reveal more about disturbed circadian rhythms in youth with mood disorders IEPA Wellcome

This is one of best demonstrations as to why this podcast is so admired globally - reflections on the Pope's key statements on responsibility/love for all (not just family) and the (trans)gender culture wars. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Rory Stewart

Balanced coverage of the advantages and ongoing challenges in delivering new anti-depressant treatment; need public hospitals to make Esketamine available ⁦Mark Butler MP⁩ ⁦Sebastian Rosenberg⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-04-2…

Check this out! millionpodcasts.com/men-mental-hea… Although we don’t focus on men alone, it’s great to hear that we do appeal to males, especially younger men! James O'Loghlin Mark Butler MP Beyond Blue

Ketamine spray to fight depression theaustralian.com.au/health/mental-… We need equitable (and public ) access to specialist mental health care to deliver this new treatment ⁦Mark Butler MP⁩ ⁦Rose Jackson⁩ ⁦Beyond Blue⁩ ⁦Mental Health Australia⁩ ⁦Patrick McGorry⁩

Nasal spray similar to ketamine to be added to PBS; the 4 year gap between TGA approval and PBS listing has greatly limited equitable and affordable access to this important innovation; we need better systems for mental health ⁦Mark Butler MP⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

Maintaining perspective, and hope, in a challenging world…

Actigraphy-derived circadian rhythms, sleep-wake patterns, and physical activity across..stages & patho pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40311436/ Matching circadian rhythms to proposed pathophysiological paths; Bringing wearable tech into clinical decision-making John Torous, MD MBI Prof Miranda Wolpert

Co-Designing, Developing, and Testing a Mental Health Platform for Young People Using a Participatory Design … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40327857/ Always a pleasure to work with Laura Ospina, MD PhD to design and develop digital solutions for a LMIC environment. Wellcome Sydney Uni Global

Here’s our latest installment-hopefully full of new insights and practical strategies; we are all trying to lift our mental health and wellbeing….

Multidimensional outcomes associated with chronic fatigue over 12 mont... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Chronic Fatigue states are often ignored in mental health care, despite their impact on quality of life and contribution to disability. Time to deploy more effective interventions

Now that’s real evidence of key academics getting out in the community and making a real difference! Kathy Belov Mark Scott Mark Butler MP University of Sydney Brain & Mind Centre

Failure is a common experience in research and academic life….learning quickly is critical to future success Brain & Mind Centre University of Sydney

There is huge challenge here - but also a real opportunity to coordinate effective (mental) health and social care; but will require much smarter information and accountability infrastructure; Mark Butler MP Stephen Duckett Tanya Plibersek Sebastian Rosenberg

Five priorities for the Albanese Government to transform Australia’s mental health system croakey.org/five-prioritie… Some really impactful things the labor Govt could do for mental health in this parliament Mark Butler MP Rose Jackson Stephen Duckett Frank Iorfino Patrick McGorry

Matching needs to services: Development of a service needs index for determining care pathways in youth mental health - Capon et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… lets hope such concepts & measures underpin need service models in youth mental health Mark Butler MP headspace