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New research, resources and other initiatives in mentally healthy work that have come across our desk.

Suicide prevention in the workplace: The Suicide Prevention: A Competency Framework aims to support organisations and workers to respond to people experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours at work. The framework, launched by Suicide Prevention Australia, comes with suggestions for how it can be adapted to different working environments.

New roadmap launched: Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds has released the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Roadmap for the transport, warehousing and logistics industries. The Roadmap, which was created by industry for industry, provides a plan for improving mental health across the industries.

Psychosocial safety research: A study by the University of South Australia’s Psychosocial Safety Climate Observatory has found that low workplace psychosocial safety climate increases the risk of new major depression symptoms. The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, were based on more than 1,000 workers across three states.

Workplace sexual harassment: Comcare has released new online education for workers, managers and employers that focus on the impacts, prevention, management and reporting of workplace sexual harassment. These education products are now freely available via Comcare’s learning management system.

Developments in South Australia: The Workplace Health and Wellbeing SA newsletter provides news of initiatives and events around mental health at work in South Australia. It also carries information on relevant resources and research. Past editions are available on the Healthy Workplaces website.

Workplace wellbeing spotlight: ‘Working Minds’ is the topic for this year’s Psychology Week, the annual awareness event organised by the Australian Psychological Society. The APS is seeking to showcase the importance of research, and its translation to practice and policy and how psychological ideas can help workplaces to thrive. The APS is keen to hear from organisations that may wish to partner in research underpinning ‘Working Minds’, share current workplace research and resources or join in a wide range of activities over the course of Psychology Week. Interested organisations can contact Dr Vinita Godinho, General Manager Policy and Social Impact, APS. Email: v.godinho@psychology.org.au

Many of our readers have requested access to the latest research, reports and information from the sector. The above list of resources have been shared with the Commission recently. Please note these resources are provided as a service to our readers and do not imply endorsement.