Mental Health with FIVEaa

Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia (aged 15–24). Listen to Breakthrough CEO, John Mannion and SA Health’s Southern Area Local Health Network Clinical Psychologist, Susan Num as they discuss the important research being done to address this critical issue.

Disclaimer: The episode contains content that listeners may find distressing. Listener discretion is advised.

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With over 1.5 million people involved in sport at some capacity in SA, sport plays a key role embedding the importance of mental health and well-being within our community.

Tune in to hear from Breakthrough CEO, John Mannion and Director of Flinders University’s SHAPE Research Centre, Professor Murray Drummond about how sport is being used to normalise the mental health conversation through participation, connectivity and association..

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Children as young as four and five are experiencing anxiety and levels of depression higher than we have ever seen.

In this episode, Breakthrough CEO, John Mannion, Little Heroes Foundation CEO, Chris McDermott and Flinders University’s Professor Phillip Slee discuss the development of the Big Talks for Little People Program – an online mental health module for primary school-age students.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, who are often marginalised within society, are almost twice as likely to die by suicide than non-Indigenous people.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, emotional wellbeing is a holistic concept that includes mental health but also the importance of connection to land, culture, community, ancestry and spirituality. Therefore, the approach to Aboriginal mental health needs to be different to non-Indigenous people.

This episode features Breakthrough’s CEO John Mannion, SAHMRI’s Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr Tina Brodie and SA Health’s Principal Aboriginal Mental Health Advisor, Mental Health Strategy and Planning,
Ian James as they discuss how these organisations are working together to achieve better mental health outcomes for First Nations people.

It has been estimated that emergency service personnel are twice as likely to experience psychological distress and six times more likely to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Hear from Breakthrough’s CEO John Mannion, Flinders University’s Professor Reg Nixon and South Australia Police’s Executive Director People, Culture and Wellbeing Kim Summers about how research funded by Breakthrough is finding ways to protect those who protect us.

Eating disorders are serious mental health issues with at least one million Australian children and adults living with the disease.  

Hear from Breakthrough’s CEO, John Mannion, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Tracey Wade and Director of Flinders University’s Embrace Impact Lab Ivanka Pritchard as they unveil the truth about eating disorders.

The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month is ‘Have the conversation’ – to encourage all Australians to talk about their own mental health and that of their community.

In this episode, we focus on how we can all normalise the mental health conversation. Plus, we share what Breakthrough are doing to help educate the community about mental health.

Listen to the recording to hear from Breakthrough CEO, John Mannion, and Women’s Wisdom and Wellbeing program facilitator, Cecilia Ronson.

Young women are increasingly expressing their preference for seeking peer-to-peer support for mental health problems. However, where women are concerned, international research reveals that mental health services frequently overlook the gendered nature of the experiences that underpin young women’s experiences of mental ill health.

Hear from Breakthrough’s CEO, John Mannion, and UniSA’s Professor Nicole Moulding and Dr Michele Jarldorn as they discuss how peer-to-peer support can help and empower young women.