Mental Health Research and Policy

Below are some links to academic research, policies and NSW legislation relating to mental health and psychosocial factors in the workplace

• Work Health and Safety Legislation 2017 – Division 11, psychosocial risks
• NSW legislation WHS amendment 2022 (this legislation has been abridged to include only legislation which pertains to mental health in the workplace)

• NSW Government Code of Practice on Managing Psychosocial Hazards
• World Health Organisation Mental Health at Work Guide 2022

• Occupational health effects for firefighters – CofFEE report commissioned by the UFU in 2013
• Concurrent and lagged effects of psychosocial job stressors on symptoms of burnout – 2019 longitudinal study of health care workers
• Crisis social support after work-related violence or threats and risk for depressive symptoms – Study measuring the effect of social support on mental health symptoms after violent incidents in the workplace
• Psychological injury in the NSW healthcare and social assistance industry – 10-year study based on workers compensation claims comparing psychological injuries in the HSA industry with the wider workforce. Identification of psychological injury risk factors
• Long working hours and alcohol use – meta analysis of published and unpublished studies into long working hours and alcohol use
• The relative importance of psychosocial factors in physician burnout – cross-section estimating the effect of psychosocial factors in contributing to burnout amongst Finnish physicians

If you come across an academic article or research paper that you feel should be shared on this page, please email it to office@fbeu.net