What social connection initiatives or reforms do we want to see implemented? by https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1 Tom Calma, Marc Stears, John McGrath, Phil Batterham, James Ensor en-us 2021-11-08 23:22:55 UTC 2022-01-31 05:35:32 UTC hello@padlet.com AUMentalHealthThinkTank https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1876594663 1. What initiatives are most important for the Think Tank to advocate for? 

2. What initiatives are the highest or lowest priorities? Leave a comment underneath each post

Click the pink + button in the bottom right hand corner to add to the Padlet]]> 2021-11-08 23:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1876594663 Increased income support https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877172799 Reducing poverty]]> 2021-11-09 04:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877172799 Funding and implementation support for SEWB principles to be included in policies scarlett_smout https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877174405 2021-11-09 04:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877174405 loneliness strategy .. loneliness initiative for Australia https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877174742 2021-11-09 04:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877174742 Social wellbeing/loneliness policy lens https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877175190 2021-11-09 04:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877175190 How do we replace "traditional" social institutions (e.g., church) https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877175256 Largely irrelevant now but haven't been replaced with similar social connection points]]> 2021-11-09 04:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877175256 I supposed we should think about covid-associated social dislocations, as well as more persistent wider social factors......so the initiatives will be to CATCH the recent onset affected people to help their SEWB https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877175324 2021-11-09 04:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877175324 Better evidence for what works to increase social capital https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176741 Individual, group, community, society]]> 2021-11-09 04:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176741 Initiatives to get people back to work, which will increased income and provide sense of purpose (and they pay tax :)) https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176872 2021-11-09 04:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176872 Wellbeing index to complement (or eventually replace) GDP – with flow-on effects in policymaking in many areas https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176907 2021-11-09 04:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176907 https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176962 SEWB
Imputing and monitoring the Vic commission on impacts of colonisation

]]> 2021-11-09 04:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877176962 digital connection .. support for increasing digital literacy if 1 in 10 are not digitally literate https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877177415 2021-11-09 04:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877177415 Community level initiatives - fund local NGO to seek out people who are isolated from their local communities. https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877178830 2021-11-09 04:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877178830 Intergenerational social interventions https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877178876 Connecting diverse old and young people (eg retirement villages with schools) - implement and evaluate]]> 2021-11-09 04:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877178876 Better understanding of the impact of different COVID policy settings on feelings of social isolation/social connection https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877180671 2021-11-09 04:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877180671 Empower local communities e.g. let communities set agendas / partake in participatory budgeting https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877181415 2021-11-09 04:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877181415 Could we combine activities for people get keep fit and link with friendly kindred spirits....walking groups good for physical AND mental health https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877181483 2021-11-09 04:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877181483 Federal ICAC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877181501 Restore sense of accountability]]> 2021-11-09 04:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877181501 Social prescribing in a post-COVID Australian context https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877182700 2021-11-09 04:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877182700 Priority project https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877184518 Consider the UN Sustainability goal on Happiness index]]> 2021-11-09 04:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877184518 More discussion of SEWB principles as relevant for /all/ Australians scarlett_smout https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877184817 2021-11-09 04:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877184817 better evidence based for community level interventions and policy interventions https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877187856 2021-11-09 04:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877187856 Pro-social built environment https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877188051 Prioritising access and inclusion in urban (and rural) spaces]]> 2021-11-09 04:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877188051 Implementation https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877188938 Encourage Govt to address past reports and implement recommendations

Be mindful that may have a different Govt in 2022]]> 2021-11-09 04:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/AUMentalHealthThinkTank/SocialConnection1/wish/1877188938