Nicholas Procter

Recent Podcasts

A pleasure to speak with JOY Media - Australia’s not-for-profit LGBTIQA+ media organisation about mental health and financial distress. JOY represents the people, stories, news, music, and lived experiences of Australia’s LGBTIQA+ community and allies. joy.org.au/programs/rec...

Actions targeting the integration of peer workforces in mental health organisations: a mixed-methods systematic review - BMC Psychiatry Background Lived experience workforces are one of the fastest growing emerging disciplines in Australian mental health service settings. Individuals with lived and living experience of mental distress...

Actions targeting the integration of lived experience/ peer workforces in #mentalhealth organisations. This systematic review breaks down the facts on what organisations should be doing and why. bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #openaccess

Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.

Stories about interest rate rises and cost-of-living bring a focus to financial stress. Here we discuss mental health impacts and ways to help. #socialdeterminants #mentalhealth theconversation.com/financial-st...

Actions targeting the integration of peer workforces in mental health organisations: a mixed-methods systematic review - BMC Psychiatry Background Lived experience workforces are one of the fastest growing emerging disciplines in Australian mental health service settings. Individuals with lived and living experience of mental distress...

Actions targeting the integration of lived experience/ peer workforces in #mentalhealth organisations. This systematic review breaks down the facts on what organisations should be doing and why. bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #openaccess

Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.

Stories about interest rate rises and cost-of-living bring a focus to financial stress. Here we discuss mental health impacts and ways to help. #socialdeterminants #mentalhealth theconversation.com/financial-st...

Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.

Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it 'difficult' or 'very difficult' to cope on their income has doubled. Here I discuss the impact and what can help. theconversation.com/financial-st...

Congratulations @heathermci.bsky.social who successfully completed her #PhD oral defence today. A 7 paper PhD, Heather’s work is focused on people who are NDIS recipients in mental health crisis when attending the emergency department. Generously supported by Mind Australia 🙌🙌🙌

Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health

Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.

Congratulations @heathermci.bsky.social who successfully completed her #PhD oral defence today. A 7 paper PhD, Heather’s work is focused on people who are NDIS recipients in mental health crisis when attending the emergency department. Generously supported by Mind Australia 🙌🙌🙌

Financial stress is on the rise in Australia. Here’s what to do if money worries are affecting your mental health Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to cope on their income has doubled.

Data from the Mental Health Commission shows the proportion of people finding it 'difficult' or 'very difficult' to cope on their income has doubled. Here I discuss the impact and what can help. theconversation.com/financial-st...

A Mixed Methods Inquiry into How Legal Professionals Respond to Recurring Trauma and Mental Distress among Refugees and Asylum Seekers with Insecure Visa Status in Australia The aim of this study was to investigate how legal professionals in Australia responded to the mental distress experienced by clients with insecure visa status in the Fast Track Assessment (FTA) proc...

What happens to legal professionals when they are exposed to stories of fear, despair, mental distress from people of refugee background who an endure insecure and uncertain visa status? Here @maryannekenny.bsky.social explains.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...

A thoughtful and values based decision grounded in commitment to journalism excellence and alignment with core values of integrity and purpose.

So pleased to see this resource finally published. Over the past 10 years UNHCR operations have been increasingly confronted by worrisome levels of suicidal behaviour among the people they serve. This toolkit provides a structured multi sector approach. www.unhcr.org/sites/defaul...

A Mixed Methods Inquiry into How Legal Professionals Respond to Recurring Trauma and Mental Distress among Refugees and Asylum Seekers with Insecure Visa Status in Australia The aim of this study was to investigate how legal professionals in Australia responded to the mental distress experienced by clients with insecure visa status in the Fast Track Assessment (FTA) proc...

What happens to legal professionals when they are exposed to stories of fear, despair, mental distress from people of refugee background who an endure insecure and uncertain visa status? Here @maryannekenny.bsky.social explains.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...

Australian media professionals now have access to a new guide featuring practical advice to support safe, sensitive communication about child and youth suicide.
Access this free new resource here: bit.ly/4lg4SxQ

Important piece on future of suicide prevention in US

‘Dismantling research programs, training mechanisms, & international collaboration does not improve efficiency; rather it eliminates the very systems needed to develop innovative, cost effective interventions.’

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40671474/

🆕 Following requests from authors, we have increased the word limit for all regular papers in Archives of Suicide Research to 5,000 words (Introduction, Methods, Results & Discussion)

#Ausmedia professionals are reminded to refer to Mindframe guidelines for reporting and portrayal of eating disorders when covering these issues. Free guidelines and tips like the one below: bit.ly/4l31DcK

Excellent Adelaide University Open Day today. Great turnout from across the State; driven by excitement, curiosity - and wanting to be part of the new Adelaide University. Thank you to future students, their families, friends and supporters. #AdelaideUniversity #OpenDay2025

Pathways for Strengthening Lived Experience Leadership for Transformative Systems Change: Reflections on Research and Collective Change Strategies Introduction The Activating Lived Experience Leadership (ALEL) project was a South Australian participatory action research project that aimed to improve the ways lived experience is recognised, val...

This paper identifies systems change needed to define, value and embed lived experience leadership in mental health and suicide prevention services. A commitment to working together - in genuine ways - to transform mental health and social sector outcomes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Watch presentations on suicide and self-harm prevention by our Professor Sir Louis Appleby and Professor Nav Kapur, and from professional and lived experience contributors to our annual NCISH conferences: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/resour...

Pathways for Strengthening Lived Experience Leadership for Transformative Systems Change: Reflections on Research and Collective Change Strategies Introduction The Activating Lived Experience Leadership (ALEL) project was a South Australian participatory action research project that aimed to improve the ways lived experience is recognised, val...

This paper identifies systems change needed to define, value and embed lived experience leadership in mental health and suicide prevention services. A commitment to working together - in genuine ways - to transform mental health and social sector outcomes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Protective Factors For Older Suicide Attempters. Findings Reasons For Living.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...

Protective Factors For Older Suicide Attempters. Findings Reasons For Living.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...

Announcing The Lancet Commission on Disability and Health: Creating disability-inclusive health systems that leave no one behind Urgent and decisive action is needed to address the 14-year life expectancy gap between people with and people without disabilities.1,2 However, disability is generally a low priority for governments ...

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Separated men are nearly 5 times more likely to take their lives than married men Some men struggle to cope with the stress of a relationship breakdown.

Some men struggle to cope with the stress of a relationship breakdown. theconversation.com/separated-me...

Thank you @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social for hosting a panel discussion on the impact of forced family separation and immigration detention on children and families. The segment was hosted in a thoughtful and considered way.

Development of an Australian Clinical Practice Guideline on methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Despite recent clinical and research interest, medical use of psychedelics has not been legalised in most jurisdictions. The Australian Therapeutic Go…

Development of an Australian Clinical Practice Guideline on methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. The Guideline integrates input from health providers, patients, and researchers. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Development of an Australian Clinical Practice Guideline on methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Despite recent clinical and research interest, medical use of psychedelics has not been legalised in most jurisdictions. The Australian Therapeutic Go…

Development of an Australian Clinical Practice Guideline on methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. The Guideline integrates input from health providers, patients, and researchers. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thank you Drive Against Depression for your generosity in financially supporting the work we do. Our work is inspired by people with experience. Your contribution goes directly to co-creating new research, knowledge translation, interventions for positive solutions. www.driveagainstdepression.com.au