Jo Robinson

Sep 11, 2024 | theconversation.com | Judith Ireland |Matt Garrow |Catherine Jeffery |Daniel Angus |Jo Robinson |Nandi Vijayakumar | +1 more

The Albanese government has announced it will introduce a social media ban for children. The government has not yet nominated a minimum age but is trialling age-assurance mechanisms for those aged 13–16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the legislation will be introduced this year. This follows criticism from a range of experts, who argue it will be difficult to enforce and does not take into account the positive impacts of social media for young people.

Aug 14, 2023 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Maria Michail |Jo Robinson |Katrina Witt |Jo-An Occhipinti

MENTAL HEALTHHealth policySuicide & self-harmDecision MakingSystem dynamics modelling (SDM) is unique in combining existing scientific evidence, empirical data and the experiential knowledge of expert stakeholders to inform model development, evaluation and refinement.

May 15, 2023 | mamamia.com.au | Jo Robinson

This post mentions suicide and could be triggering for some readers. Although in Australia, the largest number of suicides occur in middle-aged men, what a lot of people don’t realise is that self-harm is actually the leading cause of death in young people. And, suicide rates in young people have been steadily increasing in recent years. In 2021 alone, 434 young people aged 24 and younger lost their lives to suicide and we know many more had suicidal thoughts.