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<p style="font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><strong style="font-size:10pt">Depression, anxiety, COVID19 and the Great Aussie Lifestyle: The Alone Together Study</strong></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><strong style="font-size:10pt">Webinar: Wednesday 6 Oct 2021 7pm-8:30pm AEDT</strong></p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt">Amidst the public commentary on the increased risk of mental illness in Australia over the past two years, it has often been overlooked that some Australians
wore a heavier burden of risk than others.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Please join Dr Marlee Bower as she shares the findings of the Alone Together study - a national longitudinal survey that tracked the mental health impacts of more than 2000 Australians during
2020 and 2021. The Alone Together study explored Australians' experience of loneliness, depression and anxiety during a time of lockdown, social distancing, economic disruption and widespread fear of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt">Dr Bower will take a helicopter view of the factors that led to distinct patterns of mental health impacts across Australian communities.</span></p>
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<li><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt">What factors made a difference to the severity of mental health impacts?</span></li><li>
<p style="font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt">What does this mean for our work?</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">How can we use these findings to build resilience, protect our communities from widespread harm and safeguard their mental health and wellbeing in the future?</p>
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<b>To:</b> Heather Gridley <Heather.Gridley@vu.edu.au><br>
<b>Subject:</b> What do community psychologists find when they explore the impact of COVID on Australians' mental health?</font>
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<p>Dear Sisters and Brothers of Community Psych, </p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt">We have the pleasure of announcing that Australian community psychology researcher, Dr Marlee Bower, will hold a special session for us on the fascinating Alone Together project on October 6. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt">You can register here:</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><a href="http://be.psychology.org.au/ls/click?upn=xftCvoRZRbcW1HUP8zfNNHlKHn-2BRycHmgiAtSqrfIbB9PPVsiZFmyi44G2LgJfOWy3XlLncRZvyvs1wtrNWo9Q-3D-3DhN9X_LkNaGjuMCrzJijP9uh5w51wVkQcRLq1ZICyrjgtqsTs3ys-2FNdh17sZcwdQ-2FFUpiVtexHYUZofOjbG-2BJDy8NSG0Oplv1UWcJGuYB7v5i2XFvatDnef-2FVOEV6A3JPGfA8HjKtH522zwxqLnUsdYkxnVhraDHV9oSYadGbMKtpXT29bSOUa5SRfwygRCMXJWpsl7rctVmCAj8Ld1DZjSPbQ47Nq9gNlyTgTp0IGB59yzEg-3D" style="font-size:10pt">APS
Events: 22637 | APS (psychology.org.au)</a> </p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt">Find out why this study is gaining so much attention that even Richard Wilkins is talking about it on Channel 9's Today Show! (I promise that will be the last Richard Wilkins reference ever on a community psych post). Marlee's
work is even attracting attention over</span><span style="font-size:10pt">seas </span><a href="http://be.psychology.org.au/ls/click?upn=xftCvoRZRbcW1HUP8zfNNB5kQeCZYz-2BJNIN3nbVZMY11JpN-2FGgnncl75T7a7-2FZn6iZixeVC7BnOvPp8MgMQqgtqYM-2BfUl8nTFtEyohNPGdQoubpe-2BSuqO6XN4TvdFrK-2FEud-2BogjXvlY2CqfDUFUMAQ-3D-3D_9pN_LkNaGjuMCrzJijP9uh5w51wVkQcRLq1ZICyrjgtqsTs3ys-2FNdh17sZcwdQ-2FFUpiVtexHYUZofOjbG-2BJDy8NSG-2BI-2BdXBKtjvjSdd7QwBMr4EHQU5Xlqgur6E3fpt8i-2BEUqVMZvRVKhgwp8AXW-2FHYEjG-2FEDC6k9akYP-2B11EduCHm5Fyb6C1Pc8EQlOzIVU2vSv5KVvUar6y4MXJtfv-2B4MY-2FrbgTPCMPrx0QiK2fWD2zmU-3D" style="font-size:10pt">How
lockdowns are changing our friendship groups - BBC Worklife</a><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
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<p>Anyone who is interested in building community resilience or who simply wants to say "See, mental health is not just about the individual and here is the evidence to prove it!" will find this extremely <span style="font-size:10pt">valuable. </span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
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<p><strong style="font-size:10pt">Depression, anxiety, COVID19 and the Great Aussie Lifestyle: The Alone Together Study</strong></p>
<p><strong style="font-size:10pt">Webinar: Wednesday 6 Oct 2021 7pm-8:30pm AEDT</strong></p>
<p><strong style="font-size:10pt"><br>
</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">Amidst the public commentary on the increased risk of mental illness in Australia over the past two years, it has often been overlooked that some Australians wore a heavier burden of risk than others.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></p>
<p>Please join Dr Marlee Bower as she shares the findings of the Alone Together study - a national longitudinal survey that tracked the mental health impacts of more than 2000 Australians during 2020 and 2021. The Alone Together study explored Australians'
experience of loneliness, depression and anxiety during a time of lockdown, social distancing, economic disruption and widespread fear of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">Dr Bower will take a helicopter view of the factors that led to distinct patterns of mental health impacts across Australian communities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">What factors made a difference to the severity of mental health impacts?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">What does this mean for our work?</span></p>
<p>How can we use these findings to build resilience, protect our communities from widespread harm and safeguard their mental health and wellbeing in the future?
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt">By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:</span></p>
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<li>Understand the role that Australians' living environments have on their experience of mental health
</li><li>Discover how psychologists can combine their work with urban planners, geographers, sociologists and public health professionals to develop a multidimensional understanding of the diverse experiences of Australians during a pandemic
</li><li>Learn ways of integrating the findings of the Alone Together project into their practice framework to help clients and communities build more resilience</li></ul>
<p>Please register here: <a href="http://be.psychology.org.au/ls/click?upn=xftCvoRZRbcW1HUP8zfNNHlKHn-2BRycHmgiAtSqrfIbB9PPVsiZFmyi44G2LgJfOWy3XlLncRZvyvs1wtrNWo9Q-3D-3DCI_6_LkNaGjuMCrzJijP9uh5w51wVkQcRLq1ZICyrjgtqsTs3ys-2FNdh17sZcwdQ-2FFUpiVtexHYUZofOjbG-2BJDy8NSG2vVaX9gfLxTJeDy1zGwpQLGMwTvdW28nNbyPvLDieCy3rmtoX5H5xhTXJfTVkryvU2kUpsYyjjwDCjQ4NmwxpCGm-2BabH10BGcgwWz1qJByFlnbvU0H6aHEih7uvd9HH4r6sXWyf9rPbCNbP8Grsxfs-3D">
APS Events: 22637 | APS (psychology.org.au)</a></p>
<p>APS Community College member $20 / APS Community College student member $10</p>
<p>APS member $25 / APS student member $12.50</p>
<p>Non APS member $37.50</p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">The session will be recorded and slides will be available.</span></p>
<p>More information: Dr Peter Streker 0416 166 296 peter@communitystars.com.au</p>
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<p>Take care, </p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt">Peter </span></p>
<p>Dr Peter Streker </p>
<p>Chair Victorian APS College of Community Psychologists </p>
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