Toward mentally healthy public policy on higher education: Opportunities for change amid national reform in Australia

Xuan Luu

No 9azhs, SocArXiv from Center for Open Science

Abstract: In promoting mental wellbeing and preventing mental ill health at the population level, healthy public policy is key. Attention has specifically turned to ‘mentally healthy public policy’ – how public policy impacts population mental health and wellbeing, and how these impacts must be considered in policy decisions throughout government. In this article, I discuss current higher education policy reform in Australia – the Australian Universities Accord – as an opportunity to think differently about nationally coordinated, population-based efforts to promote mental wellbeing and prevent mental ill health. I propose an ecological model comprising three levels – system, sector, and setting – and discuss what could be done at each if assured a quantum of dedicated, prevention-oriented funding for higher education from a national budget. I conclude with a call to action – across universities, higher education peak bodies, government, and student and staff collectives – amid a window of opportunity in Australian public policy.

Date: 2024-02-02
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://osf.io/download/65bae0e23280d8037ca3bc74/

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:osf:socarx:9azhs

DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/9azhs

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in SocArXiv from Center for Open Science
Bibliographic data for series maintained by OSF ().