Media and evidence-informed policy development: the case of mental health in Australia

Carla Meurk, Harvey Whiteford, Brian Head, Wayne Hall and Nicholas Carah

Contemporary Social Science, 2015, vol. 10, issue 2, 160-170

Abstract: This article draws together theory from political science, media, and science and technology studies to examine the past, present and possible future roles of 'media' in influencing evidence-informed policy-making in mental health in Australia. The authors develop a nuanced understanding of the role that media framing, focussing events and participation have played in the evolution of mental health policy. Media are shown to influence evidence utilisation in policy development in complex ways. The authors consider how the global circulation of ideas that media enable affects policy issues within national jurisdictions. Their findings are relevant to policy issues in areas where media are deliberately used both to achieve individual behaviour change and influence policy.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2015.1053970

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