Jane Burns. DrugInfo seminar: Information and communication technology. 22 August 2011

1. Digital Resilience: A New Way of Thinking About the Prevention of Mental Health Problems Michelle Blanchard michelle@yawcrc.org.au Information and Communication Technologies Seminar, Melbourne 2011 Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 1

2. Presentation Overview The Challenge The Solution YAW-CRC Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 2

3. The Challenge One in six 14 to 19 yr olds have used an illicit drug in last 12 months 1 Young women are more likely to have used illicit drug than males1 One in 3 (31%) young people aged 18-19 report having used at least one illicit drug in the previous 12 months 2 Source: 1. AIHW (2008a) 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: First Results, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra. 2.ABS (2008) 4102.0 – Australian Social Trends, 2008, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 3

4. Presentation Overview Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 4 The Challenge The Solution YAW-CRC

6. 39% use the internet to seek information about a mental health problem

7. “question and answer” forums and email should be included in an e-mental health platformEnabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 5

8. Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 6 Technology: How do young people use it? The Internet Mobile Phones 95% of Young Australians use the internet on a regular basis Social Networking has changed the way young people interact Smart phones Applications Virtual Worlds and Gaming National Broadband Network Second Life Gaming Connecting Australia Highway in search of a car

9. The future of help seeking “What do you do when a friend is contemplating suicide? Doug didn’t know. So he did what millions of people world-wide do every day when seeking advice, answers and just about everything else. Doug turned to the universal source of information: Google” Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 7

10. Presentation Overview The Challenge The Solution YAW-CRC Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 8

11. YAW-CRC Total Value & Overview Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 9 What we bring: 70 Australian & International Cross-Sectoral Partnerships. Technology solutions. Significant reach & impact. World class science & leadership. The Challenge:$48.6bn. 1m Young Australians. Cash $109.8m In-kind The Legacy:AnInternational Research Institute changing lives worldwide CRC grant = YAW-CRC Total Value $6.7m $75.6m $27.5m

12. Success: Research to Utilisation Case study:What YAW-CRC will meanfor a young person Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 10 Online Wellbeing Centre YouTube: Digital Story E-mental health clinic Mood Monitoring Online Q&A

13. DigiEd: Education & TrainingWorkforceskilled to utilise the CRC’s outputs via YAW-NET Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 11 Young People & High School University 25 PhDs across disciplines 30 Honours students 300 formal internships at participant organisations Workforce YAW-NET Online seminars Face to face workshops 900 health professionals & educators trained 15 Hopkins international travelling fellowships 500 Community Organisations 600+ parent & community members trained

15. Enabling all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient 13 Our mission:To enable all young Australians to grow up safe, happy, healthy and resilient