Critical & ethical mental health blog
Our general CEMH blog is written and edited by members of our research group and collaborators.
This blog serves as a platform for reporting CEMH research and discussing important issues in mental health.
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News: Critical and ethical mental health
Australian Open Dialogue Symposium presentation
Find out more about the Not Broken Project workshop that was held at the Australian Open Dialogue Symposium 2025.
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Recommended article: Why social prescribing belongs at the heart of Australian healthcare and needs to be our next big investment
Croakey Health Media has shared a noteworthy article by Associate Professor JR Baker, Chair of ASPIRE Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education.
Interview with 7News Spotlight: Jon Jureidini delivers pivotal truths about the “ADHD crisis” with Australia’s youth
The over-prescription of ADHD medications can have serious negative consequences for the safety and wellbeing of children in Australia.
Recommended article: Creative Australia launches the Creative Health Alliance Australia initiative
The CEMH recommends reading about Creative Australia’s actions towards implementing an arts-based prescription infrastructure.
ABC Interview: Jon Jureidini shares truths about antidepressant withdrawal
Jon Jureidini was interviewed by Adelaide ABC local radio (Triple J Hack) to share important information about antidepressant withdrawal.
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Recommended report: The antidepressant trial that misled a generation of teens
Maryanne Demasi, PhD, discusses the CEMH group’s reanalysis of the TADS.
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Open letter to JAMA Psychiatry
This outreach calls for correction and clarification on JAMA’s claims about the insignificant impacts of antidepressant withdrawal. To show your support, please sign the letter below.
ABC Interview: Jon Jureidini talks about TADS
Jon Jureidini was interviewed by Adelaide ABC local radio about the CEMH's reanalysis of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).
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ABC Interview: Jon Jureidini talks about ADHD medications
Jon Jureidini was interviewed by Adelaide ABC local radio about concerns that ADHD medications are in short supply.
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Recommended article: The election and the social determinants of health
The CEMH recommends this article written by Dr Tim Woodruff on Pearls and Irritations: John Menadue's Public Policy Journal:
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