JANZSSA: Volume 33, Issue 1. April 2025
This edition of JANZSSA features six important contributions, including Caroline Rueckert's editorial on cultivating wellbeing culture and Ebe Ganon's and Julie Kos's independent desktop review of Student Disability Collectives in Australian Universities. The collection also presents research on peer-led mental health services, determinants of psychological distress, suicide risk screening programs, and student partnerships in wellbeing initiatives, offering valuable insights for enhancing student support across Australian and New Zealand universities.
- Editorial: Beyond Crisis Response and Toward a Culture of Student Wellbeing by Caroline Rueckert PFHEA (Griffith University);
- Student Disability Collectives in Australian Universities: A Desktop Review by Ebe G. (Deakin University, University of Tasmania) & Julie Kos (Deakin University)
- Exploring University Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Through a Low-Barrier Peer-led Service: Emerging Insights From the Living Room by Amanda L. Cole, Fiona Navin & Dawn Reid (Edith Cowan University)
- What can be Done to Improve the Mental Health of University Students? Identifying Determinants of Psychological Distress at an Australian University by A/Prof Patrick J Owen (Eastern Health Emergency Medicine Program), Shane Kavanagh (Deakin University) & Anthony D. LaMontagne (Deakin University)
- Implementation of a Universal Screening and Referral Program for University Students at Risk of Suicide: A Case Study and Recommendations by Penelope Hasking (Curtin University), Kealagh Robinson (Massey University) & Kate Tonta (Curtin University)
- Partnering for Program Prosperity: An Investigation of What Students Need From University Group-based Wellbeing Programs by Zarinah Hienekamp, Keren Jones & Te Meng (The University of Queensland)