First major study into the mental health of Australia’s creative industry launched
The first major Australian study into the mental health and wellbeing of creative industry workers has launched as part of a partnership between Never Not Creative, UnLtd and Everymind.
The study will assess the mental health and wellbeing of individuals working in the media, marketing and creative industries, along with their attitudes towards mental health.
Wow, that survey was long…
Worth noting this report from 2015 – some differences perhaps between ‘creative industry’ and ‘entertainment industry’ though mostly cross-over. https://www.entertainmentassist.org.au/our-research/
Also billed as a world-first.
Congratulations to Unltd for getting this survey up and running.
Took less than 15min and to think about the impact this research could have on individuals and the industry, it was well worth the time.
Hopefully there are some strong insights that can be used to change the conversation and launch some initiatives to really make a difference.
The way this industry treats its staff and the resulting metal health issues is completely abhorrent. And I would like to point out this is not an issue confined to juniors.
Speaking from a Media Agency perspective we’re fed an ongoing list of promises that never materialise. It would be nice if agencies actually bothered to address what I believe to be the root cause of mental illness: The agreement of contracts with clients that will never be fully staffed and that result in employees becoming ill, overworked and eventually burnt out.
It’s absolutely sickening. May be one day in the future we’ll look back on this time and acknowledge that we’ve not done the right thing by our people and may be feel some guilt about it. But it’s unlikely, because this is advertising.
RIP