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Griffith University researchers have launched a survey to assess the state of mental health in workers across the film and television industry.
Screen Well has opened applications for its inaugural industry awards, designed to recognise wellbeing initiatives and innovations in the screen industry.
Directors feel burnt out and fatigued, see industry pressures leading to poor mental health outcomes
Preliminary findings of Screen Well and the Australian Directors Guild's work/life balance survey - to inform a webinar on the subject this coming Monday, World Mental Health Day - suggest directors are burnt out, fatigued, and see industry pressures as contributing to poor mental health outcomes for both themselves and their colleagues.
Together with business partner Margaret Tillson, Ben Steel has officially launched Screen Well, a website and social enterprise dedicated to improving mental health outcomes for the screen industry.
Netflix, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Fox Studios Australia and Ausfilm have partnered to support a new wellbeing social enterprise led by Ben Steel, including training to upskill 60 production and post-production leaders in mental health first aid.