Media
Informed media coverage on mental health is important. It creates recognition of mental illness as a serious national health problem. It can help change societal attitudes. It can also help reduce stigma.
From arranging comments and interviews to providing mental health statistics and more – if you’re in the media, Beyond Blue are here to assist you.
Media contacts
If you’re a journalist, editor or producer, the Beyond Blue media team are available to:
- connect you with people who can share their personal experience of a mental health condition
- arrange spokespeople to provide comments, information or interviews
- provide evidence-based mental health information and statistics.
Please note: the details listed here are solely for the use of editors, journalists and producers.
Our media team does not manage advertising or marketing activity. For marketing or advertising enquiries, contact the main switchboard on (03) 9810 6100 during office hours. Or email [email protected].
For media releases prior to 1 January, 2023, content the media team: [email protected].
For media releases prior to 1 January, 2023, content the media team: [email protected].
Maureen Devlin
Communications Senior Adviser
Phone 0404 853 764
[email protected]
Caroline Illingworth
Communications Senior Adviser
Phone 0417 037 595
[email protected]
General media enquiries
Available for comment on
- Mental health system reform
- Depression and anxiety-related conditions
- Suicide prevention
- Prevention of mental health conditions
- Non-clinical supports, including peer support and digital supports
- Workplace mental health
- Mental health in regional/rural communities
- Reducing stigma
- Social isolation
- Impact of financial stress on mental health
- Support for small business owners
- Climate anxiety
- Mental health coaching
Students
Unfortunately we do not have the staff or resources to respond to student requests.
For information on depression, anxiety and suicide prevention: visit Learn about mental health.
To learn more about Beyond Blue: browse the About section.
Guide to responsible reporting
Mindframe is managed by Everymind and funded by the Australian Government. It provides the latest advice on how to safely portray or report on:
- suicide
- mental health conditions
- alcohol or other drugs.
You can access guidelines for language and image use, as well as other resources, on the Guidelines page of the Mindframe website.
