Mental health “serious concern” in Australian biz

A study by VU reveals alarming statistics about the state of mind of Australia's entertainment industry, including high rates of depression and suicidal ideation

Australia has become the latest country to issue a report highlighting the poor mental health of many of those working in its live entertainment business.

Working in the Australian Entertainment Industry: Final Report, commissioned by charity Entertainment Assist and authored by Julie van den Eynde, Adrian Fisher and Chris Sonn of Victoria University, follows similar studies in Britain and Norway and comes amid growing awareness of the prevalence of depression, anxiety and other psychiatric problems among music-industry professionals worldwide.

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