Jo-An Occhipinti

July 12, 2023

New findings show a direct causal relationship between unemployment and suicide

Jo-An Occhipinti, University of Sydney; Adam Skinner, University of Sydney; Ian Hickie, University of Sydney, and Yun Ju Christine Song, University of Sydney

We estimate that unemployment and underemployment in the 13 years between 2004 and 2016 directly resulted in more than 3,000 Australian deaths by suicide.

April 10, 2023

Kesehatan mental punya peranan besar dalam perekonomian – kita membutuhkan tolak ukur selain PDB

Raphael Gunawan Hasudungan, University of Sydney; Andrea Natalie Natsky, University of Sydney, and Jo-An Occhipinti, University of Sydney

Kesehatan mental memainkan peran penting dalam produktivitas, tetapi sering diabaikan. Untuk mempertahankan pertumbuhan ekonomi, Indonesia harus memperhitungkan kesejahteraan rakyatnya.

April 10, 2023

Mental health plays a big role in advancing the economy ‑ we need a measure beyond GDP

Raphael Gunawan Hasudungan, University of Sydney; Andrea Natalie Natsky, University of Sydney, and Jo-An Occhipinti, University of Sydney

Mental health plays a significant role in productivity but is often overlooked. To maintain its promising economic growth, Indonesia must put its people’s well-being into the calculation.

September 1, 2022

Mental wealth and jobs: without it, we’re just pouring water into a leaking bucket

John Buchanan, University of Sydney; Ian Hickie, University of Sydney, and Jo-An Occhipinti, University of Sydney

Mental wealth – the social and economic value of mental health – is the one big item missing from the agenda at the jobs summit.