We invite you to register for the upcoming webinar, Investing in Mental Health: The Economic Case for Psychosocial Support, presented by the Centre for Social Impact.
Attendees will hear from the research team, Professor Paul Flatau and Lisette Kaleveld, alongside Community Mental Health Australia CEO Kerry Hawkins, who will share insights on how psychosocial supports create value for individuals, communities and government systems. Together they will examine practical approaches to capturing this value, the key gaps in the current evidence, and the implications for policy, funding and service design.
Psychosocial support helps people stay well, recover, and remain connected to their communities. Despite growing recognition of its importance, the full economic and social value of this support remains under-recognised and under-measured. That gap matters, because when this value is not reflected in the evidence, it becomes harder to make the case for the investment communities need.
We recognise that people’s lives cannot be reduced to numbers alone. Used with care, however, economic analysis strengthens our collective voice and helps guide investment, policy and system design. This new research contributes to that effort, and we encourage you to be part of the conversation.
As part of the CSI UWA Research Webinar Series, this session explores the economic value of psychosocial support and its role in improving social outcomes, including how these supports contribute to wellbeing, recovery and broader savings across the system.
The session will be of particular interest to policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and anyone working to strengthen the case for investment in psychosocial support.
Date: Tuesday 7 July 2026
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm AWST (3:00 pm to 4:00 pm AEST), presentation followed by Q&A
Where: Online
Cost: Free, though registration is essential to access the webinar
To register: https://www.csi.edu.au/events/investing-in-mental-health-the-economic-case-for-psychosocial-support-csi-uwa-webinar/
We hope you can join us.
