Samantha Batchelor

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the use of the Kids Helpline during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that the number of contacts about mental health, suicide/self-harm, and family relationships increased, with mental health contacts also increasing as a proportion of total contacts.

TL;DR: A systematic review of the literature to determine the status of research into the use of helplines among young people was carried out by as discussed by the authors, where three major themes were identified: awareness of and engagement with helpline services, nature of problems faced by young people, and servicerelated factors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a descriptive analysis was conducted on 1.415,228 answered contacts between 2012 and 2018 to understand how usage of a national youth helpline (Kids Helpline, Australia, KHL) changed over time.

TL;DR: This paper explored women's exposure to messages about alcohol and breast cancer in Australian print media in the period 2002-2018 and found their portrayal to be conflicting and unbalanced at times and tended to emphasise individual choice and responsibility in modifying health behaviours.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors revisited the candidacy framework to reconsider its use within prevention in other illness spheres, such as coronary heart disease, suicide prevention, diabetes, and cancer.