Welcome to our resource library, a dedicated collection focusing on the physical health of people living with mental illness. Each resource has been thoughtfully developed by Equally Well, our partners, and the broader Equally Well network.

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If your organisation has valuable resources to share, we would love to hear from you. Please forward them to the Equally Well Project Team.

This resources library is not intended to replace professional advice. We are working to ensure the resources are up to date. However, if you come across any resource outdated please let us know.

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Electronic nicotine product use is associated with incident heart failure - the all of us research program

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Smoking/nicotine cessation Open
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Effect of Stress-Related Neural Pathways on the Cardiovascular Benefit of Physical Activity

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Physical activity/exercise Open
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Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2023 Update on Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults

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Staff education/ trainingHealth EconomicsPhysical health screeningHuman rightsIntegrated care & care co-ordination Open
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Role of Inflammation in Short Sleep Duration Across Childhood and Psychosis in Young Adulthood

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Sleep Open
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Visa Status, Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Farsi/Dari Speaking Refugees, Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in Sydney, Australia

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Health EconomicsSocial & community advocacyPhysical activity/exerciseHuman rights Open
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Physical activity and prevention of mental health complications: An umbrella review

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Physical activity/exercise Open
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Clinical guidelines for the use of lifestyle-based mental health care in majordepressive disorder: World Federation of Societies for Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) taskforce

Reports/Guidelines
Physical activity/exerciseEmpowerment/self-advocacyWellness & recovery programs Open
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Chronic physical health conditions and the mental health and wellbeing of First Nations people

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Multiple health issuesSocial & community advocacyPhysical activity/exerciseStigma reduction/anti-discriminationAlcohol & other drugsPhysical health screeningGeneral health & wellbeingVaccinationHuman rightsDiet/NutritionSmoking/nicotine cessationHealth EconomicsStaff education/ training Open
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Vaccine-preventable hospitalisations in adult mental health service users: a population study

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Physical health screeningVaccinationSocial & community advocacy Open
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Rates of colorectal cancer diagnosis and mortality in people with severe mental illness: results from Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme

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Physical health screeningMultiple health issues Open
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Mental Health and Homelessness

Reports/Guidelines
Alcohol & other drugsHuman rightsEmpowerment/self-advocacy Open
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National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement

Reports/Guidelines
Human rightsIntentional self-harm Open