Our Research

Policy Submissions

ReachOut Australia produces a range of submissions and documents that speak to our research and work with young people, policy priorities for young people, and the role of online mental health services in supporting young people and the people they turn to for support – parents/carers and friends.

Submission to the NSW Legislative Council regarding the Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill (February 2020)

Victorian Youth Strategy (December 2020)

Submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees: Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019–20 (May 2020)

Productivity Commission Inquiry: The Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health (April 2019)

Public submission to consultation process on the draft Online Safety Charter (April 2019)

Submission to the review of the Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015 and the Online Content Scheme (July 2018)

Submission to the inquiry into the accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia (May 2018)

The adequacy of existing offences in the Commonwealth Criminal Code and of state and territory criminal laws to capture cyberbullying: Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (January 2018)

Arrangements for the Postal Survey: Submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee (January 2018)