A national evaluation of a multi-modal, blended, digital intervention integrated within Australian youth mental health services.

Background: Youth mental health (YMH) services have been established internationally to provide timely, age-appropriate, mental health treatment and improve long-term outcomes. However, YMH services face challenges including long waiting times, limited continuity of care, and time-bound support. To bridge this gap, MOST was developed as a scalable, blended, multi-modal digital platform integrating real-time and asynchronous clinician-delivered counselling; interactive psychotherapeutic content; vocational support; peer support, and a youth-focused online community.

The Help-Seeking Experiences of Family and Friends Who Support Young People With Mental Health Issues: A Qualitative Study.

Little has been documented of the journey that family and friends (F&F) undertake when supporting a young person aged 12-25 years struggling with mental illness. The experiences of family and friends were explored using an online qualitative survey ( = 58) and semi-structured interviews ( = 15). Recruitment was through a national youth mental health service Facebook page and website.

Physical and Lifestyle Factors Influencing Bone Density in Jockeys: A Comprehensive Update of the Bone Density Status of Irish Jockeys.

Compromised bone density in jockeys has previously been identified as an important health and safety concern in horseracing. Despite this, no update on the bone density status in Irish jockeys has been provided in the past decade. The study aimed to conduct a comprehensive update of the current bone density status in professional Irish jockeys and identify possible contributory physical and lifestyle factors.

Estimation of Body Fat Percentage in Jockeys: Implications for a Weight Category Sport.

The assessment of body composition in horse racing, a unique weight-restricted sport, provides an important health and performance indicator. The accuracy of skinfold prediction equations at estimating % body fat (% BF) was compared with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) data in a group of professional Irish jockeys (age 27.5 ± 7.