027: Deep Dive with Jonathon Dutton: Bullying and Burnout are Pushing People Out of the Industry
Description
In this episode, Kirsty Stark talks to Jonathon Dutton, Managing Partner of Screen Well, about mental health and wellbeing in the Australian screen industry.
Screen Well's mission is to improve the mental health and wellbeing outcomes of the Australian Screen industry - not an easy task when their recent survey in partnership with Griffith University found that 25% of our workforce is looking to leave the industry within the next 6 months!
This is a must-listen episode for anyone wanting to better look after our people - on an individual, production / workplace and industry-wide level.
Listen to hear Jonathon discuss:
- The structural challenges in our industry that make wellbeing so much harder to maintain
- What you can do to manage your own mental health and wellbeing, or 'put your own life jacket on first.'
- How Town Hall meetings on productions can help to shift the culture on set and make policies 'real.'
- Mental Health First Aid Training and the impact it makes when people are trained across a production.
- Why you should have the Support Act number on your callsheets.
- Psychosocial safety, and your responsibility as an employer under new legislation.
- Screen Well's Mental Health Summit, and upcoming Mental Health Action Plan
Follow Screen Well and their work:
- Screen Well's website: https://www.screenwell.com.au
- Psychosocial Safety training: https://www.screenwell.com.au/creative-workplaces
- Mental Health First Aid training: https://www.screenwell.com.au/mhfa-training
- Screen Well on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screenwell.com.au
- Jonathon Dutton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathon-dutton
Bonus:
Support Act (put this info on your callsheet!): https://supportact.org.au/individual-support/wellbeing-helpline
This Deep Dive interview is hosted by Kirsty Stark, and proudly brought to you by CrewHQ & Expanding Media.
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