For Immediate Release 1 October 2025 3.6 Million Australians at Risk: Free Webinar Explores Link Between Hearing Loss and Mental Health [Canberra, ACT] Over 3.6 million Australians live with hearing loss, many facing higher rates of stress, anxiety, and depression as a result. To spotlight these critical issues, Deafness Forum Australia is partnering […]
By Jane Lee, National Director, Hearing Health When mental health professionals talk about holistic care, hearing loss isn’t always part of the conversation. But for millions of Australians living with hearing loss—especially those in deaf, Deaf, hard-of-hearing or hearing loss communities—mental health support that doesn’t include culturally safe, linguistically accessible care is not support at […]
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A huge thank you to the 6,000+ people who engaged with our Safe Listening Week campaign last week (25 to 31 August) — whether you liked, shared, commented, or downloaded our resources, you helped raise awareness about the importance of hearing health. Missed it? Catch all the posts and tips on our Facebook page! This […]
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For Immediate Release 25 August 2025 New Resources Reframe Hearing Health as Everyday Self-Care for Mental Health & Wellbeing Deafness Forum Australia launches empowerment-focused tools during Safe Listening Week 2025 to help Australians, especially young people, build simple and lasting hearing health habits. [Canberra, ACT] – Deafness Forum Australia today launched a new suite of […]
What does meaningful involvement in research look like to you? We’re creating a collective submission to the NHMRC as they review the National Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health & Medical Research — and your voice matters. Whether you’ve been involved in research before or not, your insights can help make research more […]
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Members of the Australian Childhood Deafness Community Advisory Group were privileged to attend this year’s this year’s Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening (ANHS) Conference. Reflections by Jermy Pang and Emily Shepard. The Advisory group, known as ChildDeafness-CAG, is comprised primarily of parents and carers of children and young people who are deaf or hard of hearing. […]