Australian Screen Industry Health & Wellbeing Survey
Griffiths University’s preliminary report is here!
Screen Well are proud supporters of Griffith University’s ground-breaking research, the Australian Screen Industry Health & Wellbeing survey. Some of the key preliminary findings are:
72% of our screen colleagues don’t believe screen workplaces are mentally healthy places to work.
One in four professionals plan to leave the industry within six months, and 36 per cent have seriously contemplated departure in the recent past.
Half of the respondents reported racing against impossible deadlines, while 57 per cent described themselves as completely drained by day’s end.
48 per cent of respondents experiencing bullying in the past year and 35 per cent facing sexual harassment or discrimination.
36 per cent of victims never formally reporting incidents, fearing career repercussions or believing their complaints would not be addressed.
This research initiated by the Queensland Screen Collective is vital as it is the first to capture comprehensive Australian screen industry specific mental health and wellbeing data, that will give sector stakeholders a more detailed picture of the depth and breadth of challenges the industry faces, upon which a more robust framework can be built to create healthier screen workplaces.
