Since 1 December 2025, WorkSafe Victoria’s new Occupational Health and Safety (Psychological Health) Regulations came into effect, marking an important step in recognising psychological health as integral to workplace safety. For those working in occupational health and safety, this reform...
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ISCRR is partnering with Safe Work Australia to update the Taking Action Framework: a key resource to guide insurers and claims managers to provide a supportive approach to workers experiencing mental illness and those at risk. As part of this...
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Does your research expose your participants or researchers to psychological trauma? At ISCRR, our journey toward safer research practices began with the realisation that the work we do can be traumatic for both the people we study, and for us...
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Olivia Crivari

Olivia Crivari’s relationship with ISCRR started as an undergraduate student placement in 2021, which progressed to an honours student in 2022, and then as a Research Support Officer in 2023. ISCRR is very proud to support Olivia in this next...
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Cannabis

Since medicinal cannabis was legalised in Victoria in 2016, there has been sustained interest in the drug for treating a wide range of conditions. To inform clinical decision-making on the safety and effectiveness of medicinal cannabis, ISCRR carried out two...
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