Business View Oceania - June 2023

9 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 5, ISSUE 6 AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR INDUSTRY WELLBEING OPENING L INES The peak professional body for veterinarians, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), announced the THRIVE Cultivating Safe Teams pilot program during their annual conference in Adelaide this week. “The importance of psychological health and safety in the workplace cannot be underestimated. Mentally healthy people and workplaces are good for animal welfare, staff productivity, staff retention and individual well- being and satisfaction,” said Dr Bronwyn Orr, AVA President. The association will work with Aspect Group, a leading provider of workplace psychological health and safety solutions, to co-design and deliver the training program in-house to fifty veterinary workplaces across Australia over an 18-month period. Participants and their workplaces will sign an industry pledge stating their commitment to cultivating a safe and