Mental Health in Creative Industries - Research Insights & Solutions with Never Not Creative: DIA Online CPD

Join Never Not Creative for an essential conversation about mental health and wellbeing in the creative industries. This session will explore the unique pressures facing creative professionals and share actionable insights from groundbreaking research.

What You'll Learn:

• Key creative industry pressures impacting mental health and wellbeing

• Findings and data from Never Not Creative's comprehensive Mentally-Healthy research

• Current initiatives and solutions being developed to address these challenges

• Participate in Q&A and open discussion with fellow creative professionals

This session is intended for designers, creatives, and industry leaders who want to better understand mental health challenges in our field and discover practical approaches to creating healthier creative workplaces.

Whether you're looking to support your own wellbeing or foster a more mentally-healthy environment for your team, this session will provide valuable insights and open dialogue about one of the most important topics facing our industry today.

Presenter:
Andy Wright is the CEO of Streamtime, an award-winning project management platform designed for creative businesses. With over 20 years in the creative and marketing industries, Andy has held leadership roles at global agencies such as Interbrand, Landor, and R/GA, and co-founded the Sydney-based agency For The People. The agency were instrumental in redesigning Streamtime, leading to his transition into the CEO role at the end of 2017.

Beyond his work at Streamtime, Andy is the founder of Never Not Creative, a registered charity focused on improving mental health outcomes within the creative industry. Andy has spearheaded initiatives like the  Mentally-Healthy creative, media and marketing research studies, peer support groups, events, the Never not International Women’s Day platform and a free legal support line for creatives facing workplace challenges. 

Andy is a passionate advocate for empathetic leadership and sustainable creative work practices. His mission is to foster healthier, more equitable environments where creativity can thrive without compromising wellbeing.


As part of the DIA’s Accredited Designer program, we offer Continuing Professional Development (CPD) through our learning resources. CPD is most effective if undertaken continuously to ensure a currency of skills and knowledge. Attendance at this event is worth 2 CPD points.

DIA events are presented with the support of our Community Partner Clipsal.