Media Appearances
Professor Michael Baigent appearances since 2014
Radio since 2014
13 Feb 2024. ABC Adelaide. Nikolai Beilharz. Interviewed with Amy (ex pokie worker) and with president of Law Society about EGM that are appearing on Facebook for sale.
28 Jan 2024. 530 – 550pm. Kerrie Ackerman Interview 5AA. Gambling disorders and discussion about projects in the Flinders Centre for Gambling Research.
20 Jun 2023. ABC Radio Adelaide Sonya Feldhoff (producer Nikki Dwyer). Bill to ban gambling adds. Discussion around gambling and its harms.
19 Jun 2023. Radio 5AA Matthew Pantellis. Together with Rory Spreckley, manager, Office for Problem Gambling. Gambling disorder.
2 Nov 2022. Radio ABC Adelaide. Interview Caroline Winter. Gambling Advertising new regulations. Will they make a difference? 1.45pm.
20 Apr 2022. Radio ABC Adelaide. Interview Sarah Feldoff with Rev Peter Costello. Gambling advertising in sports matches. 10/6/20 5AA 1.15pm Tony Pilkington. Doctors mental health (Crazy Socks for Docs).
10 Jun 2020. 891 1.35pm Sonya Feldoff. NewAccess research results
10 Jun 2020. Tony Pilkington 5AA 13:15 – 13:45 Crazy socks for docs. Doctors mental health and female doctor suicides.
19 Aug 2019. ABC Adelaide. Interview Sonya Feldoff. Gambling triggered by text advertisements.
23 Jul 2019. Allan Hickey 5AA Gambling disorder.
15 Feb 2018. Meg Vonic-Joyce. ABC Riverland. Addictions.
15 Feb 2018. 10:24AM • ABC Riverland SA, Renmark (Mornings) hosted by Meg Vonic Joyce. Addictions.
4 Oct 2017. 5AA. Allan Hickey. Prisons and gamblers, GIP, SGTS.
13 Sept 2017. Caroline Winter, ABC PM show. Gambling. Decline in money spent on machines. http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/pokie-decrease/8942700
19 Jan 2017. Ali Clarke ABC 891 Interview. Object based learning. Also with Heather Gaunt.
16 Nov 2016. Ian Henschke 891. Severe gambling problems.
31 Oct 2016. 1705-1720 Ian Henschke 891 radio. In studio interview on Gambling therapy and SGTS
31 Oct 2016. Ian Henschke 891. SGTS Gambling service needs.
10 Oct 2016. 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM. 891 ABC radio. Sonia Felthoff. Phobia acquisition.
10 Oct 2016. ABC 891 Spence Denny. Clown Phobias, people dressing up to scare others
10 Oct 2016. 1530 891 Sonya Feldhoff. Fear acquisition and specific phobia.
28 Sept 2016. 891 Ian Henschke. Confidentiality and when it can be breached. Cy Walsh case, Commissioner for Mental Health
13 Jun 2016. 2:20 PM to 3:20 PM ABC 891 radio. Narelle Hill. Clown phobia.
18 Apr 2016. 3:10 PM to 4:10 PM. ABC radio interview. Phobias.
22 Feb 2016. 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM ABC interview Tony Delroy. ABC studio. Social phobia.
5 Nov 2014. 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Interview with The Wire radio pre-record. Placebo treatments.
16 Apr 2014. ABC 666 Canberra. (PM) Mark Colvin. Young People and Depression. https://www.ranzcp.org/Files/Publications/psyche/May-2014/Broadcast-clip_666-ABC-Canberra.aspx
18 Mar 2014. 9:05 AM to 10:05 AM. ABC Riverland for beyondblue National Roadshow in SA. How to recognise depression/anxiety symptoms, risk factors, treatment and support.
Television since 2014
Sat 5 Nov 2023. 0745 ABC TV Weekend Breakfast. Gambling and the new regulations for advertisers. Interviewer Fauziah Ibrahim. Producer Alexia Attwood.
Tues 20 Sept 2016. Channel 7 Today Tonight. About alcohol dependence and drinking again.
2 Jun 2016. Channel 7. The daily edition. Obsessive compulsive disorder
12 Feb 2016. Channel 10. The Project. Anatomy of a meltdown.
5 Aug 2015. Channel 10 interview. Seasonal Affective Disorder (Caroline Morano 0433 966 085)
17 Apr 2014. Channel 10. The Project. Anxiety Disorders.
Print media quotes since 2014
27 Jul 2024. SA Government Website. With Human Services Minister, Nat Cooke. Excerpts from Prof. Michael Baigent and our Lived Experience Worker, Geoff Du Toit. Read article here.
27 Jul 2024. ABC Adelaide. Briana Fiore. Interview with Geoff Du Toit and Prof. Michael Baigent about gambling concerns in the wake of the Olympics and children accessing betting apps. Read article here.
8 Jun 2020. Patients find mental health coaching over the phone rings true. Stephen Lunn at The Australian (page 2).
10 Jun 2020. Study: coaching reduces anxiety and depression. Gold Coast Sun – Central (page 2).
13 Jul 2019. SA WEEKEND JULY 13-14 PLAYING WITH THE MIND. Sarah Hender. (Cannabis and mental illness).
9 Jun 2017. SBS nutrition. Seasonal Affective Disorder. https://apple.news/AAT-A2twkS–BCnacMWkzdQ
18 Nov 2016. Advertiser. Co-morbidities of gambling patients.
17 Nov 2016. Advertiser. Closure of statewide gambling therapy service.
16 Nov 2016. Advertiser. Gambling Treatment.
Nov 2016. Southern Health News. Object Based Learning.
18 Oct 2016. Yen magazine. How to Overcome Social Anxiety. http://www.yenmag.net/how-to-overcome-social-anxiety/
19 Aug 2016. ABC news. Coulrophobia. www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-19/twisted-fairy-tale-explores-fear-of-clowns/7767704
17 Jun 2016. Inside Story. Melanie Joosten. The right to be old. Suicide in the elderly. http://insidestory.org.au/the-right-to-be-old
6 May 2016. PCHerald. beyondblue’s free NewAccess program could revolutionise the way millions of Australians get help for depression and anxiety. http://pcherald.com.au/editorial/multicultural/item/1934-beyondblue-s-free-newaccess-program-could-revolutionise-the-way-millions-of-australians-get-help-for-depression-and-anxiety
22 Feb 2016. SBS Insight. Could placebos be just as effective as antidepressants? Madeleine King. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/2016/02/22/could-placebos-be-just-effective-antidepressants
14 Oct 2015. The Victor Harbor Times. Talking Mental Health. http://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/story/3422656/talking-mental-health/
2 Apr 2015. The Blue Room. (on line magazine). Sharing your diagnosis with loved ones. http://theblueroom.bupa.com.au/manage-and-recover/emotional-issues/sharing-illness-diagnosis-with-loved-ones
13 Dec 2014. Sydney Morning Herald. Depression diagnosis. http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/how-my-brief-patch-of-insomnia-saw-me-labelled-with-depression-20141106-11hqsd.html
3 Feb 2014. Adele Horin. Coming of Age. http://adelehorin.com.au/2014/02/03/friends-key-to-mens-happy-retirement/
Dr Ben Riley Media Engagements
Nov 2022. Sports betting ‘de-conditioning’ therapy to target triggers of online gambling addiction, ABC 7:30pm news bulletin. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-04/online-sports-betting-problem-gambling-therapy/101614292
Mar 2022. Supporting families with children addicted to videogames, SAFM Radio, Adelaide.
Mar 2022. Supporting families with children addicted to videogames, 2TM Radio Tanmworth NSW, Olivia Babb.
Feb 2022. Supporting families with children addicted to videogames, Sunday Mail https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=AAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adelaidenow.com.au%2Flifestyle%2Fvideo-game-addiction-researchers-adjust-proven-treatment-plan-for-alcoholics-on-new-young-cohort%2Fnews-story%2F5abbdefc1a6841ddc563f603935484c5&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-cold-test-score&V21spcbehaviour=append
Feb 2022. Video-gaming addiction among children, 89.1 ABC Radio Adelaide
Feb 2022. Supporting parents with children addicted to video games, Flinders University News, Bedford Park, SA. https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2022/02/23/parents-the-plan-b-for-gaming-addiction/
Aug 2020. Gambling addiction, Nova 91.9 Radio, Adelaide, SA.
Jul 2020. Problem Gambling and help-seeking, ABC Radio National, Adelaide SA.
Jul 2020. Supporting partners of treatment refusing problem gamblers, Flinders News, Bedford Park, SA. https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2020/07/24/how-to-help-with-problem-gambling/ben-riley-gambling-therapist/
Oct 2017. Problem gambling and impact on families, ABC Radio Sonya Feldhoff program, Collinswood SA.
Oct 2017. Gambling program reduces prison numbers, Flinders News, Bedford Park, SA. https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2017/10/10/gambling-program-reduces-prison-numbers/
Jul 2017. SA Magistrates Court Gambler’s Intervention Program, Law Report, ABC Radio National, Adelaide, SA. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lawreport/sa-gamblers-intervention-program/9007788
May 2017. Mindfulness and Acceptance group program in the Adelaide Women’s Prison, 100.5 WOWfm Radio SEEDS, Semaphore, SA.
Oct 2016. Gambling among young people, Fresh 92.7 Radio, Adelaide, SA.
May 2016. Addiction to social media, Chanel Ten News, Adelaide, SA. https://twitter.com/flinders/status/728128333636984833
Jul 2015. Problem gambling and treatments, 5AA Radio, Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, SA.
May 2015. Merging of videogaming and gambling – Crossy Roads, ABC Radio National Background Briefing, Collinswood, SA.
May 2015. Treatment for gambling problems in South Australian prisons, Southern Health News. http://www.sagamblingtherapy.com.au/recently/
Jun 2011. Problem Gambling in rural Australia, ABC Radio National, Bush Telegraph: ABC Rural
Apr 2010. Gambling addiction, Coast FM Radio, Glandore, SA.
