Closing 31 July: veterinary community wellbeing survey

The 2026 Australian Veterinary Assocation (AVA)|THRIVE Veterinary Community Wellbeing Survey collects information on the current state of mental health and wellbeing of the veterinary community.

Commissioned by the AVA, this profession-wide wellbeing survey is designed to:

understand the mental health and wellbeing of the veterinary workforce
explore the impacts of veterinary work on mental health
investigate workforce attitudes and approaches towards help and support seeking, and
seek recommendations for veterinary wellbeing initiatives.

The last survey of this kind led to important support programs, including the 'THRIVE mental health and wellbeing framework' and 'Cultivating safe teams program'. Survey results will help advocates, policy makers and THRIVE program managers to address the challenges and identify the strengths that protect the sector.

If you have not yet completed this anonymous survey, please consider doing so. Everybody in the veterinary community based in Australia can participate. Veterinarians can be in clinical practice or other industries, retired or not currently working. Veterinary team members and other stakeholders can also complete the survey, including vet nurses, practice managers, clinic administration staff and vet students.

Survey link: AVA | THRIVE Veterinary Community Wellbeing Survey

Ethics approval: 34179, University of Melbourne
Closing date: 31 July 2026