Developing a Future Vision for Mental Health Research
Australian of the Year 2010 Professor Patrick McGorry AM and Director of the National Institute for Mental Health in the USA Professor Thomas Insel are taking part in a Mental Health Workshop, providing advice and initiatives to help improve Australia’s mental health system.
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13 April 2011
Australian of the Year 2010 Professor Patrick McGorry AM and Director of the National Institute for Mental Health in the USA Professor Thomas Insel are taking part in a Mental Health Workshop, providing advice and initiatives to help improve Australia’s mental health system.
The National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Mental Health Workshop will today host eighty of Australia’s insightful researchers, clinicians, carers and consumers to participate in mental health discussions in Canberra.
The NHMRC Workshop will help inform the Australian Government's efforts to deliver better and more effective health and support services.
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler said the Mental Health Workshop will provide the Australian Government with information and initiatives, which will help improve the national mental health system and assist the needs of all Australians.
“This workshop will provide NHMRC an opportunity to advise the Government about what we can do within Australia's research and research translation framework to achieve better outcomes for Australians living with mental health issues,” Mr Butler said.
Chief Executive Officer of NHMRC Professor Warwick Anderson AM said the Mental Health Workshop will provide an insight into mental health research and how to apply this research to develop a better health system for carers and consumers.
“Research provides us with evidence to improve and develop treatments for a variety of mental health disorders like depression, Indigenous mental health, schizophrenia and in suicide prevention,” Professor Anderson said.
“Research development also assists the recovery of patients by tailoring the use of specific treatments.”
For more information contact Mr Butler’s office on 02 6277 7280
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