Australian Rotary Health Mental Health Research Grant recipient Dr Erin Kellyhas developed a webinar on the Preventure program, which aims to prevent the escalation of anxiety, depression and alcohol use in high school students.
Dr Louise Birrell is a recipient of the Australian Rotary Health Bruce Edwards Postdoctoral Fellowship
A new online peer-led intervention is being tested by ARH Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient Dr Louise Birrell, to help young people better support their friends through tough times.
Louise is looking for students in Year 9 to complete 3 short online surveys, and to use a mobile app for the duration of 1 year. The surveys will take approximately 30 minutes each and all participants will have the option to enter a draw to win a $50 gift voucher.
Please share if you think anyone might be interested!
A 3D Bioprinting Technique to Improve Sensory Nerves in Damaged Skin
An innovative PhD project funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH), the Rotary Club of West Wollongong, and the University of Wollongong, could potentially help burn victims feel sensations on their skin once again, using a 3D printing technique with live human cells.
Every week we release a new episode of our podcast called 'The Research Behind Lift the Lid', where we talk to researchers about their findings from research projects funded by Australian Rotary Health.
In episode 10, our guest Professor Ron Rapee from the Macquarie University Centre for Emotional Health talks about the success of the Cool Kids programhelping children and teenagers with anxiety. The program has received multiple grants from Australian Rotary Health to help it become the evidence-based program it is today.
Click the image to watch Episode 10 with Professor Ron Rapee on YouTube.
Prof Killackey talks about how a Mental Health Research Grant from Australian Rotary Health kicked off his research career, as well as the findings from his project called: "Vocational Recovery in Young People with first episode psychosis: A randomised controlled intervention trial examining vocational, health, economic and social outcomes."
Click the image to watch episode 11 with Professor Eóin Killackey on YouTube.
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Stay tuned - episode 12 with Dr Laura Hart from the University of Melbourne released on Monday!
Thank You For Supporting Our COVID-19 Appeal
From April 9 - June 30, we ran our COVID-19 appeal to raise money for mental health research, at a time where may Rotary fundraising events were not able to run as usual.
During this campaign we raised $20,000 (not including other donations made directly through EFT and our website), and we just wanted to say thank you to everyone who supported us during this difficult time. Your generosity is amazing!
A/Prof Matthew Spittal, Prof Helen Christensen and Prof Ron Rapee from podcast episodes 8-10, explain why funding research into mental health is so important.
"My people need me to bridge the gap between the healthcare system and them. They need me to be an advocate for them in the healthcare sector, and fight for their rights. For this reason, I am going to become a Doctor. Over the next few years I aim to focus on my studies to deepen my understanding of clinical medicine. Prior to graduating I would like to become the student director of AIDA as this will give me a platform upon which I can start to implement change. Finally, in the next 10 years I aim to complete my fellowship and work as a rural generalist in regional and remote Indigenous communities where people lack access to adequate healthcare so I can aid in Closing the Gap for Indigenous people."
- Julia-Rose Satre, Indigenous Health Scholarship (Doctor of Medicine)
