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We are glad you are here! The centre is a collective effort that harnesses the creative potential and research excellence of individuals, universities, primary and community care organisations to improve experiences of care and address life expectancy gaps of priority populations. We bring research, implementation and translation together.
The centre is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Special Initiative in Mental Health (2021-2026).
We are glad you are here! The centre is a collective effort that harnesses the creative potential and research excellence of individuals, universities, primary and community care organisations to improve experiences of care and address life expectancy gaps of priority populations. We bring research, implementation and translation together.
The centre is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Special Initiative in Mental Health (2021-2026).
A co-designed national roadmap for research translation in primary care and community.
This research program will:
Implement resources and tools for reducing risks for poor mental health across the life course.
Improve access to preventive interventions across community and primary care settings.
Implement capacity building initiatives to support the embedding of preventive interventions in community and primary care settings.
This research program will:
Support research career development pathways through tailored training and mentor programs.
Integrate lived-experience knowledge and expertise within mental health research and translation activities.
Strengthen lived-experience led research and leadership in the mental health research and workforce sectors.
This research program will:
Bringing together mental and physical health care.
Redesign systems for increased service identification, access to appointments and reduced costs.
Change service cultures to reduce stigma and increase access to tailored person care.
Some reflections on the concept of suicide literacy
Read moreA stepping stone for students and the wider community
Read moreA writer-in-residence piece written by Scott Fitzpatrick
Read moreA writer-in-residence piece written by Scott Fitzpatrick
Read moreA writer-in-residence piece written by Scott Fitzpatrick
Read moreTaming liberatory possibilities?
Read moreA special conversation by University of Melbourne and The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation with Rob Mills
Read moreThe ALIVE National Centre Next Generation Researcher Network Capacity Building Funding Scheme 2023
Read moreTo address capabilities needs, career pathways, conditions in research organisations and identify lived-experience approaches and practices for research integration
Read moreWho, where, what, and how of lived-experience mental health research nationally.
Read moreFindings from case study research conducted at two Victorian mental health services suggest benefits to individual staff and their teams.
Read moreMedical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Effective Treatments and Therapies grant
Read moreA Preventive Experiential, Arts, Cultural Evidence (PEACE) model for implementing at-scale in primary care and community
Read moreThe following article contains material that may be harmful or traumatising to some audiences.
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has propelled momentum towards a digital revolution in mental health
Read moreThis handbook has been co-designed by members of the Co-Design Living Labs Network.Â
Find out more about the noticeboard feature and how to contribute
Read moreA capacity building and career development initiative of the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation
Read moreThis is a monthly event focused on bringing people together to discuss and translate the findings in mental health research.
The ALIVE National Centre is funded by the NHMRC Special Initiative in Mental Health.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and sky. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to working together to address the health inequalities within our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We accept the invitation to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
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The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Special Initiative in Mental Health Grant APP2002047.
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