Congratulations to the 5 incredible researchers from The Matilda Centre awarded over $9M in @NHMRC investigator grants Prof Cath Chapman Prof Kath Mills A/Prof Lexine Stapinski A/Prof Emily Stockings & ideas grants A/Prof Matt Sunderland & teams Mark Scott Kathy Belov @RobynWard13

Rural communities are diverse and resilient, but access to appropriate mental health care is lacking for young people. We catch up with Julia Boyle to see why working with communities is so important in mental health and suicide prevention research: sydney.edu.au/matilda-centre…

NEW PAPER: Our recent paper revealed that #anxiety severity, coping-with-anxiety drinking motives & low social support were predictive of #alcoholmisuse in postpartum women. Yet, evidence-based support programs for new mums are lacking. We will fix that! jsad.com/doi/abs/10.152…

The national crisis support service group said it received almost 3,500 voice calls to their 24/7 hotline on Sunday in the highest number it has got on one day so far this year. ab.co/44jI7Sq

Better quality studies are increasingly finding that low alcohol consumption is not health-protective In our latest blog, Rachel Visontay looks at what these studies find & why it may lead to countries reducing drinking guidelines The Matilda Centre University of Sydney ias.org.uk/2024/05/09/is-…

The Victorian Doctors Health Program has seen around 10% of the doctors in Victoria. Struggling with mental health problems is common and many doctors wait until things are dire before they access help. - Kym Jenkins #RANZCP2024

In 2021/2022, the Australian government spent around $5.45 billion in response to illicit drugs. Treatment, prevention and harm reduction expenditure made up only 1/3 of this. These strategies need a bigger portion of the pie!

#RESEARCH SOCIAL ISOLATION, ROMANTIC BREAK-UP AND INSECURE WORK AMONG PREDICTORS FOR MALE LONELINESS in new paper published in BMC Public Health. Full paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38730388/

Almost 1 in 2 teenagers have experienced a traumatic event, and these young people had 1.5 x the risk of binge drinking. Sobering results from large cohort study led by Dr Ivana Kihas The Matilda Centre just published, read more sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The third (!) iteration of Matilda Viz is on for 2024. Very keen to see people's data visualisations - we have 3 $250 prizes! 📊

Marlee Bower and Scarlett Smout representing the Mentally Healthy Futures Project & The Matilda Centre this morning at Parliament House👏Measuring mental health + social & emotional wellbeing w. meaningful consultation should be embedded in the NSW Performance & Wellbeing Framework

I've been wanting to write this article for a long time! Thanks to my co-authors Dr Steph Kershaw A/Prof Emily Stockings The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand The Matilda Centre theconversation.com/are-sports-sta…

Had a recharging and productive time at the The Matilda Centre PhD writing retreat earlier this week. Wisemans ferry is peaceful and mixing it up is such a good way to beat writers block. Highlight was the maremma livestock guardian dog who I loved but hated me.

It was a pleasure to visit NSW Ambulance HQ today to present some of our research on mental health and substance use in emergency services personnel 🚑 The Matilda Centre

Had some fun presenting on Australian clinician attitudes towards #psychedelic assisted therapies today at #LxAddictions24. Side note, I didn’t use as many hand gestures as the photos suggest!

Professor Pepijn van de Ven shares the relationship between AI and research, including a shout out to the Matilda Centre's Jayden Sercombe, Zachary Bryant and Jack Wilson's customised version of ChatGPT for systematic review extraction #SMHR2024

Over 90% of public safety personnel have been exposed to a traumatic event, says research presented by Jayden Sercombe #SMHR2024

Great to be involved in this exciting new report which brings together leading experts across research, policy and practice to understand the key drivers of loneliness + propose innovative solutions to build a more socially connected world The Matilda Centre Marlee Bower

TWTR is: Placing social connection at the heart of public policy in the United Kingdom and Australia ➡️apo.org.au/node/329025 The Matilda Centre UCL Policy Lab An evidence-based charting of sustainable interventions to strengthen connection at the structural level. #loneliness

Congratulations to hard working Lyra Egan who never stopped smiling even in the last month of her PhD before submission! Well deserved.