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🚨🚨🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨🚨🚨 "Causality is central to an etiological understanding of the relationship between the brain and behavior, as well as for identifying targets for prevention and intervention" The Matilda Centre Rachel Visontay Louise Mewton

Last night at the Australian Mission to the U.N. in NYC the Ambassador James Larsen hosted a landmark launch of the ⁦The Lancet⁩ Commission on Youth Mental Health before a large & diverse audience. A global team effort to respond to the #YouthMentalCrisis ⁦Anthony Albanese⁩

Insightful session today at #LxAddictions24 on cannabis policy in the US and Canada. A public health approach necessary at the core of regulatory frameworks. Continued calls for a standard cannabis unit to improve monitoring and evaluation! Jack Wilson The Matilda Centre

Heading to Lisbon Addictions 2024 this week? Catch PhD candidate Zachary Bryant sharing research from Australia on clinician perspectives on psychedelic assisted therapy in the “Co-creating robust systems with workers” session. #LxAddictions24

Huge congratulations to the amazing Susanne Schweizer .. such important work !

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!

A bit exciting! 🎉🥳🙌

We are looking for the next Director of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research! Queensland's premier mental health research organisation qcmhr.org info.qcmhr.uq.edu.au/v/95958/101489… Please retweet!

⁦#SMHR⁩2024 #twinning

Prof Prof Maree Teesson AC part of panel with InsideOut Institute and Black Dog Institute about innovation and inclusivity in #mentalhealth research in Australia #SMHR2024

New paper by Australia's Mental Health Think Tank Chair Prof Maree Teesson AC & Member Harvey Whiteford outlines policy implications of the recent Australian Bureau of Statistics NSMHWB. Bold & innovative policy responses are needed to address increasing rates of mental disorder in young Australians. doi.org/10.1177/000486…

Join me to work on improving the mental health of Australians. Its an incredible project with an amazing team !

An incredible report on what we can do to build social connection. Led by Marlee Bower bringing together thought leaders across UK.. so important at this time The Matilda Centre

A question many people have asked - how many documents do you need to train a Clinical Test Classification model. Answered by Diana Shamsutdinova. 300 is not enough but 500-600 is pretty good. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

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

Thank you Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO)

We're proud to share a new report on the Future of Social Connection in UK & Australian Policy. The report ties together current evidence & outcomes of a Roundtable led by Australia's Mental Health Think Tank Chair Prof Maree Teesson AC, Member Marc Stears & Academic Lead Marlee Bower. doi.org/10.25910/3eb2-….

The Roundtable brought together 23 experts from a range of organisations including The Matilda Centre UCL Policy Lab Sheffield Hallam University UCL Global Health The Bartlett School of Planning Local Trust neighbourlylab Citizens UK The Behavioural Insights Team People's Health Trust @CivicPowerFund The Relationships Project UCL IEHC Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Experts reflected on the best available academic & community evidence, and offer innovative policy-based strategies to address growing loneliness and strengthen social connection into the future. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.25910/3eb2-….

.Australia's Mental Health Think Tank welcomes this morning's announcement by Australian Labor that they, if re-elected, will invest $1 billion into mental health and call for the opposition to match the funding if elected.