Mindgardens FND Clinic named a NSW Premier’s Awards finalist
The Mindgardens Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) Clinic has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious 2024 NSW Premier’s Awards, which celebrate outstanding work in the NSW public sector.
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Psychosis service welcomes new Clinical Director
November 26, 2025Mindgardens Neuroscience Network welcomes Associate Professor Brooke Short as Clinical Director of the Mindgardens Tertiary Referral Service for Psychosis (TRSP) as she outlines her ambitions for the state-wide service.
Creating knowledge, supporting innovation: The MindLabs Impact Report
November 18, 2025The MindLabs Impact Report captures the perspectives of thousands of attendees since the platform’s inception, chronicling its growth and individual accounts of those involved.
Mindgardens honoured with Angelo Cocchi Translational Impact Award
September 12, 2025Mindgardens Neuroscience Network’s flagship Keeping the Body in Mind program (KBIM) has been honoured with the Angelo Cocchi Translational Impact Award at the 15th International Conference on Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health (IEPA), held this year in Berlin.
Mindgardens at the 15th International Conference on Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health (IEPA15)
September 8, 2025The Mindgardens Neuroscience Network team is in Berlin this week for the 15th International Conference on Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health (IEPA15) and the parallel International Physical Health in Youth Stream (iphYs) and International First Episode Vocational Recovery Group (iFEVR) Joint Symposium.
Psychosis Australia and Mindgardens Neuroscience Network Urge National Action on Underfunded Mental Health Crisis
April 7, 2025Groundbreaking position paper delivered to nearly 60 Federal MPs and Senators
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Dementia care pioneer named NSW Senior Australian of the Year
November 11, 2025UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor and Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Henry Brodaty AO, was honoured for his contributions to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the disease.
How psilocybin therapy is unlocking new hope for treatment-resistant depression
October 22, 2025After decades of limited progress, new and emerging treatments such as ketamine and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) are beginning to offer hope for people who need better options. Now, researchers at Black Dog Institute are building the evidence base for another promising intervention: psilocybin-assisted therapy.
Brainwave study sheds light on cause of ‘hearing voices’
October 22, 2025A study of the way people process inner and outer speech is the first tangible evidence of a key theory about schizophrenia’s drivers.
Low-cost ketamine treatment for depression found to be effective long term
October 7, 2025A new study shows longer-term use of generic ketamine for severe depression is safe and effective, but researchers say access to the low-cost option remains limited by funding gaps.
Black Dog Institute and UNSW win national research excellence award for emergency service worker mental health
September 10, 2025A collaborative research program between Black Dog Institute and UNSW Sydney has been recognised with the prestigious Tom Trauer Evaluation and Research Award at the 2025 Mental Health Service Awards of Australia and New Zealand (TheMHS Awards).
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We acknowledge the voices of people with lived experience, their carers, families and kinship groups. We recognise the expertise acquired through living with a mental health, drug and alcohol or neurological disorder and acknowledge those who care for people on their recovery journey. We place lived experience at the heart of all that we do.
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