$7 million gift to drive Mindgardens mood disorders research
Businessman James Packer, with The Packer Family Foundation, has made a $7 million gift to establish the James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at UNSW and the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network.
Leadership grant for Mindgardens nutrition researcher Dr Scott Teasdale
December 2, 2022Mindgardens Neuroscience Network congratulates Dr Scott Teasdale on his award of a five-year NHMRC Investigator Grant in the Emerging Leadership category,
A/Prof Jackie Curtis recognised for role in mental health reform
February 1, 2023The Executive Director of Mindgardens Neuroscience Network, A/Prof Jackie Curtis, is included in a new book that describes the contribution of female leaders in mental health reform in NSW.
Exercise program to support refugee and asylum seeker mental and physical health
April 19, 2023People from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds will be able to access an inclusive exercise facility tailored to their needs, following the launch today of the Addi Moves program in Sydney’s inner west.
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$7 million gift to drive Mindgardens mood disorders research
May 16, 2023Businessman James Packer, with The Packer Family Foundation, has made a $7 million gift to establish the James Packer Chair in Mood Disorders at UNSW and the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network.
A/Prof Jackie Curtis appointed Director of Mindgardens
May 16, 2023Associate Professor Jackie Curtis MBBS FRANZCP has been appointed Director of Mindgardens Neuroscience Network (Mindgardens) commencing April 20th, 2020
KRC opens new clinic to provide healthcare to people who use drugs
April 27, 2023The team from Population and Community Heath’s Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) has collaborated with Uniting to open a new free clinic in Kings Cross providing high quality, compassionate medical care to people who use drugs.
Australian first: Multicultural mindfulness for mental health
April 27, 2023In an Australian first, SESLHD’s Multicultural Health Service and the NSW Multicultural Health Communications Service have launched a new set of Multicultural Mindfulness Resources in seven languages.
Patients leaving hospital sometimes need opioids. Doctors can reduce risks of long-term use and dependence
April 27, 2023New national standards aim to change doctors’ prescribing habits when patients with pain are discharged.
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KRC opens new clinic to provide healthcare to people who use drugs
April 27, 2023The team from Population and Community Heath’s Kirketon Road Centre (KRC) has collaborated with Uniting to open a new free clinic in Kings Cross providing high quality, compassionate medical care to people who use drugs.
Australian first: Multicultural mindfulness for mental health
April 27, 2023In an Australian first, SESLHD’s Multicultural Health Service and the NSW Multicultural Health Communications Service have launched a new set of Multicultural Mindfulness Resources in seven languages.
Patients leaving hospital sometimes need opioids. Doctors can reduce risks of long-term use and dependence
April 27, 2023New national standards aim to change doctors’ prescribing habits when patients with pain are discharged.
The vital role emergency departments play in frontline mental health care
April 27, 2023Almost one in 10 young people aged 12 to 15 years old report ever having self-harmed and the leading cause of death in Australia for young people aged 15 to 24 years old is suicide.
Neuropsychology Tool Streamlines Cognitive Assessment, Diagnosis and Care
April 27, 2023Currently, Australians can face delays of approximately 3 years on average between initial symptom presentation and a formal diagnosis of dementia.
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MindLabs workshop: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
9am – 12.30pm, 30 May 2023This workshop will describe the underlying principles of qualitative research, explore some of the common methodological approaches, and detail the methods used for data collection and analysis. Facilitator: Dr Michael Hodgins, Research Associate,UNSW Population Child Health Research Group
MindLabs workshop: Introduction to qualitative research methods
9.00am – 25 May 2023This workshop will provide an overview of Implementation Science principles and introduce key concepts, definitions, and most common implementation frameworks. Facilitator: Dr Carmen Crespo, Research Associate, UNSW Population Child Health Research Group
Mindgardens TRSP Webinar: Intellectual Disability Neuropsychiatry with Dr Pramudie Gunaratne
Event on Wed 10th May 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AESTIntellectual Disability Psychiatry: What Clinicians Need to Know. The Mindgardens TRSP Webinar Series is designed for clinicians working with people with complex psychosis.
MindLabs workshop: Keeping the Co in Co-Design
Event on July 5, July 12 and July 19 2023, 9:00am to 1:00pm AESTMindLabs workshop: Keeping the Co in Co-design – an introduction to theory, practice, and methods. This online workshop will be presented over three half-day morning sessions on July 5, 12 and 19.
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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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