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
Spotlight Interview: Perinatal Peer Support Project Continues Post-Grant
February 27, 2025Ashleigh Allan, the first perinatal mental health peer worker appointed in NSW, is committed to expanding the role to help more women in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) and beyond as they adjust to pregnancy and new motherhood.
New Study Validates Psychosis Metabolic Risk Calculator for Australian Youth
August 21, 2024Researchers have found preliminary evidence of effectiveness of a new way of calculating the Metabolic Syndrome risk of young Australians with first-episode psychosis, with important implications for preventive treatment.
Integrated care emerging as promising solution to global burden of youth mental health
July 23, 2024A new conceptual model for integrated care has emerged as a promising solution to address the global burden of youth mental health disorders.
Addi Moves Open Day: Celebrating Progress and Looking Ahead
July 10, 2024The Addi Moves team cordially invites you to an Open Day, where Associate Professor Simon Rosenbaum and his team will reflect on two years of achievements for the exercise and mental wellbeing program and discuss the program’s ambitious plans for 2025 and beyond.
Honour for Professor Jackie Curtis
June 11, 2024Professor Jackie Curtis has today been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, for significant service to medicine, as a mental health clinician and researcher.
Integrated Models of Mental Healthcare Show Promise in Enhancing Outcomes for Young People
June 11, 2024A recent systematic review and meta-analysis has shed light on the effectiveness of integrated models of mental healthcare for young people aged 12-25 years.
Supported education success for youth with mental health challenges
May 7, 2024Young people who experience serious mental health challenges can successfully continue or re-engage with education if they receive the right support, a new study shows, with almost half of participants returning to education following the program.
Mindgardens introduces the Lived Experience Framework
May 7, 2024Mindgardens, a leading translational research organisation specialising in disorders related to the brain, emotions, nervous system and cognitive processes, is proud to announce the launch of the Lived Experience Engagement Framework.
Youth self-harm program reduces hospitalisations, self-harm and suicide ideation
May 1, 2024A pilot program to reduce rates of self-harm and suicide in young people, the Youth Brief Intervention Service (YBIS), has resulted in significantly fewer hospitalisations for self-harm and reduced suicide ideation amongst youths aged 12- 25 years.
Promising results for smoking cessation program as one in nine participants quit the habit
April 4, 2024A smoking cessation program, Keep Quitting in Mind (KQIM), for people living with mental illness has resulted in one in nine participants quitting the habit and many others reducing their daily smoking by half.
Major research grant to extend physical health care for people living with mental illness
September 28, 2023Mindgardens Neuroscience Network, and its Executive Director Professor Jackie Curtis, will lead a world-first research program to develop personalised physical health care for people living with severe mental illness, following the award of a prestigious grant from the National Health & Medical Research Council.
New resources address the longevity gap for people living with mental illness
July 26, 2023Mental health consumers and their treating clinicians will benefit from a comprehensive suite of resources, released today, that present evidence-based guidance for managing the physical health effects associated with severe mental health conditions.
Prof Jackie Curtis describes her mental health reform career in Margaret Tobin Oration
June 6, 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.
Mobile devices support mental health during COVID-19
March 28, 2023Mindgardens launches collection drive for phones, tablets and computers for telepsychiatry and mental health support apps while face-to-face consultations are suspended
Australians urged to join global study of COVID-19 mental and physical health impacts
February 17, 2023Australians are invited to participate in the world largest survey of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health, to generate new insights that can drive better health policies and investments.
Global Call to Action to improve vaccine access for people with mental illness
February 17, 2023During Australia’s national mental health month, an international alliance of people living with mental illness, scientists, public health experts and community leaders, is calling for urgent action towards vaccine equity for people living with mental illness.
Campaign for better oral health care in severe mental ill health
February 17, 2023People who experience severe mental ill health urgently need improved access to high quality dentistry and oral health services that respond to their particular needs, according to an international consensus statement.
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.
Mindgardens Neuroscience Network acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.
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.
Brings together the strengths of four founding organisations
