no Body left behind
Chiara Mastrogiovanni
Chiara Mastrogiovanni
Chiara Mastrogiovanni
Chiara Mastrogiovanni graduated in 2021 as an Exercise Physiologist and in 2023 from a Masters of Research. She is currently a PhD candidate researching exercise and mental health workforce capacity to promote physical activity to groups at risk of poor mental health. She works as Project Manager for the no Body left behind project with Mindgardens Neuroscience Network. She also works clinically as an Exercise Physiologist at Addi Moves, a trauma-informed, inclusive physical activity service. Chiara co-established a student placement opportunity at STARTTS and was ESSA’s 2024 Practicum Supervisor of the Year. Chiara is also the Co-founder of the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ Allied Health Special Interest Group (ASTSS SIG).
A multidisciplinary team of investigators, including researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience, are collaborating on a world-first research project to improve physical health care for people living with severe mental illness.
About the Project
The no Body left behind project will co-design and embed an Integrated Peer-Supported Physical Health Service (IPPHS) for people living with severe mental illness across South Eastern Sydney and the whole of Tasmania.
The five-year project, launched in 2024, will identify real-world barriers and facilitators to physical health care for people living with severe mental health conditions at individual, health service and broader societal levels. Mental health consumers will participate in all stages of the research, including project design, implementation and evaluation.
Sustained Improvement
IPPHS will provide detailed and specific insights into ways to improve physical health for Australians living with living with severe mental illness, taking account of diverse individual circumstances, the types of health service available, and social factors. The results are expected to inform the implementation of future physical health services for this population group, in other states or nationally.
Project timing
The project launched in January of 2024. The following milestones will occur over the next five years:
- 2024: Co-development of a concept map of barriers and facilitators to good physical health for people living with severe mental illness.
- 2025: Co-refinement of the IPPHS and a framework for implementation
- 2026: Roll-out and evaluation of IPPHS across Tasmania and SESLHD
- 2027: Cost-effectiveness evaluation of IPPHS
- 2028: Co-development of best practice implementation frameworks for national adoption
To learn more or find out how you can get involved, please reach out via contact@mindgardens.org.au
Original announcement: Major research grant to extend physical health care for people living with mental illness
Funding Sources
- National Health & Medical Research Council
Keeping the Body in Mind: Vaccines
Keeping the Body in Mind: Primary Care
Addi Moves: Exercise for People from Refugee and Asylum Seeking Backgrounds
Keep Quitting in Mind: Smoking & Vaping Support
Keeping the Body in Mind(gardens): Resources
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