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The latest news and events from the Matilda Centre

We share news of our latest research, projects and activities at the Matilda Centre. Browse some of our stories here.

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Building mental health capability in the alcohol and other drug workforce

The third edition of the Guidelines on co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions aim to address a critical and longstanding workforce development need.

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Investigating adolescent nutrition, other lifestyle behaviours, and the onset of chronic inflammation

This month we spoke to PhD candidate and research officer, Bridie Osman, about her background and her PhD journey to date at the Matilda Centre.

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Reducing use and harms associated with smoking, e-cigarettes, and mental health across the lifespan

This month we spoke to senior research fellow Dr Emily Stockings who joined the Matilda Centre in 2022 as program lead in smoking, vaping and mental health.

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Helping us shape the future of mental health and substance use research

Led by the Matilda Centre and PREMISE Youth Advisory Board, the Youth Priorities Project seeks to understand what young people want prioritised in mental health and substance use research in Australia.

14 February 2023

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Investigating attitudes towards psychedelic-assisted therapy

Researchers at the University of Sydney invite mental health and AOD clinicians and people with lived experience of a mental illness or mental disorder to take part in a 20 minute online survey about attitudes towards psychedelic-assisted therapy.

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15 December 2022

2022: another successful year for PREMISE

2022 has been another successful year for PREMISE, with support schemes awarded and valuable opportunities for collaboration across institutions. Our Youth Advisory Board, Consumer Research Group, early- and mid-career researchers, and PhD students all had outstanding achievements.

15 December 2022

PREMISE awards another two Lived Experience Partnership Grants

The Matilda Centre and PREMISE recently announced the recipients of the second round of 'Lived Experience Partnerships Grants'. The two recipients will receive funding of up to $10,000 each in 2023 to support collaboration and co-design with people with lived experience.

14 December 2022

Addressing health inequities of gender and sexuality diverse youth

Leslie Peters shares their journey to starting a PhD at the Matilda Centre looking at mental health and substance use in gender and sexuality diverse (LGBTQ+) young people.

21 November 2022

Reducing alcohol-related harm in young Australians

Personality-focussed programs that provide coping skills relevant to individual personality characteristics can have a long-lasting effect and reduce alcohol-related harm into early adulthood, study finds.

14 October 2022

Young people and experts share 'positive actions' they take to manage feelings of climate distress

On Tuesday 11 October, the Matilda Centre and Net Zero Initiative hosted an online panel discussion to discuss the mental health impacts of climate change, arm young people with practical coping strategies, and discover Net Zero solutions that industry can implement to bring about change.

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