2019

12 December 2019

Understanding the mental health and wellbeing of Australians

Associate Professor Tim Slade, Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Matilda Centre looks at what we learnt from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing and what to expect from the next one.

12 December 2019

Unravelling the complexities of trauma in people with substance use problems

Logan Harvey, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre, is exploring the relationship between Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance use.

04 October 2019

Not a life sentence: Heroin study challenges assumptions about long-term outcomes

Australia's longest study of heroin addiction by the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS) is challenging common misconceptions, indicating dependency may not necessarily be a lifelong sentence.

04 October 2019

How can evidence-based ehealth interventions be best translated to end users?

Dr Milena Heinsch’s work explores relationships, systems, values and processes required to enact sustainable social change through research and guide the implementation of evidence-based ehealth interventions into health and community settings.

04 October 2019

Can we stop violence before it starts?

Siobhan Lawler, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use studies the link between drugs, violence and whether research can change the trajectories of vulnerable young people.

04 October 2019

2019 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference

School-based prevention takes centre stage at the 2019 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference.

02 July 2019

Mental health, substance use and discrimination are key issues for young Australians

Researchers at the Matilda Centre will address these issues at the upcoming Mental Health Services Conference - a joint initiative between the Matilda Centre and the PREMISE Centre of Research Excellence.

02 July 2019

How does intergenerational substance use affect the developing brain?

Briana has returned from the University of California in San Diego, where she collaborated with leading experts in brain development and substance use to develop a series of publications exploring child brain health.

01 July 2019

2019 PREMISE Travel and Career Development Support Grants awarded

The Matilda Centre has awarded a second round of PREMISE Travel and Career Development Support Grants. The grants provide support for career development activities for early to mid-career researchers or research students.

01 July 2019

NHMRC Partnership Projects Grant awarded to eCliPSE project

The NHMRC Partnership Project Grant has been awarded to the eCliPSE Project, an online portal that facilitates access to online screening and treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.