Child, Youth and Family Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Unit

This unit focuses on the prevention of anxiety, depression and suicide and the promotion of help-seeking in children, youth and families.

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Centre for Mental Health Research

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Professor Alison Calear

Alison.Calear@anu.edu.au

+61 2 612 58406

About

The Child, Youth and Family Mental Health and Suicide Prevention unit focuses on the prevention and early intervention of anxiety, depression and suicide in community and educational settings, as well as the promotion of help-seeking behaviour. This unit includes the development and evaluation of online and face-to-face interventions delivered in school, university and community populations, as well as epidemiological studies to better understand the risk and protective factors associated with anxiety, depression, suicide and help-seeking behaviour.

Projects

Development of a program to help parents better support the mental health needs of their children

A project to develop an accessible online program to meet the needs of parents of children with a mental health problem.

Status

Current

People

Evaluation of the Thriving Minds program in ACT primary schools

Thriving Minds that aims to support the development of emotional literacy and help-seeking skills in children.

Status

Current

People

Brad Shrimpton
Rosemary Clifford

Mental Health Programs in ACT Primary Schools

Mental disorders are a significant public health problem, which often begin in childhood and adolescence and can negatively impact social, emotional and academic outcomes. As such, it is important to prevent mental disorders in young people through the implementation of mental health education and early intervention

Status

Current

People

Development of an online portal to support youth and parents

The aim of this project is to use a co-design/co-creation approach to assist in the development of an online youth navigation portal aimed at supporting the mental health needs of youth.