Driving innovations in care for priority populations

Brimbank Mental Health and Wellbeing Local

Co-designing new models of care and services of mental health and wellbeing for the Brimbank community to receive support and treatment for adults experiencing mental illness or psychological distress. In partnership with CoHealth, Clarity Health and the support of the Victorian Government, this initiative is a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.

Enhanced Telehealth Capabilities (ETHC) for Improved Patient and Clinician Experiences – focusing on CALD populations

Using experience-based co-design, prototyping and evaluation methods to enhance telehealth and patient experiences.

Bringing family, community, culture and country to indigenous youth mental health care

Led by Professor Sandra Eades, this project is geared at working with Aboriginal young people, their families, community and health services to achieve innovative co-produced research, capacity building, and translation of outcomes to change health practice and policy.

Prevention through creativity and culture

In Gumbaynggirr language, ‘bigaagarri’ means danger/threat to wellbeing. It signals to stay back and keep safe from this. This is a gifted word from one of team’s Aboriginal investigators to co-create preventive, experiential, arts based, cultural evidence (PEACE) models.