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Mental Health Research
The Mental Health Research project aims to provide strategic direction and strengthen the research effort across the NSW Health Mental Health Program. An Expert Advisory Group has been established to develop the research priority areas for MHDAO funded research. This group includes representatives from MHDAO; NSW Health, Health Research & Ethics Unit; Area Health Services; NSW Consumer Advisory Group; Office of Science and Medical Research; Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW; and the Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration.
In addition, MHDAO contributes significant funding to mental health research, through direct infrastructure grants, capital grants, and commissioned research in the fields of:
- Mood disorders;
- Schizophrenia , and associated disorders;
- Trauma, stress and anxiety disorders; and
- Neurophysiology
Key Organisations supported by MHDAO
The Drug and Alcohol Research Program aims to guide and support high quality research into important issues around drug and alcohol, and provide a knowledge base for drug and alcohol program and policy development.
Each year MHDAO administers a small D&A research grants program to contribute towards improving evidence-based practice in drug and alcohol services and programs in NSW.
In 2006/07 seven research projects were funded to conduct research into mental health and substance use comorbidity.
The Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (NADA) and The Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) were funded to administer drug and alcohol and mental health research grants through the NGO Comorbidity Research Grants Program. The primary objective of the research grants is to engage non government drug and alcohol organisations and non government mental health organisations in research that will contribute to the effectiveness of drug and alcohol and mental health (Comorbidity) service delivery.
