Launch of a new research program in childhood adversity and mental health

On May 27^th 2019 former prime minister and Chair of Beyond Blue The Hon. Julia Gillard AC launched the new Centre of Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Mental Health. This will be a five-year collaboration led by Prof. Harriet Hiscock at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in collaboration with our own A/Prof. Kim Dalziel and others at the University of Melbourne and around Australia.

The exciting program of research, co-funded for $2.5 million by the National Health & Medical Research Council and Beyond Blue, will work to reduce the impact of adversity on young children in two high-needs areas of Victoria and NSW and identify and enhance support services for at-risk families. A/Prof. Dalziel and her team, including Laura Fanning and Jemimah Ride, will contribute a vital economics perspective to this important research, including examining the value for money of different approaches to reducing the mental health impact of childhood adversity.

For more information see: https://www.mcri.edu.au/news/beyond-blue-julia-gillard-launches-new-research-project-childhood-adversity-and-mental-health and https://www.childhoodadversity.org.au/