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Reducing Peer Victimisation In Australian Schools Through Targeted And Universal Approaches
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,063,531.00
Summary
Peer victimisation is a significant problem for young people in Australia and can lead to devastating long-term consequences including poor self esteem, depression and suicide. The current project aims to identify the most cost effective methods to reduce peer victimisation in schools. This will combine programs applied across the whole school with a more targeted program building resilience in vulnerable children. The results will have important implications for anti-bullying policies in school ....Peer victimisation is a significant problem for young people in Australia and can lead to devastating long-term consequences including poor self esteem, depression and suicide. The current project aims to identify the most cost effective methods to reduce peer victimisation in schools. This will combine programs applied across the whole school with a more targeted program building resilience in vulnerable children. The results will have important implications for anti-bullying policies in schools.Read moreRead less
Improving Adolescent Gate-keeping And Help-seeking For Risky Drinking And Depression: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$655,495.00
Summary
Young people with mental health and substance use problems are reluctant to seek help. There is a significant gap in health promotion activities which specifically target help-seeking skills, particularly teaching friends to help friends to access treatment early. This project seeks to demonstrate the efficacy of a school-based intervention that focuses on improving adolescent gate-keeping and help-seeking skills for risky drinking and depression, using a cluster randomised controlled design.
Dementia is the third leading cause of death in Australia and the single greatest cause of disability in the elderly. Current therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, are inadequate and fundamentally new treatment approaches are required. The aim of this proposal is to develop novel drug candidates for the treatment and prevention of AD and other neurodegenerative disorders by targeting a class of cell-surface receptors called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is the most common form of dementia, accounting for between 50-70% of all cases. There is general agreement that current treatments for AD/dementia are inadequate so new treatment strategies are desperately needed. I am addressing these challenges by developing new technologies to generate next generation treatments for AD.
Psycho-social Resilience, Vulnerability And Suicide Prevention: A Mentoring Approach To Modifying Suicide Risk For Remote Indigenous Students At Boarding School
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$860,497.00
Summary
There is not much evidence about what works in suicide prevention for Indigenous young people. This means that social and health services struggle to know where or how to invest their efforts to avert suicide risk. This study responds to the potential of increased suicide risk for Indigenous secondary school students who are compelled to transition from remote communities to boarding schools. It evaluates mentoring approaches that promote psycho-social resilience against suicide risk.
Translating Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions For Older Adults With Depression And Anxiety Into Public And Private Mental Health Settings Using A Stepped Care Framework
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,037,209.00
Summary
This project aims to evaluate the feasibility of implementing evidence based psychological interventions to treat geriatric depression and anxiety in real world (public and private) mental health settings. The outcomes of this research will provide important information about how to effectively translate evidence-based low intensity and moderate intensity interventions into routine care, and the cost benefits associated with such a model.
A Multi-ethnic Cohort And Intervention Trial To Identify Early Biomarkers For Type 2 Diabetes And Customise Individualized Environments For Disease Prevention
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$597,376.00
Summary
Diabetes is often called a lifestyle disease, however, large clinical studies have shown that diabetes cannot always be prevented through lifestyle modification. This collaborative study between Shanghai Institutes of Biological Science and Sydney University will identify biomarkers that predict the development of type 2 diabetes. Using this knowledge, the best interventions (including diet, exercise and medications) to improve an individual’s risk profile for type 2 diabetes will be identified.
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS FOR DEMENTIA: Investigating Tailored Brain Stimulation Approaches For Dementia Prevention And Treatment.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$723,105.00
Summary
Dementia is a debilitating and devastating illness impacting significantly on sufferers, carers and the wider community. Current treatment approaches are limited in their effectiveness and alternative therapeutics are needed. My research will investigate the use of brain stimulation techniques for the treatment and prevention of dementia.