Developing A Just-In-Time-Adaptive-Intervention For Problem Anger
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$690,124.00
Summary
Problems controlling anger and aggression are very common and highly destructive in individuals who have experienced trauma. Current treatment approaches are limited. This project will first use technology to measure and predict when problem anger is occurring, and then develop a smart-phone delivered intervention designed to reduce problem anger in individuals who have experienced trauma, by providing support when and where an individual needs it most.
Addressing Menstrual Health To Improve Adolescent Health And Development: Co-design Of An Acceptable And Scalable School-based Strategy In Myanmar
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$986,024.00
Summary
Our work in Myanmar has identified menstrual health to be a critical issue impacting on education and wellbeing for girls. We aim to produce an evidence-based and scalable strategy to improve adolescent menstrual health in Myanmar by: exploring needs and opportunities to address menstrual health across diverse school settings; Co-designing with girls and key stakeholders a strategy to improve menstrual health in Myanmar; piloting and evaluating the intervention package across diverse schools.
Orygen Virtual World Project: Bringing To Life A New Age Of Digitally Enhanced Youth Mental Health Services
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$396,423.00
Summary
Providing mental health care to young people is essential as we know that most mental health problems begin before the age of 25. Harnessing technologies to connect young people to youth mental health (YMH) services remotely has enormous potential to improve access and engagement. The project aims to design a unique virtual world or 'clinic' with the help of young people with lived experience and then test three types of therapy to see if they are liked by young people and feasible to deliver.