Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health Professor David Perkins - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FACULTY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health Professor David Perkins Director

Faculty of Health and Medicine 293 7000+ 309 4th Ranked 4 th in Professional staff Students Academic staff Australia based on research funding

Main heading goes here Body content goes here • Australian Rural Mental Health (Cohort) Study • Mental Ill-health of Miners • Supporting Aboriginal Fathers

Main heading goes here Body content goes here • Educational needs of NGO staff • Step-up Step-down models • Re-homing long-stay residents • CMOs in remote communities • Governance of rural MH systems • Rural MH service models • Domestic Violence service models

Main heading goes here Body content goes here • Orange CRRMH – Education, Library, Information • Dissemination of research to all Rural MH Directors • Contribution to workshops, planning meetings • State, national and international conferences • Policy Councils, Committees, etc. • Submissions and papers to Enquiries

Main heading goes here Body content goes here • PhD programs • Employing post-doctoral and senior research staff • Contributing to rural research skills development

• Providing information – Glove Box Guide and Website • Providing education – Community Support Skills, Workforce Support Skills, Farm-Link: Suicide Prevention for Farmers, MHFA • Mental Health Promotion – Healthy communities • ACT-Belong-Commit

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WE PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE RURAL AND REMOTE MENTAL HEALTH The Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health translates evidence into advice, information, education and service development that benefits government, service providers, industry and communities

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