A5009464319- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Physical Activity and Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Community Health and Development
University of Newcastle Australia
2016-2025
Hunter Medical Research Institute
2014-2025
University of Technology Sydney
2024-2025
Australian National University
2023-2024
The University of Melbourne
2023
Sax Institute
2020-2022
The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
2022
Hunter New England Local Health District
2014-2021
Flinders University
2014
ABSTRACT Worldwide, 10–20% of adolescents experience mental health problems. Strategies aimed at strengthening resilience protective factors provide a potential approach for reducing problems in adolescents. This study evaluated the effectiveness universal, school‐based intervention targeting A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted 20 and 12 control secondary schools located socio‐economically disadvantaged areas NSW, Australia. Data were collected from 3115 students baseline...
The mental health of children and adolescents is a key area concern internationally. Previous empirical studies suggest that resilience may act as protective mechanism towards the development problems. Resilience refers to ability employ collection factors return or maintain positive following disadvantage adversity. Schools represent potential setting within which all be fostered through resilience-focussed interventions. Despite this potential, limited research has investigated...
Research investigating the effectiveness of universal interventions to reduce risk mental health problems remains limited. Schools are a promising setting within which adolescents can receive aimed at promoting their health. The aim this study is assess resilience-based prevention-focused intervention in reducing among attending secondary school socio-economically disadvantaged areas. A cluster randomised control trial will be conducted, with schools as unit randomisation. Initially, 32...
Antenatal clinical guidelines recommend that during initial and subsequent antenatal visits all pregnant women: have their alcohol consumption assessed; be advised it is safest not to consume pregnancy of the potential risks consumption; offered referrals for further support if required. However, extent which women attending public services receive guideline recommended care at these visits, characteristics associated with its receipt, unknown. The purpose this study was examine: 1) women's...
Research suggests that individual and environmental resilience protective factors may be associated with adolescent substance use; however, the associations between a broad range of such use various types substances have not been examined. The study aimed to determine association comprehensive measures tobacco, alcohol illicit use.Cross-sectional study.32 Australian secondary schools.Grade 7-10 students (aged 11-17 years).Data regarding 14 student seven (tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, other...
Abstract Meta-analyses of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in schools consistently show small, positive effects, but the field remains dominated by studies with low methodological rigour. Recent large randomised controlled trials adolescents demonstrate poor traction this age group together some adverse creating a crossroads for their future. In recent commentary on null effects MYRIAD trial (Kuyken et al., 2022), Strohmaier and Bailey (2023) postulated that making mindfulness practice...
Population level data regarding the general mental health status, and socio-demographic factors associated with status of adolescents in Australia aged 12–16 years is limited. This study assessed prevalence problems a regional population Australian students Grades 7–10, investigated associations between factors. A web-based survey was conducted 21 secondary schools located disadvantaged local government areas one district NSW Australia. Mental were measured using youth self-report Strengths...
Abstract Background Telephone support services are a viable means of providing population-level to reduce health risk behaviours. While research exists on the effectiveness Quitlines smoking, there is limited other investigating whether telephone can provide effective behaviour change for people with mental condition behaviours including physical activity, healthy eating, and weight management. The aims this trial were evaluate referral coaching service improve increase attempts do so....
ABSTRACT Background Mental health community managed organisations (CMOs) are well placed to provide preventive care, including behaviour change conversations address smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity ( snap ). This study evaluates the impact of co‐developed care implementation support strategies, Healthy Conversation Skills (HCS) training on CMO staff attitudes perceptions relating for behaviours. Methods A non‐randomised controlled pilot trial was undertaken (October...
ABSTRACT Background Despite growing recognition of the importance consumer engagement in advancing consumer‐oriented and relevant research, many researchers experience challenges appropriately acknowledging consumers' contributions to research process. A pivotal aspect this challenge relates financial remuneration offered consumers their terms time, skills expertise. This may be due a lack inconsistency reported practice guidance regarding remuneration. We sought explore current practices...
Objectives Initiation of tobacco, alcohol and illicit substance use typically occurs during adolescence, with the school setting recommended to reduce adolescent use. Strengthening individual (eg, problem solving) environmental caring relationships at school) resilience protective factors adolescents has been suggested as a strategy for reducing by adolescents; however, few studies have examined this potential. A study was conducted investigate effectiveness pragmatic school-based universal...
Abstract Issue addressed The aim of this study was to assess potential barriers the implementation clinical guideline recommendations regarding maternal alcohol consumption by antenatal clinicians and managers. Methods Cross‐sectional surveys managers employed in a New South Wales Local Health District were undertaken. Survey items developed based on 11 domains Theoretical Domains Framework. Consistent with previous studies, cut point less than 4 applied mean values survey (range: 1‐5)...
Internationally, the mental health of children and adolescents is undoubtedly an important construct theoretical, clinical, policy level concern. Worldwide, five disorders (depression, alcohol misuse, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder) represent half 10 leading causes disability premature death; with accounting for 15–30% adjusted life years in first three decades life. This provides a solid rational founded implications population as to why reducing...
Historically, researchers have been apt at conducting research on, rather than with, the people who are focus of their efforts. Such approaches often fail to effectively support and benefit populations they intended to. This study aimed explore preferences with lived experience for engagement either as participants within studies, or through active involvement in mental health research.
Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use contribute significantly to global rates of morbidity mortality. Despite evidence suggesting interventions designed increase adolescent resilience may represent a means reducing substance use, schools providing key opportunity implement such interventions, existing systematic reviews assessing the effectiveness school-based targeting have not examined this potential.The aim review is determine whether universal focused on enhancing adolescents are...