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The latest news and events from the Matilda Centre

We share news of our latest research, projects and activities at the Matilda Centre. Browse some of our stories here.

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18 October 2023

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Access mental health and substance use support anywhere with new digital hub

Researchers at the University of Sydney and the University of Newcastle have collaborated to establish digital hub eCliPSE (electronic Clinical Pathways to Service Excellence). We sat down with researcher Dr Louise Thornton to discuss the rollout, mental health and substance use support, and where to join the digital mental health revolution.

18 October 2023

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Researching the links between healthy bodies and healthy minds

In this edition of Student Spotlight, we sit down with Research Program Officer and PhD Candidate Scarlett Smout about her work examining modifiable lifestyle behaviours, social determinants and associations with mental health among Australian adolescents.

18 October 2023

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Breathing new life into complex ideas with Dr Christina Marel

In this edition of the Researcher Spotlight, the Matilda Centre team sits down with Researcher Dr Christina Marel to discuss research funding, translating complex ideas to a general audience, and what she does to support herself when she's feeling down.

18 October 2023

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Out and about with the Matilda Centre

Catch up with the latest research and program outcomes at the Matilda Centre across Australia in 2023.

12 September 2023

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Being here to hear when someone says they are not okay

Every year we are encouraged on R U OK? Day to reach out to our family, friends and workmates to check in on their mental health, but it can be difficult to know what to do if someone says ‘no'. We asked the Matilda Centre for their advice on how to prepare yourself for an answer of ‘no, I’m not okay'.

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06 September 2023

Our Statement on the Voice to Parliament Referendum

The Matilda Centre wholeheartedly supports an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

What happens when a crisis worker ends up in crisis?

In this edition of Matilda’s Student Spotlight, we sit down with HDR student Jayden Sercombe to learn more about his research, how he decompresses after a long day researching, and how to support crisis workers supporting us.

Developing new ways to measure and monitor mental and substance use disorders

We sit down with Associate Professor Matthew Sunderland to learn more about his research measuring and monitoring mental health and substance use disorders.

Travelling across the world to help young people through research

In this edition of Matilda’s Researcher Spotlight, we sit down with Dr Jillian Halladay to learn more about her research, how she ended up in Australia, and how she became interested in helping young people through research.

A splendour time to learn about medicines

A key skill of a researcher is to know how to get their information directly to their audience. For Dr Jack Wilson, that includes music festival Splendour in the Grass’s Science Tent. We sat down with him to learn more.

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