The purpose of the Alliance is to support a population health approach to the prevention of mental disorders and promotion of emotional wellbeing. We aim to:
1) Advocate to policy makers:
- the need to ensure translation of existing evidence base for Prevention into policy and practice
- the need for funding for more research into Prevention
- the importance of mental health to all health, social, and economic outcomes
- the imperative for key mental health indicators to be included as outcomes in all relevant policy initiatives
- the need for significant human and financial resources to be invested to achieve population-based outcomes
2) Facilitate research and encourage new researchers
- to generate more high quality evidence for Prevention
- to share knowledge and build research collaborations
- to encourage a multi-disciplinary approach to Prevention research
- to build capacity in early career researchers
3) Facilitate Knowledge Translation (KT)
- to identify key targets for KT, including Federal, State and Local Government, clinicians and community health workers;
- relevant non-government organisations; public health organisations; and members of the public
- to implement evidence-based KT strategies to engage stakeholders in the Prevention agenda and to embed evidence on Prevention into decision-making pathways
- to support the translation of evidence into policy and practice by mainstreaming mental health into public health and other health promotion policies
4) Build Partnerships
- with other disciplines and organisations with common aims
- with health bodies and relevant government organisations in order to encourage the inclusion of mental health and wellbeing
- indicators as key outcomes in policy and research initiatives
- to support the prevention of mental disorders across the Asia-Pacific region via partnerships and collaborations with local agencies and government authorities.
Recent Articles
Flattening the ‘other’ coronavirus curve: our looming mental health crisis.
Prof Tony Jorm and Dr Steve Carbone from Prevention United have written an article for The Conversation on the importance of flattening the ‘other’ coronavirus curve: our looming mental health crisis. They
Prof Tony Jorm gives the Opening Oration at the Public Health Summer School run by the University of Otago
Watch the full video here which has been embedded from YouTube. https://youtu.be/JRJQhMRKQAI
PREMISE PhD Scholarship
Commencing Semester 2, 2018 – Stipend of $27,082 per annum over 3 years The Centre of Research Excellence in PRevention and Early intervention in Mental Illness and Substance use (PREMISE)
Prevention of mental disorders requires action on adverse childhood experiences
Article by: Anthony F Jorm and Roger T Mulder The increased availability of treatment has not reduced the prevalence of mental disorders, suggesting a need for a greater emphasis on
Recent News
Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders Awards for Research Excellence
The ARH-APMD awards recognise excellence in research in the area of prevention of mental disorders and are intended for researchers whose work is beginning to make a significant impact, reflecting
Australian Rotary Health Awards for Research in Prevention 2022
Congratulations to Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler, Dr Mark Deady and Dr Wan Sim who were the recipients of the ARH-APMD awards recognising excellence in research in the area of prevention of
Primed for Prevention: a Consensus Statement
A joint consensus statement by headspace, the Black Dog Institute, Everymind, the Matilda Centre, the Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders and Prevention United highlights the need to increase
Awards for Research Excellence 2018
Australian Rotary Health and Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders Awards for Research Excellence 2018 Congratulations to A/Prof Philip Batterham, Dr Katrina Champion and Erin Kelly who were the