The Collaborative Centre Research Priorities Study

SURVEY 2 NOW COMPLETED

We are excited to now have completed our first series of Victorian community surveys to inform the research strategy for the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing (‘The Collaborative Centre’).

The Collaborative Centre was recently established in response to recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (RCVMHS). The Centre will provide treatment, care and support to adults and older adults, lead cutting-edge research, and serve as the ‘engine room’ for reform across the sector and its workforce.

Establishing a strategic research plan will be key to The Collaborative Centre’s success.  A total of 18 research priorities across seven areas were recommended for The Collaborative Centre by the RCVMHS or selected by our research team.  The Collaborative Centre needs to determine which of these 18 research priorities and seven research should be addressed first, given that its resources are limited.

In our first survey, which closed in December 2023, the Victorian community selected the top research priority in each of the seven areas.  Our second survey, which closed on January 31, 2024 built on those findings and asked community members to rank the importance of these seven community-selected research priorities.

Our team is now busily analysing the surveys' data.  Be sure to check back in the coming months for updates.

This project is being conducted in partnership by The Collaborative Centre, and the Melbourne School of Health Sciences and Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Please feel welcome to contact our team with enquiries at collab-centre-study@unimelb.edu.au or the Responsible Researcher, Dr Chris Groot, at grootc@unimelb.edu.au.