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Manna Institute Independent External Evaluation Interim Report - October 2024
The evaluation report for the Manna Institute provides insights into its impact and functioning, focusing on mental health research and well-being in rural, regional, and remote (RRR) Australia.
Symposium addresses mental health crisis in regional Australia
Mental health specialists from across Australia will gather in Sydney next week [4-6 December] to consider urgent strategies to address the crisis unfolding in rural, regional and remote Australia.
Out of the City report
After extensive collaboration, the Manna Institute Suicide Prevention and Distress research stream has completed the report and associated knowledge translation resources to share the Outside the City report.
It’s time for coordinated action on the prevention of mental ill-health
National agencies leading efforts on the prevention of mental ill-health are calling on governments across Australia to take sustained preventive action to address the growing prevalence of mental health concerns and stretched mental health services across Australia.
Director’s Update
Director’s Update , Professor Myf Maple
New year … new Manna solutions
Manna Institute Director, Professor Myf Maple
World-first research to address mental health need
Manna Institute research team has received a $900,000 NHMRC grant. Pictured Professor Russell Roberts (top) and Associate Professor Christian Swann will collaborate on this project.
Creative ambitions: Healthy ageing project could start a movement
A very simple creative project at the University of the Sunshine Coast has hit on a winning formula for improving the lives of older Australians.
Don’t take a pill, say social prescribers, take a nature walk instead
The restorative power of a simple dose of outdoors contributes to our overall wellbeing, say Southern Cross University’s proponents of social prescribing.
Weathering the storm: mental health issues arising from natural disasters being explored.
After the fire: a kangaroo with joey in burnt out bush at Mallacoota on the NSW South Coast (credit Jo-Anne McArthur on Unsplash).
AI research to reduce mental health challenges in Australia
In a ground-breaking collaboration Senior Lecturer in the Charles Sturt School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Dr Anwaar Ulhaq and Manna Institute strive to improve mental health outcomes nationwide.
Truly applied research
One of Manna’s many strengths is our collective ability to translate research into practical mental health support for the people of rural and regional Australia.