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    Co-design and Development of Implementation Strategies: Enhancing the PAX Good Behaviour Game in Australian Schools

    Effective implementation strategies are important for take-up of programs in schools. However, to date, few implementation strategies have been co-designed with teachers and support staff (including principals...

    Rachel Baffsky, Rebecca Ivers, Patricia Cullen, Lauren McGillivray in Journal of Prevention (2023)

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    The development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

    Family and kinship networks are a key aspect of culture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from Australia. They are intrinsically connected to good health and wellbeing, and cultural knowledge e...

    Makayla-May Brinckley, Roxanne Jones, Philip J. Batterham in BMC Public Health (2022)

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    COVID-19 and mental health in Australia – a sco** review

    The COVID-19 outbreak has spread to almost every country around the world and caused more than 3 million deaths. The pandemic has triggered enormous disruption in people’s daily lives with profound impacts glo...

    Yixuan Zhao, Liana S. Leach, Erin Walsh, Philip J. Batterham in BMC Public Health (2022)

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    Psychosocial impacts of home-schooling on parents and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been highly disruptive, with the closure of schools causing sudden shifts for students, educators and parents/caregivers to remote learning from home (home-schooling). Limited researc...

    Alison L. Calear, Sonia McCallum, Alyssa R. Morse, Michelle Banfield in BMC Public Health (2022)

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    What could we do differently next time? Australian parents’ experiences of the short-term and long-term impacts of home schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic

    COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in school closures worldwide, requiring curriculum to be delivered to children remotely (home schooling). Qualitative evidence is needed to provide important context to the pos...

    Alyssa R. Morse, Michelle Banfield, Philip J. Batterham in BMC Public Health (2022)

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    Tailored implementation of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy in the multinational context of the ImpleMentAll project: a study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

    Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) is found effective in treating common mental disorders. However, the use of these interventions in routine care is limited. The international ImpleMentAll st...

    Leah Bührmann, Josien Schuurmans, Jeroen Ruwaard, Margot Fleuren in Trials (2020)

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    Protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial in four communities in New South Wales, Australia

    Despite increasing investment in suicide prevention, Australian suicide rates have increased steadily in the past decade. In response to growing evidence for multicomponent intervention models for reducing sui...

    Fiona Shand, Michelle Torok, Nicole Cockayne, Philip J. Batterham in Trials (2020)

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    A trial protocol for the effectiveness of digital interventions for preventing depression in adolescents: The Future Proofing Study

    Depression frequently first emerges during adolescence, and one in five young people will experience an episode of depression by the age of 18 years. Despite advances in treatment, there has been limited progr...

    Aliza Werner-Seidler, Kit Huckvale, Mark E. Larsen, Alison L. Calear, Kate Maston in Trials (2020)

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    Silence is deadly: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a mental health help-seeking intervention for young men

    Young men are consistently less likely to seek help for mental health problems than their female peers. This is particularly concerning given the high rates of suicide among male adolescents. The school system...

    Alison L. Calear, Michelle Banfield, Philip J. Batterham in BMC Public Health (2017)

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    The Sources of Strength Australia Project: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

    The school system has been identified as an ideal setting for the implementation of prevention and early intervention programs for suicide. However, in Australia, suicide-prevention programs that are routinely...

    Alison L. Calear, Jacqueline L. Brewer, Philip J. Batterham, Andrew Mackinnon in Trials (2016)

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    Trial for the Prevention of Depression (TriPoD) in final-year secondary students: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Evidence suggests that current treatments cannot fully alleviate the burden of disease associated with depression but that prevention approaches offer a promising opportunity to further reduce this burden. Ado...

    Yael Perry, Alison L. Calear, Andrew Mackinnon, Philip J. Batterham in Trials (2015)

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    Reducing suicidal thoughts in the Australian general population through web-based self-help: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Suicidal thoughts are common in the general population, causing significant disability. However, a substantial number of people struggling with suicidality do not access appropriate services. Online self-help ...

    Bregje AJ van Spijker, Alison L Calear, Philip J Batterham, Andrew J Mackinnon in Trials (2015)

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    Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e-health application compared to attention placebo or sertraline in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder

    Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a high prevalence, chronic psychiatric disorder which commonly presents early in the lifespan. Internet e-health applications have been found to be successful in reducing ...

    Helen Christensen, Adam J Guastella, Andrew J Mackinnon, Kathleen M Griffiths in Trials (2010)