Connecting evidence, people, and practice across Victoria's mental health system

Internships

Through a partnership involving the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the University of Melbourne, the Australian Postgraduate Research Internship Program (APR.Intern) and partner organisations including Mind Australia and cohealth, PhD candidates worked alongside services to support quality improvement and strengthen outcomes for people accessing care.

New publication explores common challenges across Australia's care and support sectors

A new article by the Collaborative Centre's Dr Kay Wilson, published in the Federal Law Review by Cambridge University Press, provides the first comparative analysis of the final reports from the Victorian Mental Health Royal Commission and the Commonwealth Royal Commissions into Disability and Aged Care.

More than 280 educators come together to inspire practice development

Understanding what happens when antidepressants are stopped

Dr Alec Jamieson is using ultra-high-field brain imaging and Lived and Living Experience to explore what happens in the brain when people stop taking antidepressants, supported by a Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing and University of Melbourne Mental Health Research Partnership Grant.

2026 SCALE grant recipients

The Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing announces the 2026 SCALE grant recipients, celebrating innovative workforce development projects from across Victoria's mental health and wellbeing sector.

Neurodivergent voices in gambling harm reform

PhD candidate Lochie Timms-McLean explores how gambling harm interventions can better support neurodivergent people. Through the Translational PhD Fellowship Program, his research brings Lived and Living Experience to the centre of reform.