What Does ‘Good’ Look Like in Mental Health Research Partnerships with Rural Communities?
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Waratah Room
| Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Waratah Room |
Overview
Professor Russell Roberts and Dr Hazel Dalton, Charles Sturt University, Manna Institute
Speaker
Dr Hazel Dalton
Senior Research Fellow
Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University. Manna Institute.
What Does ‘Good’ Look Like in Mental Health Research Partnerships with Rural Communities?
Abstract
Rural mental health is very much underfunded, and a lot of research ends up benefitting just the researchers, and not the community or the community partners who made the research possible.
As part of an ongoing process, this workshop will inform the development of a national statement on rural mental health research practice, values and policy. This will be a highly interactive session, with your feedback to contribute to the position statement. With your permission, we will also acknowledge your participation in any publications arising. We expect the first versions to be complete in early 2024. The statement is being led by Charles Sturt University, in collaboration with the Manna Institute and the University of Canberra Mental Health Policy Unit. It is expected this work will feed into an international statement on the principles and practices of mental health research partnerships with rural communities to be published in June 2024.
The National Position Statement on Rural Mental Health Research will:
• Act as a guide for new and emerging rural mental health researchers
• Will influence funders and governments to set appropriate project guidelines and timelines
• Ensure that rural mental health research is socially, ethically and ethically responsible.
• Be used for advocate for fair and equitable funding for rural mental health research.
Some of the questions we will explore together are:
• What do we want rural mental health researchers to not do?
• What sort of legacy should be evident in the community after the research project has been completed?
• How should researchers first engage with rural communities?
• How should the research be guided and governed across its various stages (conception, planning, implementation, publication, dissemination?
• How best should we advocate funding equity for rural mental health research?
As part of an ongoing process, this workshop will inform the development of a national statement on rural mental health research practice, values and policy. This will be a highly interactive session, with your feedback to contribute to the position statement. With your permission, we will also acknowledge your participation in any publications arising. We expect the first versions to be complete in early 2024. The statement is being led by Charles Sturt University, in collaboration with the Manna Institute and the University of Canberra Mental Health Policy Unit. It is expected this work will feed into an international statement on the principles and practices of mental health research partnerships with rural communities to be published in June 2024.
The National Position Statement on Rural Mental Health Research will:
• Act as a guide for new and emerging rural mental health researchers
• Will influence funders and governments to set appropriate project guidelines and timelines
• Ensure that rural mental health research is socially, ethically and ethically responsible.
• Be used for advocate for fair and equitable funding for rural mental health research.
Some of the questions we will explore together are:
• What do we want rural mental health researchers to not do?
• What sort of legacy should be evident in the community after the research project has been completed?
• How should researchers first engage with rural communities?
• How should the research be guided and governed across its various stages (conception, planning, implementation, publication, dissemination?
• How best should we advocate funding equity for rural mental health research?
Biography
Dr Hazel Dalton is a Senior Research Fellow of Rural Public Health at Charles Sturt University's Rural Health Research Institute. She is Co-Chair of the Rural Behavioural Health Collaborative special interest group of the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership and an Adjunct Associate Professor, at the University of Canberra’s Mental Health Policy Unit. Hazel has extensive experience managing research in health service innovations, mental health promotion, and rural suicide prevention. She's particularly interested in translating and communicating research to support programs and inform policy. Hazel has a diverse research background, including conceptual modelling, quantitative, and qualitative research approaches.
Professor Russell Roberts
Professor
Charles Sturt University, Manna Institute
What Does ‘Good’ Look Like in Mental Health Research Partnerships with Rural Communities?
Abstract
Rural mental health is very much underfunded, and a lot of research ends up benefitting just the researchers, and not the community or the community partners who made the research possible.
As part of an ongoing process, this workshop will inform the development of a national statement on rural mental health research practice, values and policy. This will be a highly interactive session, with your feedback to contribute to the position statement. With your permission, we will also acknowledge your participation in any publications arising. We expect the first versions to be complete in early 2024. The statement is being led by Charles Sturt University, in collaboration with the Manna Institute and the University of Canberra Mental Health Policy Unit. It is expected this work will feed into an international statement on the principles and practices of mental health research partnerships with rural communities to be published in June 2024.
The National Position Statement on Rural Mental Health Research will:
• Act as a guide for new and emerging rural mental health researchers
• Will influence funders and governments to set appropriate project guidelines and timelines
• Ensure that rural mental health research is socially, ethically and ethically responsible.
• Be used for advocate for fair and equitable funding for rural mental health research.
Some of the questions we will explore together are:
• What do we want rural mental health researchers to not do?
• What sort of legacy should be evident in the community after the research project has been completed?
• How should researchers first engage with rural communities?
• How should the research be guided and governed across its various stages (conception, planning, implementation, publication, dissemination?
• How best should we advocate funding equity for rural mental health research?
As part of an ongoing process, this workshop will inform the development of a national statement on rural mental health research practice, values and policy. This will be a highly interactive session, with your feedback to contribute to the position statement. With your permission, we will also acknowledge your participation in any publications arising. We expect the first versions to be complete in early 2024. The statement is being led by Charles Sturt University, in collaboration with the Manna Institute and the University of Canberra Mental Health Policy Unit. It is expected this work will feed into an international statement on the principles and practices of mental health research partnerships with rural communities to be published in June 2024.
The National Position Statement on Rural Mental Health Research will:
• Act as a guide for new and emerging rural mental health researchers
• Will influence funders and governments to set appropriate project guidelines and timelines
• Ensure that rural mental health research is socially, ethically and ethically responsible.
• Be used for advocate for fair and equitable funding for rural mental health research.
Some of the questions we will explore together are:
• What do we want rural mental health researchers to not do?
• What sort of legacy should be evident in the community after the research project has been completed?
• How should researchers first engage with rural communities?
• How should the research be guided and governed across its various stages (conception, planning, implementation, publication, dissemination?
• How best should we advocate funding equity for rural mental health research?
Biography
Dr Russell Roberts is Professor of Management and Leadership at Charles Sturt University with a focus on mental health. He is National Director of Equally Well Australia, Chair of the Australian Rural Mental Health Conference, a Chief Investigator on the rural mental health research collaborative (Manna Institute), a board member of ANZ MHA, and Chair of the International Collaborative Learning Network on physical health and mental illness.
Russell has previously served as Executive Director of Mental Health Services in rural NSW, leading an organisation of over 1,100 staff, and $110m pa budget delivering services across the spectrum of mental health care. Russell has extensive experience as a researcher and journal editor.
