Celebrating today with my amazing collaborators and fellow CIs: A/Prof Sonja de New (lead) @sonjadenew.bsky.social and
Prof Dennis Petrie at the Monash Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at @monashuniversity.bsky.social for our new ARC DP funding. Humbly received & thankful! @unimelb.bsky.social

Regional variation in mental healthcare utilization and suicide: Evidence from movers in Australia Poor mental health is a major global health issue, with many countries documenting high levels of unmet need and regional disparities in mental health…

📢 Our paper on Regional variation in mental healthcare utilization and suicides is now out in Journal of Health Economics!
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Just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides a year. Here’s exactly where to spend it A modest increase in health funding is all that’s needed to save lives. That’s a big impact for the price of a fancy coffee.

Just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides a year. Here’s exactly where to spend it

“We should target extra funding to rural and low-income regions – particularly when considering expanding access to psychologists and psychiatrists.”

#EconSky

theconversation.com/just-7-extra...

Just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides a year. Here’s exactly where to spend it A modest increase in health funding is all that’s needed to save lives. That’s a big impact for the price of a fancy coffee.

Our research is in today’s Conversation — just $7 extra per person could prevent 300 suicides per year.

We break down exactly where that investment should go:
👉 theconversation.com/just-7-extra...

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Applications are now OPEN for our international visiting fellowship program at the Centre for Health Economics at Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia! Calling experienced international researchers & all ECRs: come visit & work with us for 2-6 months in 2024. Apply here by 18 Nov: bit.ly/3LM5exg