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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Aug 11

A quick workshop (brief since the conference organisers gave us 45 minutes!) on the explanatory theoretical model of change for codesign mh.bmj.com/content/45/3... with some of the team from @alivenational.bsky.social @candicepeart.bsky.social @aliciaking.bsky.social Jennifer Bibb, Elise Dettmann.

Picture of the ALIVE National Centre team talking co-design at the Academic Australasian Association for Primary Care conference with Jennifer Bibb, Alicia King, Candice Peart, Elise Dettmann, Victoria Palmer. Hand drawn images of mechanisms of change in background by Natalie Seilar.

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Department of General Practice and Primary Care UniMelb @dgppc.bsky.social · Jul 1

What are the factors that need to be considered to genuinely progress mental health lived-experience research?

Find out in this latest research: go.unimelb.edu.au/sn5p
@profmbanfield.bsky.social
@victoriajpalmer.bsky.social

#mentalhealth #research #livedexperience #primarycare

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 3

Here @profmbanfield.bsky.social and me outline key topics the @alivenational.bsky.social Centre for Mental Health Research Translation has been exploring to embed lived-experience bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... and to develop a national strategy for lived experience in mental health research.

Embedding lived experience in mental health research: what we need to pack (and unpack) for the future in mental health research and translation

The incorporation of lived experience in mental health research has been a challenge for decades, pushing the boundaries of research to focus on the priorities of those most impacted. The people who s...

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 3

Here @profmbanfield.bsky.social and me outline key topics the @alivenational.bsky.social Centre for Mental Health Research Translation has been exploring to embed lived-experience bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... and to develop a national strategy for lived experience in mental health research.

Embedding lived experience in mental health research: what we need to pack (and unpack) for the future in mental health research and translation

The incorporation of lived experience in mental health research has been a challenge for decades, pushing the boundaries of research to focus on the priorities of those most impacted. The people who s...

bmjopen.bmj.com

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Apr 28

Grab a cuppa and watch these high level take outs from the 2025 Holistic Transitions Annual Symposium. Pointing to lived-experience experience in all parts, partnership with First Nations led organisations, and addressing inequalities for equitable wellbeing and mental health systems transformation.

alivenational.bsky.social @alivenational.bsky.social · Apr 28

This time last month, we were in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) for the ALIVE National Centre Annual Symposium. 🎥 Rewatch the graphic recordings by Sarah Cook to revisit the core content covered: youtu.be/WxvtZqCehkI

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Apr 28

Grab a cuppa and watch these high level take outs from the 2025 Holistic Transitions Annual Symposium. Pointing to lived-experience experience in all parts, partnership with First Nations led organisations, and addressing inequalities for equitable wellbeing and mental health systems transformation.

alivenational.bsky.social @alivenational.bsky.social · Apr 28

This time last month, we were in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) for the ALIVE National Centre Annual Symposium. 🎥 Rewatch the graphic recordings by Sarah Cook to revisit the core content covered: youtu.be/WxvtZqCehkI

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Apr 27

It was good to hear from 42 Next Generation Researcher Network and the Lived-Experience Research Collective members at the e-networking annual event last month about what meaningful change is needed, what a flourishing research ecosystem would look like, and what the network's role would be.

Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Apr 27

Next generation mental health research receives scant attention and resources. Here, Dana Jazayeri @profmbanfield.bsky.social and I w/ @alivenational.bsky.social team members have published the Centre’s Strategy & embedded lived-experience research model 👇👇👇

mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...

Capacity-building strategy for next-generation mental health research: embedding a national network infrastructure to grow mental health researcher capabilities and mental health lived-experience rese...

Internationally, capacity building for mental health implementation and translation research has lagged. A review of literature found initiatives since 2008 indicating limited dedicated attention to g...

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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · Feb 3

“In what other first world country, do we see children dying in custody?” Youth justice hearings open in Canberra nit.com.au/03-02-2025/1...

“In what other first world country, do we see children dying in custody?” Youth justice hearings open in Canberra

Evidence, rather than 'uninformed or deliberately misconstrued narratives,' is needed to drive policy around youth justice, a senate hearing has been told.Appearing in front of an inquiry into Austral...

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alivenational.bsky.social @alivenational.bsky.social · Jan 29

Good afternoon communities 👋 👋👋

Join us for our 2025 Annual e-Networking Event on Wednesday 19th March 2025 to connect with like minded individuals on how to drive meaningful change in mental health systems.

Register by clicking on this link: go.unimelb.edu.au/2iz8

We hope to see you there!

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Jan 29

It is time for the annual enetworking event held by @alivenational.bsky.social next generation mental health research network and the lived-experience research collective.

We invite you to join as a member and shape meaningful change in research, policy, and practices alivenetwork.com.au

Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Jan 25

I celebrate the unwavering generosity of sharing Indigenous knowledges despite continued harms of colonisation. Phillip Orcher Tyson Yunkaporta www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14... and me shared Bigaagarri a cultural protocol for a platform in Preventive Experiential Arts Cultural Evidence models -- PEACE.

Danger Is a Signal, Not a State: Bigaagarri—An Indigenous Protocol for Dancing Around Threats to Wellbeing

This paper describes the health and wellbeing applications of a protocol designed from a Gumbaynggirr Australian First People’s concept, Bigaagarri. The protocol reframes threats to health and wellbei...

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Alicia King (she/her) @aliciajeanking.bsky.social · Jan 13

New paper from my colleagues, Phil Orcher & @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social, & Tyson Yunkaporta, describing the health & wellbeing applications of Bigaagarri, a First People’s conceptualisation of risk: www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...

Essential reading for health professionals.

Danger Is a Signal, Not a State: Bigaagarri—An Indigenous Protocol for Dancing Around Threats to Wellbeing

This paper describes the health and wellbeing applications of a protocol designed from a Gumbaynggirr Australian First People’s concept, Bigaagarri. The protocol reframes threats to health and wellbei...

www.mdpi.com

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Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · Jan 7

We're excited to share the program for our Phenomenology of Health & Relationships event in Feb:
astonphar.blogspot.com/2025/01/regi...

Qualitative & creative methodologies, philosophy, lived experience, epistemic injustice!

Registration is open til 16th January:
store.aston.ac.uk/conferences-...

Phenomenology of Health and Relationships

Register for the Phenomenology of Health and Relationships Conference. THEME: Feeling and Being Understood. WHERE:...

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Jan 6

If you want to learn about @alivenational.bsky.social and its six research flagships to implement holistic care and regenerate mental health care ecosystems read more here: alivenetwork.com.au/our-research... three out of six of our projects support First Nations and Lived-Experience Led research.

Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

Yes though what's promoted is that it takes a 'trials expert' to say what is known as high quality design www.bmj.com/content/374/... While this editor validates process evals to be embedded and not added on, a trials expert saying it means it might get listened to as they are an expert after all!

A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance

The UK Medical Research Council’s widely used guidance for developing and evaluating complex interventions has been replaced by a new framework, commissioned jointly by the Medical Research Council an...

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Dec 12

So far from co-design and focus groups methods themselves too where interaction in the group, composition of the group and ways people engaged and contributed need to be front and centre.

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Dec 11

#2 - I am one of the cobiquity paper co-authors too and I feel that focus groups as #co-design is not so much about the conflation of meanings and practices from collaborative traditions either - it's outright not knowing what co-design is. Often focus groups are written incorrectly too.

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Dec 11

#1 - Yes! I have two points one is to say for the CORE study in mental health we ran focus groups to agree on which touchpoints to set #codesign objectives ahead of codesign. It was how the orgs who had developed the adapted methods had done it. Focus groups AS codesign is a great shame though.

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Dec 10

If you're interested in reading what folks with lived experience of ongoing distress and mental ill-health have translated from our Philosophy of Practice paper for how we #codesign into community Quick Guides The Short Story - you can read them here: alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...

Quick Guides – The Alive National Centre

alivenetwork.com.au

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alivenational.bsky.social @alivenational.bsky.social · Dec 4

We wrapped up an inspiring year at our final quarterly research forum, and we are grateful for everyone who joined us. It was a privilege to hear from our Co-Directors, @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social and Michelle Banfield, as they shared updates on our Roadmap for Mental Health Research Translation.

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alivenational.bsky.social @alivenational.bsky.social · Dec 5

🌟 Communities! We're just 16 contributions away from reaching 100 shared research and translation priorities from carer, family, and kinship group members supporting someone with mental ill-health or ongoing distress. If you’re part of this group, we’d love to hear from you! go.unimelb.edu.au/f478

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Dec 2

Flash back Tuesday!! Photos from 2 years back for @alivenational.bsky.social planning featuring our Implementation and Translation Economics lead @amandalneil.bsky.social and Co-Director @profmbanfield.bsky.social - might be I am feeling nostalgic as 2025 signals the 5th year of ALIVE National!

Assoc Prof Amanda Neil lead of implementation and translation economics in the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation with Co-Director Prof Victoria Palmer in Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country 2022!

Co-Directors Victoria Palmer and Michelle Banfield meeting two years back at the Australian National University Centre for Mental Health Research.

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Nov 29

Here is what codesigners in our codesign network and mental health research translation Centre (who are people bringing lived experience of mental ill-health and ongoing distress and carer family and kinship groups) created as their version of a review paper

alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...

Quick Guides – The Alive National Centre

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Prof Victoria J Palmer (She/Her) on Wurundjeri Country @victoriajpalmer.bsky.social · Nov 25

Such a joy to see the Co-Design Co-Leads take a paper and make this Quick Guide! Led by the group independent of the researchers, we now have the Short Story to the research section live on the @alivenational.bsky.social website alivenetwork.com.au/our-research...
Check them out more online soon!

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