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Depression & Anxiety Consumer Research Unit

The Depression & Anxiety Consumer Research Unit (CRU) serves as a bridge between consumers and researchers, and undertakes a high quality program of research focused on the priorities and needs of mental health consumers in the community.

CRU was established by the Centre for Mental Health Research in 2003 as part of its focus on research from the perspective of those who suffer from common mental disorders.

CRU is staffed by academic researchers and students who are also consumers (that is, have personal experience with depressive or anxiety disorders). The current and founding Director of CRU is Associate Professor Kathy Grifffiths.

Highlights

Registration for consumer participation in research

If you have experienced a common mental health disorder and you are interested in joining our consumer register of individuals willing to participate in our mental health research programs, please download information about the Depression & Anxiety Consumer Register, including consent form and personal information sheet. Just fill out the personal information sheet and consent form and return by mail to:

Consumers encouraged to engage with mental health research

Michelle Banfield (CRU PhD student) recently shared her story with the Canberra Times (published 17th Sepember 2007). Click here to download and read a pdf version of the article.

BluePages Team receives the ANU Vice Chancellor's Award

The BluePages Team was awarded the ANU Vice Chancellor's Award for Community Outreach.

The BluePages Depression Information Website is a comprehensive online source of information about depression compiled by the Centre. It provides information about the symptoms of depression and how it is diagnosed, summarises which medical, psychological and alternative treatments work for depression (and which don’t) and contains an extensive list of people, organisations, books, websites, and other resources that may be helpful to people who are depressed.

BrolgaNet site launched!

The BrolgaNet website: www.brolganet.anu.edu.au was launched in June 2004 at the conclusion of the "Promoting Consumer Participation in Mental Health Research" workshop.

The site was launched to facilitate an online network of people interested in promoting consumer participation in mental health research.

If you would like to keep up to date and continue contributing to the outcomes of the workshop, BrolgaNet the best place to do it. The workshop report has been posted on there, and the site's bulletin board, BrolgaBoard, provides a forum for continued discussion between stakeholders.

If you have questions about BrolgaNet please contact CRU on E. Michelle.Banfield@anu.edu.au or T. +61 2 6125 0108 .

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