The Federal Government has announced the allocation $26.2 million in mental health research, announced in the 2011/12 Budget.

 

The funding will be allocated to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

 

In summary, the NHMRC will:

  • Issue a Targeted Call for Research for up to $13 million into the prevention of, and early intervention in, mental illness in children and young people.
  • Allocate up to $5 million for Centres of Research Excellence, focussing on mental health research in a collaborative team-based environment, which emphasises research translation and training clinical researchers to be future research leaders. 
  • Allocate up to $8 million in new NHMRC Fellowships to support leadership in the field of mental health research. 

 

“This is the first time any Government has made a strategic investment in mental health research and will ensure that we continue to build capacity in the mental health research workforce,” Minister for Health and Aging Mark Butler said.

 

Applications for the Centres of Research Excellence funding scheme close on 30 January 2012.  Applications for the Targeted Call for Research close on 4 April 2012.