Ian Hickie

..@BrainMind_Usyd @Sydney_Uni @janeburns @PatMcGorry @johno0910 @NMHC Mardi Gras 2017 a family and inclusive thing; building mental wealth!

Matching needs to services: Development of a service needs index for determining care pathways in youth mental health - Capon et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… lets hope such concepts & measures underpin need service models in youth mental health @Mark_Butler_MP @headspace_aus

Co-Designing, Developing, and Testing a Mental Health Platform for Young People Using a Participatory Design … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40327857/ Always a pleasure to work with @Laospinillos to design and develop digital solutions for a LMIC environment. @wellcometrust @SydneyUniWorld

Beyond capacity limits: Can social cohesion offset the impact of service constraints on youth mental health? bit.ly/4kow78Y We need both more specialist services AND serious emphasis on enhanced social cohesion: A challenged for all of us. @Mark_Butler_MP @PatMcGorry

Young People's Experiences Using a Digital Mental Health Tool to Support Their Care pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40550130/ Key insights here from youth - Digital tools can really help-IF services, practitioners make real use of the data! @JohnTorousMD @frankiorfino @InnoWellOrg @wellcometrust

For those who enjoy the podcast with ⁦@Jamesologhlin⁩ and me; here’s an opportunity to join us in person or read about what can really help your mental health and wellbeing

Five priorities for the Albanese Government to transform Australia’s mental health system croakey.org/five-prioritie… Some really impactful things the labor Govt could do for mental health in this parliament @Mark_Butler_MP @RoseBJackson @stephenjduckett @frankiorfino @PatMcGorry

There is huge challenge here - but also a real opportunity to coordinate effective (mental) health and social care; but will require much smarter information and accountability infrastructure; @Mark_Butler_MP @stephenjduckett @tanya_plibersek @RosenbergSeb

Failure is a common experience in research and academic life….learning quickly is critical to future success @BrainMind_Usyd @Sydney_Uni

Now that’s real evidence of key academics getting out in the community and making a real difference! @KathyBelov @mscott @Mark_Butler_MP @Sydney_Uni @BrainMind_Usyd

Multidimensional outcomes associated with chronic fatigue over 12 mont... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Chronic Fatigue states are often ignored in mental health care, despite their impact on quality of life and contribution to disability. Time to deploy more effective interventions

Here’s our latest installment-hopefully full of new insights and practical strategies; we are all trying to lift our mental health and wellbeing….

Actigraphy-derived circadian rhythms, sleep-wake patterns, and physical activity across..stages & patho pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40311436/ Matching circadian rhythms to proposed pathophysiological paths; Bringing wearable tech into clinical decision-making @JohnTorousMD @mirandarwolpert

Maintaining perspective, and hope, in a challenging world…

Nasal spray similar to ketamine to be added to PBS; the 4 year gap between TGA approval and PBS listing has greatly limited equitable and affordable access to this important innovation; we need better systems for mental health ⁦@Mark_Butler_MP⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

Ketamine spray to fight depression theaustralian.com.au/health/mental-… We need equitable (and public ) access to specialist mental health care to deliver this new treatment ⁦@Mark_Butler_MP⁩ ⁦@RoseBJackson⁩ ⁦@beyondblue⁩ ⁦@AUMentalHealth⁩ ⁦@PatMcGorry⁩

Check this out! millionpodcasts.com/men-mental-hea… Although we don’t focus on men alone, it’s great to hear that we do appeal to males, especially younger men! @Jamesologhlin @Mark_Butler_MP @beyondblue

Balanced coverage of the advantages and ongoing challenges in delivering new anti-depressant treatment; need public hospitals to make Esketamine available ⁦@Mark_Butler_MP⁩ ⁦@RosenbergSeb⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-04-2…

This is one of best demonstrations as to why this podcast is so admired globally - reflections on the Pope's key statements on responsibility/love for all (not just family) and the (trans)gender culture wars. @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK

Twenty-four-hour Skin Temperature Rhythms in Young People With Emerging Mood Disorders: Relationships With Illness … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40285489/ Wearable tech has the capacity to reveal more about disturbed circadian rhythms in youth with mood disorders @IEPAnetwork @wellcometrust

and that is so true...Lets hope whoever wins the upcoming election takes this on seriously from day 1 of the next parliament @Mark_Butler_MP @PatMcGorry @RosenbergSeb @MentalHealthAus @beyondblue @SuicidePrevAU