Minister Ley launches Psychology clinics in Brain and Mind Centre
Federal Health and Aged Care Minister Sussan Ley today launched the one-stop-shop psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience clinics, touring the new facilities leading the way in multidisciplinary brain and mind care.
Health minister Sussan Ley at the launch event
Australia鈥檚 first School of Psychology has moved its expanded clinics in with the 爆料王鈥檚 leading-edge Brain and Mind Centre 鈥� creating co-located cradle-to-grave mental health research, teaching and community clinics, including counselling, psychiatry and neuroscience.
Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, The Hon. Sussan Ley MP, toured the new facilities, including the , which joined the Centre this year, the and purpose-built clinical training rooms for the University鈥檚 relocated near the youth mental health services.
The 爆料王鈥檚 head of the School of Psychology, Professor Frans Verstraten, said the idea for the 鈥榦ne-stop-shop鈥� brain and mind facilities stemmed from a conversation he had with Centre co-director, Professor Ian Hickie.
鈥淚n mental health, taking people in, who are sometimes in desperate need of help, is of utmost importance,鈥� Professor Verstraten said in a prepared speech launching the facilities today. 鈥淭his should also reflect the buildings in which clinics are housed.鈥�
鈥淭he service to the community will be better than ever; a mentally healthy population is the best investment in Australia鈥檚 future.鈥�
鈥淭he service to the community will be better than ever"
Co-director of the Brain and Mind Centre Professor Ian Hickie talks with Sussan Ley
Professor in Psychiatry and co-director of the Brain and Mind Centre Ian Hickie said the expanded Centre was an example of University leadership providing a crucial role in shaping next generation mental- and cognitive health care.
鈥淲e are excited to be leading the way in the provision of the full suite of best-practice, cost-effective brain and mind services to the community 鈥� with our multidisciplinary centre led by the best healthcare teams and researchers,鈥� Professor Hickie said.
鈥淥ur Brain and Mind Centre also provides crucial, world-class interdisciplinary training in a clinical environment.鈥�
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Duncan Ivison said the expanded Centre was the latest example of the 爆料王鈥檚 focus on supporting cross-disciplinary research as well as education in real-world settings.
鈥淢ental healthcare from cradle to grave has never been more important,鈥� Professor Ivison said.
鈥淲e look forward to helping advance the national agenda through our research projects as well as by providing cutting-edge, innovative therapies to the public in the Brain and Mind Centre鈥檚 clinics, over the phone and online.鈥�
