The Matilda Centre
Prof. Frances Kay-Lambkin
Hannah Wells
Dr Milena Heinsch
Campbell Tickner
Currently the eCliPSE project is progressing a systematic review of theories informing knowledge translation in eHealth, and the design of a qualitative pilot study exploring clinician perspectives. These will inform further development of our Integrated Translation and Engagement Model (ITEM) which will drive the implementation of eCliPSE in two LHDs involved in forthcoming a RCT.
The eCliPSE online portal aims to facilitate access to evidence-based online screening and eHealth treatments for people experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance use problems, and the clinical services supporting them. The development of the portal has involved engagement with service providers in mental health and AOD sectors to create a clinical pathway to care that supports end users to effectively use the eCliPSE resources.
This research project is being led by Professor Maree Teeson and Associate Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin.
Professor Teeson is the Director NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), Professorial Fellow at the Black Dog Institute, UNSW, Sydney, Fellow Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and Fellow Australian Academy of Social Sciences.
Associate Professor Kay-Lambkin is the Co-Director of the Mental Health Hub of the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre in Brain and Mental Health. She is the current President of the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions, as well as being part of the Senior Leadership Advisory Group within CREMS. She is also secretary for the Society for Mental Health Research.
Currently, treatment access for mental health and alcohol/other drug use problems is unacceptably low in the general population (approximately 30% of those in need), and when accessed, evidence-based treatment is only provided in approximately 10% of cases. Online treatment programs stand to overcome structural, geographical, and some attitudinal barriers to treatment access, but potential end users cite difficulties in navigating through the myriad of online sites and programs available in the mental health space.
