DrLouise Birrell

Current Research Projects

Medical Research Futures Fund

• QuikFix Good Night Out Program: A new social network targeted approach to reducing AOD use & related harm in young university students
• Developing & trialling a treatment to boost child & caregiver mental health by reducing maternal drinking in the first 1000 days postpartum
• A new scalable eHealth approach to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents: The OurFutures Vaping program

NHMRC

• Emerging Leadership Fellowship: Stemming the rising tide of youth mental health problems: Prevention through social connection 
• Prevention & Early intervention in Mental Illness and Substance use: Next generation Centre of Research Excellence 
• CORE-DEP: Centre of Research Excellence in Depression Treatment Precision

Australian Rotary Health

•  Co-design and cluster randomised controlled trial of a mental health literacy program for upper primary-school aged children

Australian Government Department of Health:

• An online toolkit to provide evidence-based information about methamphetamine (Cracks in the Ice).
• The development, testing and launch of a culturally appropriate online toolkit to provide evidence- based information about methamphetamines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Other

• Exploring mental health and wellbeing outcomes in middle childhood through arts-inclusive programs
•  123 Play: Building a mentally healthy future for children

Student Projects

• Understanding mechanisms of change to optimise prevention targets in youth mental health (Toni Coote)
• Qualitative investigation of experiences of theatre artists seeking trauma treatment (Eliza Oliver)