ACERH- Inovative Analyses Of Health Insurance, Ageing And The Economic Burden Of Illness And Injury
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$4,500,000.00
Summary
An inter-university collaborative research centre – the Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health (ACERH) – will be established, undertaking applied health economics research within three research programs: health insurance; ageing; and the economic analysis of illness and injury. ACERH will develop a unique, unit record, linked data set, including data from private health insurance partners, providing longitudinal data on health service utilisation in both public and private sectors.
Integrated Kids Hubs - Ensuring Equity of Access for Children. The Integrated Kids Hubs - Ensuring Equity of Access for Children project aims to determine if integrated Hubs are effective in increasing access to child and family services for disadvantaged urban and regional families with children aged 3 years and under, thus improving early identification of developmental vulnerability, parental wellbeing and capacity, and addressing unmet psychosocial needs. If these issues are not identified a ....Integrated Kids Hubs - Ensuring Equity of Access for Children. The Integrated Kids Hubs - Ensuring Equity of Access for Children project aims to determine if integrated Hubs are effective in increasing access to child and family services for disadvantaged urban and regional families with children aged 3 years and under, thus improving early identification of developmental vulnerability, parental wellbeing and capacity, and addressing unmet psychosocial needs. If these issues are not identified and addressed early, these children will go on to struggle in school and life. We will use a pragmatic trial design (meaning the research is embedded in our usual practice), determine the social return on investment, and establish what is needed to scale up the Hubs across NSW and Australia.Read moreRead less
REFINEMENT (Financing Systems’ Effects On The Quality Of Mental Health Care In Europe) European Commission: 7th Framework Programme
Funding Amount
$1,110,000.00
Summary
REFINEMENT project aims to standardise the comparison methodologies of different systems of provision, financing and performance assessment of mental health care in European countries’ mental health and social services. The project was conducted by an experienced team of mental health service researchers, health economists, public health specialists and social care experts from 9 European countries (Italy, Austria, UK, Finland, Spain, Norway, Estonia, France, and Romania). The project developed ....REFINEMENT project aims to standardise the comparison methodologies of different systems of provision, financing and performance assessment of mental health care in European countries’ mental health and social services. The project was conducted by an experienced team of mental health service researchers, health economists, public health specialists and social care experts from 9 European countries (Italy, Austria, UK, Finland, Spain, Norway, Estonia, France, and Romania). The project developed the REFINEMENT TOOLKIT for decision-making comprising: 1) FINCENTO: financing and payment mechanisms; 2) REMAST: mapping of services; 3) REPATO: pathways to care; and 4) REQUALIT: indicators of the quality of care.Read moreRead less
PECUNIA: ProgrammE In Costing, Resource Use Measurement And Outcome Valuation For Use In Multi-sectoral National And International Health Economic EvaluAtions
Funder
Horizon 2020 Research innovation Programme, European Commission
Funding Amount
$999,943.00
Summary
PECUNIA aims to tackle the healthcare challenges of an ever-growing and rapidly ageing population in the EU by developing new standardised, harmonised and validated methods and tools for the assessment of costs and outcomes in European healthcare systems. By comparing and exploiting data across different countries and sectors, PECUNIA aims to provide direct, comparable solutions to improve chronic and mental healthcare in all European Union health systems.
Youth services in remote communities. This project aims to improve outcomes for high-risk youth in remote communities in Australia and Canada. It will establish a transdisciplinary research network comprising researchers and services experienced in delivering programmes to high-risk youth; develop a universal intervention definition, and a useful, scientifically rigorous evaluation framework; and integrate the intervention and evaluation framework into participating services’ routine service del ....Youth services in remote communities. This project aims to improve outcomes for high-risk youth in remote communities in Australia and Canada. It will establish a transdisciplinary research network comprising researchers and services experienced in delivering programmes to high-risk youth; develop a universal intervention definition, and a useful, scientifically rigorous evaluation framework; and integrate the intervention and evaluation framework into participating services’ routine service delivery. This project expects to increase the number and quality of services available for high-risk youth, improve their social, health and economic outcomes, and generate positive economic benefit for their communities.Read moreRead less
Confronting everyday harms: preventing abuse of people with disability. The findings of the Disability Royal Commission necessitate new approaches to prevent violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. Framed by recognition theory, this project proposes empirical research with young people with cognitive disability, using a new concept of ‘everyday harms’ in their paid relationships. The results will inform early responses to poor quality interactions in disability support. The strategic alliance ....Confronting everyday harms: preventing abuse of people with disability. The findings of the Disability Royal Commission necessitate new approaches to prevent violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. Framed by recognition theory, this project proposes empirical research with young people with cognitive disability, using a new concept of ‘everyday harms’ in their paid relationships. The results will inform early responses to poor quality interactions in disability support. The strategic alliances with the government, industry and community partners will develop a practice framework to prevent everyday harms and the escalation to abuse, and to promote safety and wellbeing. The research has policy benefits for capacity-building in the sector to act on the rights and voices of people with disability. Read moreRead less